LAFOLLETTE, Tenn. -- Cleveland's Jeff Moses has a future stepson to thank for his selection among five hunters participating this week in Tennessee's first elk hunt in more than a century.
As the chosen five get ready for Tennessee’s inaugural elk hunt Oct. 19-23 in the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area near the Kentucky border, Great Smoky Mountains National Park staffers are evaluating data from their own elk herd.
Pythons are showing up throughout the southern part of Florida, according to that state's Fish and Wildlife Commission. Estimates range from 30,000 to 80,000.
Adding shower facilities to the three major campgrounds in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most popular upgrade request, but the idea is unfeasible, park officials say.
When engineer Thilo Brockhaus came from Germany to Chattanooga last December to oversee building the Volkswagen plant, he greatly appreciated the surroundings.