JACKSON, Tenn. — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is monitoring the Mississippi River level at Caruthersville. The river is anticipated to fall below 34 feet around 1 PM on Friday. The closure will be lifted once the river reaches this level, allowing turkey hunting in the Mississippi River Floodwater Zone. Turkey hunters on public and private lands should be aware that some areas may still have floodwaters, resulting in flooded roads and muddy conditions that may impact hunting activities.
The Mississippi River Floodwaters Zone (the “Zone”) includes all public and private lands within the following borders: The northern border of the Zone is the north border of the State of Tennessee with Kentucky (Mississippi River Mile 715); The southern border of the Zone is the south border of the State of Tennessee with Mississippi (Mississippi River Mile 905); The Zone’s western border is the State of Tennessee; and The eastern border of the Zone is the base of the Mississippi River Bluff (a geological land formation with a notable rise in elevation) beginning at the southern border of the State of Tennessee with Mississippi and continuing north to where the base of the Mississippi River Bluff intersects Tennessee State Route 78 (Highway 78) at the Obion River Bridge in Bogota and continuing along Tennessee State Route 78 ending at the northern border of the State of Tennessee with Kentucky.