TENNESSEE, USA — Hunting, fishing and boating in Tennessee will be more expensive for outdoors enthusiasts starting July 1. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is increasing prices for licenses by 28% on average, across the board.
The decision was voted on by the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission after funding challenges for the state wildlife agency. The agency has cited a Consumer Price Index increase of 32%.
“Even coming out of the pandemic, expenses just continued to grow,” said Emily Buck, the TWRA Director of Public Relations. “Our agency we were operating in about a $15 million annual deficit.”…