3.4 GAME-SPECIES MANAGEMENT
The goal of game-species management is to effectively combine public recreation with population
control of game species (e.g., white-tailed deer, wild turkey, and Canada geese) for both ecological and
public-health-and-safety reasons.
Active hunting programs for white-tailed deer and wild turkey act as the primary method of
population control for these species on the ORR. Hunting is only one aspect of a multifaceted approach to
Canada goose management on the ORR.
The success of the hunting program on the ORR is bolstered by the existence of hunting on adjacent
parcels through agreements between TWRA and other entities. These adjacent parcels are also included
under the Oak Ridge WMA, as defined by TWRA. The adjacent parcels include the following:
• Old Clinch River Breeder Reactor Site (managed by TWRA/Tennessee Valley Authority), which
encompasses about 1500 acres (607 ha) (conducts deer and turkey hunts);
• University of Tennessee (UT) Forest Research and Education Center (managed by TWRA/UT),
which encompasses about 2270 acres (919 ha) (conducts deer and turkey hunts); and
• Haw Ridge Park (managed by TWRA/City of Oak Ridge), which encompasses 770 acres (312 ha)
(conducts deer hunts).