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Unnamed Mystery Lure Wins the 2019 Bassmaster Classic

In the world of professional bass fishing, anglers are quick to give credit to their sponsors, but what happens when you catch the winning fish on another company’s lure?
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Feral Hog Problems in LBL Increasing, Caused Partly by Releases

Kentucky wildlife officials say the increasing problem with feral hogs in the famed Land Between the Lakes is due in part to illegal releases.
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Deer Stands Used to Capture Tennessee Fugitive

Tennessee fugitive was taken into custody after a 7-day manhunt. Two deer stands provided cover and aided law enforcement in the suspect's capture.
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Hunting Deer in Velvet: Tennessee Becomes the Latest to Adopt an Early-Hunting Period

Tennessee becomes the latest state to make hunting deer in velvet possible. What makes these hunts attractive and what can a deer hunter expect from early-season deer?
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Bear Attacks Hiker On Appalachian Trail

A hiker on the Appalachian Trail said he was bitten by a bear while sleeping. The bear allegedly bit the sleeping hiker through a tent.
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Tennessee Hunters Receive Lifetime Ban In 44 States

Two Tennessee hunters are banned from hunting for life in 44 states after poaching at least 40 deer and taking graphic photos.
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Struggling To Find Food, Bears Set Their Sights On Cars

A Great Smoky Mountains National Park spokesman says a lack of wild food in the park this year has caused hungry bears to become increasingly brazen in their attempts to take people's food.

Whitewater Raft Guide Rescues Stranded Bear Cub

A whitewater raft guide on the Nolichucky River in Erwin has saved a dehydrated, underweight bear cub.
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Bear Believed Involved In Smoky Mountain Attack Is Euthanized

A bear that may be the one that attacked a teenager at Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been euthanized, and DNA samples from the animal have been sent for testing.
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Park Rangers Say Bear Sightings Could Increase

National Park Service rangers say bear sightings could increase this year in East Tennessee and southeast Kentucky.
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More than 168K deer harvested in Tenn. this season

According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, the numbers reflect the stability of the state's deer population. In the 2012-13 seasons, hunters harvested more than 176,600 deer.