NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a shocking turn of events, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has withdrawn its license increase package – what would have been an average 28 percent increase in the cost of hunting & fishing licenses expected to go into effect on the first of July.
The increase closely matched the cost-of-living increase since license costs last increased in 2015. For now, however, Tennessee hunting & fishing licenses will remain at the same price they have been for the last ten years.
The increase was passed in December 2024 by the Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission (TFWC), the independent, politically appointed body that governs TWRA. Since TFWC passed the measure, TWRA news releases have indicated the increase costs would definitely take effect July 1…