Living within the Prentice Cooper State Forest, I have nature at my front and back doors. More than just leaves on the ground or creeks flowing. I walked out on my deck the other day and there were 8 to 10 hawks circling above moving north with every circle. It is beautiful and peaceful. I hope you will come visit this awesome forest.
Prentice Cooper State Forest
Whitetail Deer muzzleloader season began this week at Prentice Cooper State Forest and other state natural areas. Gun season runs Nov. 22 – Dec. 7. If you’re out hiking or mountain biking, please wear bright colors and be aware and considerate of hunters. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency now offers a downloadable calendar card that profiles all Tennessee yearly hunt dates.
Prentice Cooper State Forest is located in Marion County and covers approximately 27,000 acres. The State Forest lies atop Suck Creek Mountain overlooking the Tennessee River Gorge.
PRENTICE COOPER HOLDS MANAGED DEER AND TURKEY HUNTS EACH FALL AND SPRING
Each spring and fall, Prentice Cooper State Forest and Wildlife Management Area holds managed turkey and deer hunts for licensed and permitted hunters. The area west of State Highway 27 (Suck Creek Road) will be closed to visitors, except hunters, on the following dates:
April 1-6, 2008
April 8-10, 2008
April 17-19, 2008
April 22-27, 2008
The area east of State Highway 27, including Edwards Point, will still be open to the public during these hunts. As a courtesy to hunters, we STRONGLY recommend that hikers wear hunter orange during the fall and spring in ALL Wildlife Management Areas.
Related Activities: hiking, mountain biking, wildlife viewing
Address: Marion County, TN
Distance from Outdoor Chattanooga HQ: 30 minute drive
Map(s) and directions: Located in Marion County on Hwy 27 five miles east of Powell's Crossroads
Map
Activity type: permit only
Dates/Hours: Check with Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency for dates - TWRA
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Call TWRA at 1-800-262-6704, or visit their website at TWRA
Call the Tennessee Division of Forestry at 423-634-3091
Call the Cumberland Trail Conference at 931-456-6259
ACREAGE
27,000 acres
TYPE
Wildlife Management & Wilderness Areas
GAME
Birds: Dove, Grouse, Quail
Small Game: Rabbit, Snipe, Squirrel, Woodcock
Big Game: Deer (Archery), Deer (muzzleloader), Deer (gun)
SEASON DATES
seeTWRA for complete details
OPEN TO PUBLIC
Yes, however a permit is required to hunt property
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Prentice Cooper State Forest is located in Marion County and covers approximately 27,000 acres. The State Forest lies atop Suck Creek Mountain overlooking the Tennessee River Gorge.
Each spring and fall, Prentice Cooper State Forest and Wildlife Management Area holds managed turkey and deer hunts for licensed and permitted hunters. The area west of State Highway 27 (Suck Creek Road) will be closed to visitors, except hunters, on the following dates:
April 1-6, 2008
April 8-10, 2008
April 17-19, 2008
April 22-27, 2008
The area east of State Highway 27, including Edwards Point, will still be open to the public during these hunts. As a courtesy to hunters, we STRONGLY recommend that hikers wear hunter orange during the fall and spring in ALL Wildlife Management Areas.
Related Activities: hiking, mountain biking, wildlife viewing
Address: Marion County, TN
Distance from Outdoor Chattanooga HQ: 30 minute drive
Map(s) and directions: Located in Marion County on Hwy 27 five miles east of Powell's Crossroads
Map
Activity type: permit only
Dates/Hours: Check with Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency for dates - TWRA
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Call TWRA at 1-800-262-6704, or visit their website at TWRA
Call the Tennessee Division of Forestry at 423-634-3091
Call the Cumberland Trail Conference at 931-456-6259
ACREAGE
27,000 acres
TYPE
Wildlife Management & Wilderness Areas
GAME
Birds: Dove, Grouse, Quail
Small Game: Rabbit, Snipe, Squirrel, Woodcock
Big Game: Deer (Archery), Deer (muzzleloader), Deer (gun)
SEASON DATES
seeTWRA for complete details
OPEN TO PUBLIC
Yes, however a permit is required to hunt property
ACCESS ISSUES
Permits are required
RESTROOMS
Yes
OVERNIGHT CAMPING
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I say boycott palm oil products and take action.
Here one excerpt from the article:
"Cinta, a baby orangutan found lost and alone in a vast Borneo palm oil plantation, now clings to a tree at a sanctuary for the great apes, staring intently at dozens of tourists.
She is one of the casualties of the boom in palm oil -- used extensively for biofuel and processed food like margarine -- which has seen swathes of jungle felled in Borneo, an island split between Malaysia and Indonesia."
One more excerpt:
"As well as destroying their jungle habitat, the expansion of palm oil, which now covers nearly one fifth of Sabah alone, poses other risks to the endangered species.
Orangutans that damage the palm oil fruits can be hunted down and killed, and it is quite common for young apes to be captured and kept as pets by villagers living alongside the plantations.
'They either go into the oil palm, and start eating the oil palm fruits, or get pushed into a smaller and smaller area,' said Eric Meijaard from the Indonesia-based People and Nature Consulting International.
'What quite often happens is that the oil palm concession basically will ask for these orangutans to be shot so they get rid of the problem.' "
How can we solve this?
The article does not suggest solutions, I do.
Many products carry palm oil as an ingredient, all we need to do is boycott these.
Palm oil causes deforestation and wildlife suffering and extinction.
Stop the illegal trade.
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