TVA land and tree stands
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what's the book say? PPL are gonna give their "opinions" on here as seen in the twra questions page, but you will get 50 diff answers. Best bet is go by the book or call your regional office and talk directly to the warden in that area.
I see ladder stands left on TVA land all the time. I think it sucks, but nothing much that can or will be done about it. If I get out there and a ladder stand is in a spot that I want to hunt and blocking a good tree then I'll use it.
I don't see anything in there is why I asked. It's just odd there being ladder stands put up. Like that's there permanent spot.
They will tell its "their" spot as well. Obviously they cannot do that, and you could sit right beside em if you liked or even in their stand. I would still call my regional officer and get clarification.
Tva land is different than TWRA public lands. You need to make sure the Tva land falls under the category of undeveloped lands. I'm not sure TWRA has any say in what those regulations are and from MY experience pretty much anything goes on TVA undeveloped lands. That could be riding atvs to camping but your mileage may vary
They still enforce the hunting and wildlife laws. They may not enforce the treestand scenario but still have arresting and investigative powers on tva land.
Yea there's no question about enforcement of wildlife laws and seasons but in regards to cameras, treestands and the such is usually different than a WMA
correct but twra would still be the ones enforcing that. TVA police are non existent and have switched to security.
I highly doubt TWRA is going to be enforcing treestands on property they don't own
so basically then you answered his question huh? Cause if TWRA isnt gonna enforce it then no one is. TVA Police are non existent and local law enforcement will not waste the manpower or time.
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30-06 type of guy
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I got lucky and ran across 2 different guys that had stands put up afew years back. Told me if I was there before them that I could use their stands. My cousin ended up killing a nice 9 point out of one of em.
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I remember the days of TVA police and being ran off of areas of fishing around sequoyah nuke plant on the bank areas
Go to their recreation undeveloped land section on their website. It also has a place to contact the person that could give you the 100% answerkillingtime 41
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Tva will enforce it if you let them know. They have people that come out of called.
Yes they used to have them assigned per every few counties. Now they mainly just have them near power plants such as Oak Ridge and less than a handful across the state.
You have no idea what you're talking about.
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Enforce what?
TVA laying off staff security force
The Tennessee Valley Authority Police & Physical Security organization is realigning its operations and structure to enhance security at TVA's non-nuclear power facilities.
You're right. Friends with retired TVA officer and been law enforcement for 15 years myself. I have no clue. They originally had 61 total for the state before they transfered over to focus on "security" at their nuclear facilities.
Another article: June 24th 2022
History
Since 1933, TVA has employed public safety officers who have law enforcement responsibilities. Agency officers have provided security during times of war. They also provided emergency medical and firefighting services during the agency's construction phases and have staffed visitors' centers throughout the TVA system.By the mid-1990s, the agency employed 500 public safety officers who were trained and certified at great expense. That number was reduced to 150, however, after 1994 when Congress passed legislation creating the U.S.TVA Police.
On September 12, 1995 125 officers from the TVA Public Safety Service were sworn in as Charter Members of the newly created TVA Police. TVA Police was organized into three districts that encompassed a seven-state area.
In May and June 2012, TVA Police disbanded its uniformed patrol division and aligned itself more along the lines of other federal law enforcement agencies. Today TVA Police still employs sworn federal police officers in the capacity of Inspectors, Investigators and Technical Security Specialists. Contract security personnel are employed to supplement TVA Police and provide security at TVA facilities and other key locations.
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