Charles "Chuck" Flynn of Rockford bags first elk in Tennessee since 1865
From Staff ReportsOriginally published: October 20. 2009 3:01AM
Last modified: October 19. 2009 10:20PM
NORTH CUMBERLAND WMA -- It did not take long for history to be made on a frosty morning after the first elk hunt began in Tennessee in almost 150 years as three hunters recorded their respective places in the history book.
Charles "Chuck" Flynn from Rockford has been confirmed as the first person to legally harvest an elk in Tennessee since documentation from Obion County in 1865. Two other hunters, Craig Gardner of Parrottsville, and Ronald Woodard of Oak Ridge quickly followed suit Monday morning.
Flynn, a life-long sportsman, made his kill from about 100 yards on his second shot shortly after 7:30 a.m. as the elk stood in an open field. He was accompanied by long-time friends Frank Whaley and Calvin Hines. Harold Knight and David Hale from Knight and Hale Game Calls shot video for their TV program. Eric Anderson served as guide.
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