The year-old buck, stuck in a hole 8 feet below ground, stopped fighting. "He gave up trying to get out," said Ryan Williamson, a wildlife technician at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The National Park Service is preparing to burn 1000 acres of fields in Cades Cove at Great Smoky Mountains National Park by the end of March. NPS said that burn operations ...

The Smokies could be a little smoky for the first week of February. But it's no cause for concern. Planned controlled burn operations are expected to occur in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Access to the home of Cades Cove’s first European settlers will be easier for many after the ribbon was cut on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s newest trail. Park ...