TWRA Offices
All Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (local time)
Web site: www.tnwildlife.org
Central Office • Nashville
Ellington Agricultural Center
P. O. Box 40747
Nashville, TN 37204 615-781-6500
Boating Education 615-837-6013
Boat Registration 615-781-6585
Boating Safety 615-781-6682
Director’s Office 615-781-6552
Fisheries Division 615-781-6575
Information & Education 615-781-6538
Law Enforcement 615-781-6580
License Sales 615-781-6585
Human Resources Division 615-781-6594
Quota Hunts 615-781-6621
Wildlife Division 615-781-6610
West Tennessee • Region I
200 Lowell Thomas Drive
Jackson, TN 38301 731-423-5725
Toll Free 1-800-372-3928
Fax 731-423-6483
Poaching Hotline 1-800-831-1173
Middle Tennessee • Region II
Ellington Agricultural Center
P. O. Box 41489
Nashville, TN 37204 615-781-6622
Toll Free 1-800-624-7406
Fax 615-831-9995
Poaching Hotline 1-800-255-8972
Cumberland Plateau • Region III
464 Industrial Blvd.
Crossville, TN 38555 931-484-9571
Toll Free 1-800-262-6704
Fax 931-456-1025
Poaching Hotline 1-800-241-0767
East Tennessee • Region IV
3030 Wildlife Way
Morristown, TN 37814 423-587-7037
Toll Free 1-800-332-0900
Fax 423-587-7057
Poaching Hotline 1-800-831-1174
After Hours Information
For general information, the following numbers may be called between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and midnight.
West Tennessee • Region I
1-800-372-3928
Middle Tennessee • Region II
1-800-624-7406
Cumberland Plateau • Region III
1-800-262-6704
East Tennessee • Region IV
1-800-332-0900
TDD 615-781-6691
(Telecommunications Device for the Deaf)
The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission
For an updated list of commissioners, visit tnwildlife.org.
CHAIRMAN: William L. Brown
VICE-CHAIRMAN: Dr. Jeff McMillin
SECRETARY: Jeffrey H. Griggs
William L. Brown
(District 4) 2012-15*
832 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000 Volunteer Bldg.
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Business: 423-785-8253 Fax: 423-785-8480
w.brown@tn.gov
Dr. Jeff McMillin
(Statewide) 2012-17*
1705 Edgemont Ave., Bristol, TN 37620-4307
Fax: 423-968-5015 Cell: 423-534-2494
jeff.mcmillin@tn.gov
Jeffrey H. Griggs
(District 7) 2012-15*
P. O. Box 541, Lexington, TN 38351-0541
Business: 731-968-6191 Fax: 731-968-6119 Cell: 731-614-0623
jeff.griggs@tn.gov
Julie Schuster
(District 6) 2012-15*
4484 Pine Drive, Pegram, TN 37143-2055
Cell: 615-477-6430
julie.schuster@tn.gov
Franklin J. Bledsoe
(District 3) 2012-17*
1760 Poplar Cove Road, Jamestown, TN 38556-6320
Business: 931-879-1224 Cell: 931-265-7201
jim.bledsoe@tn.gov
William H. Cannon, Jr.
(District 2) 2012-17*
14316 Virtue Road, Lenoir City, TN 37772-5357
Business: 865-670-8555 Cell: 865-389-4525
harold.cannon@tn.gov
Fred E. Teague III
(District 8) 2012-17*
25G Stonebrook Place, Suite 177, Jackson, TN 38305-3637
Cell: 731-616-1470
trey.teague@tn.gov
William W. Cox
(District 9) 2012-19*
McGinnis Oil Company
98 Main Street, Collierville, TN 38017-2616
Business: 901-853-2264 Cell: 901-828-7500 Fax: 901-853-2276
bill.cox@tn.gov
Thomas A. Rice
(Statewide) 2012-15*
713 Mel Park Drive, Nashville, TN 37204
Business: 615-385-4422 Cell: 615-347-7761 Fax: 615-385-4798
tom.rice@tn.gov
James H. Ripley
(Statewide) 2012-17*
Sharp & Ripley PLLC, P.O. Box 4630, Sevierville, TN 37864-4630
Business: 865-453-2877 Cell: 865-804-4357
jim.ripley@tn.gov
James C. Stroud
(Statewide) 2012-15*
330 Franklin Rd., Suite 135A-176, Brentwood, TN 37027
Business: 615-321-5683 Cell: 615-308-8899
james.stroud@tn.gov
William Stout
(District 1) 2012-19*
1301 Iris Avenue, Johnson City, TN 37601
Business: 423-257-9941 Cell: 423-360-4114
stout.clay@tn.gov
Jamie R. Woodson
(District 5) 2012-19*
1648 N. Dickerson Chapel Rd., Lebanon, TN 37087
Business: 615-727-1545 Cell: 865-385-1930
jamie.woodson@tn.gov
* Dates of Term
Regulations in red are new this year.
Purple text indicates an important note.
