Tennessee Hunting Seasons

Hunting Seasons

See our comprehensive list of hunting seasons for animals of all types and all areas of Tennessee. We’ve made it easier than ever to find the dates you can hunt, length of the season, what type of hunting is allowed and other important details. Plus, check out hunting resources and direct links to Tennessee state resources.

Tennessee Deer Hunting Seasons 2025-2026

Archery Season (Statewide)

September 27, 2025 – January 11, 2026

Youth Gun Season

October 4–5, 2025

Primitive Weapons Season

October 18 – November 7, 2025

Modern Gun Season (Buck Only)

November 8–14, 2025

Modern Gun Season (Either Sex)

November 15 – November 30, 2025
December 1 – January 11, 2026 (selected counties and WMAs)

Tennessee Turkey Hunting Seasons 2025-2026

Fall Turkey (Select WMAs)

October 4–31, 2025 (archery and shotgun; limited WMAs)

Spring Youth Turkey

April 4–5, 2026

Spring General Turkey

April 11 – May 11, 2026

For complete regulations, visit the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.

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Interactive Tennessee Hunting Season Discovery

Use the forms below to filter by game, type of hunting, time of year, bag / tag limits and much more. We’ve gone through the state of Tennessee Hunting Seasons’s hunting season data and simplified it so you can easily find what you’re looking for. Please note, that information realated Tennessee state hunting is subject to change so be sure to check the state resources linked below the table before heading out to hunt.

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Season	Season Begins	Season Ends	Game	Hunting Type	Type Details	Zone	Bag / Tag	Other Info	Season Length
	September 24, 2025	October 21, 2025	Bear	Archery	No dogs permitted.	Zone 1, 2, 3, 4.	N/A	Check state DNR for more details.	28
	October 1, 2025	October 2, 2025	Bear	General	None	Segment 1 E,Zone 3	N/A	Bear Hunt	2
	October 1, 2025	October 3, 2025	Bear	General	None	Segment 1 A,Zone 1	N/A	Bear Hunt	3
	October 8, 2025	October 14, 2025	Bear	General	None	Segment 1 F,Zone 3	N/A	Bear Hunt	7
	October 8, 2025	October 11, 2025	Bear	General	None	Segment 1 C,Zone 2	N/A	Bear Hunt	4
	October 8, 2025	October 9, 2025	Bear	General	None	Segment 1 B,Zone 1	N/A	Bear Hunt	2
	October 14, 2025	October 16, 2025	Bear	General	None	Segment 1 D,Zone 2	N/A	Bear Hunt	3
	October 29, 2025	October 30, 2025	Bear	General	No dogs permitted. Youth	Zone 1, 2, 3	N/A	Check state DNR for more details.	2
	October 31, 2025	November 4, 2025	Bear	General	None	Segment 2 B,Zone 2 and 3.	N/A	Bear Hunt	5
	November 7, 2025	November 14, 2025	Bear	General	None	Segment 2 A,Zone 1	N/A	Bear Hunt	8
	November 19, 2025	November 22, 2025	Bear	Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery	No dogs permittted	Not specified. Check state resources.	N/A	Check state DNR for more details.	4
	November 28, 2025	December 22, 2025	Bear	General	None	Segment 3 B,Zone 2	N/A	Bear Hunt	25
	November 28, 2025	December 11, 2025	Bear	General	None	Segment 3 C,Zone 3	N/A	Bear Hunt	14
	November 28, 2025	December 14, 2025	Bear	General	None	Segment 3 A,Zone 1	N/A	Bear Hunt	17
	December 29, 2025	January 1, 2026	Bear	General	None	Segment 4,Zone 3	N/A	Bear Hunt	4
	November 18, 2025	February 28, 2026	Bobcat	General	None	Not specified. Check state resources.	Bag limit 1 per day.	Pelts need to be tagged.	103
	January 1, 2025	December 31, 2025	Coyote	General	None	Not specified. Check state resources.	No limit.	No closed season.	365
	December 3, 2025	January 12, 2026	Sandhill Crane 1	General	None	Statewide	Bag limit is the amount of tags awarded to the hunter.	Check state DNR for more details.	41
	December 3, 2025	January 12, 2026	Sandhill Crane	General	None	Not specified. Check state resources.	Bag limit is the amount of tags awarded to the hunter.	Check state DNR for more details.	41
	January 16, 2026	January 31, 2026	Sandhill Crane	General	None	Southeast Crane Zone 2	Bag limit is the amount of tags awarded to the hunter.	Check state DNR for more details.	16
	August 26, 2025	August 28, 2025	Deer	General	None	Private lands only and archery only, except in Unit CWD where guns and muzzleloaders are allowed and select public lands are additionally open for hunting.	N/A	Check regulations for more details.	3
	September 24, 2025	October 28, 2025	Deer	Archery	None	Not specified. Check state resources.	N/A	Check regulations for more details.	35
	October 29, 2025	October 30, 2025	Deer	General	Youth	Not specified. Check state resources.	N/A	Youths 6-16 years of age may participate. Participating youth can use gun, muzzleloader, and archery equipment (G/M/A). Check regulations for more details.	2
	October 31, 2025	January 13, 2026	Deer	Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery	None	Unit CWD	N/A	. A Type 094 permit is required to hunt antlerless deer during this season except for landowners hunting under the landowner exemption (as described in T.C.A. 70-2-204) and Sportsman License holders.	75
	October 31, 2025	November 4, 2025	Deer	Archery	None	Not specified. Check state resources.	N/A	Check regulations for more details.	5
	November 5, 2025	November 18, 2025	Deer	Muzzleloader and Archery	None	Not specified. Check state resources.	N/A	Check regulations for more details.	14
	November 19, 2025	January 8, 2026	Deer	Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery	None	Units A, B, C, D, and L	N/A	. A Type 094 permit is required to hunt antlerless deer during this season except for landowners hunting under the landowner exemption (as described in T.C.A. 70-2-204) and Sportsman License holders.	51
	January 9, 2026	January 13, 2026	Deer	General	None	Private Lands Only	N/A	Hunting is allowed on all privately owned lands in Unit L and Unit CWD (including leased land and lands owned by individuals). It is the responsibility of all hunters to obtain verbal or written permission to hunt on privately owned lands.	5
	January 14, 2026	January 15, 2026	Deer	General	Youth	Not specified. Check state resources.	N/A	Youths 6-16 years of age may participate. Participating youth can use gun, muzzleloader, and archery equipment (G/M/A). Check regulations for more details.	2
	September 1, 2025	September 28, 2025	Dove	General	None	Not specified. Check state resources.	Bag limit 15 per day.	Check state DNR for more details.	28
	October 8, 2025	October 30, 2025	Dove	General	None	Not specified. Check state resources.	Bag limit 15 per day.	Check state DNR for more details.	23
	December 8, 2025	January 15, 2026	Dove	General	None	Not specified. Check state resources.	Bag limit 15 per day.	Check state DNR for more details.	39
	September 10, 2025	September 14, 2025	Duck	General	None	Statewide and Reelfoot Duck Zone.	Bag limit 6 per day.	Wood Duck & Teal	5
	September 15, 2025	September 18, 2025	Duck	General	None	Statewide and Reelfoot Duck Zone.	Bag limit 6 per day.	Teal Only	4
	November 26, 2025	November 27, 2025	Duck	General	None	Reelfoot Duck Zone.	Bag limit 6 per day.	Check state DNR for more details.	2
	December 5, 2025	December 31, 2025	Duck	General	None	Statewide Duck Zone.	Bag limit 6 per day.	Check state DNR for more details.	27
	February 4, 2026	February 4, 2026	Duck	General	Youth	Statewide and Reelfoot Duck Zone	Bag limit 6 per day.	.	1
	February 11, 2026	February 11, 2026	Duck	General	Youth	Statewide and Reelfoot Duck Zone.	Bag limit 6 per day.	Check state DNR for more details.	1
	September 24, 2025	September 30, 2025	Elk	Archery	None	Not specified. Check state resources.	Bag limit of 1 antlered elk per permit.	Check state DNR for more details.	7
	October 1, 2025	October 7, 2025	Elk	General	Youth	Not specified. Check state resources.	Bag limit of 1 antlered elk per permit.	Check state DNR for more details.	7
	October 8, 2025	October 14, 2025	Elk	Any Weapon	None	Not specified. Check state resources.	Bag limit of 1 antlered elk per permit.	Check state DNR for more details.	7
	September 1, 2025	September 18, 2025	Goose 1	General	None	Statewide and Reelfoot Zone.	N/A	Canada, Brant, and Light Geese.	18
	October 8, 2025	October 18, 2025	Goose 2	General	None	Statewide and Reelfoot Zone.	N/A	Canada, Brant, and Light Geese.	11
	November 26, 2025	November 27, 2025	Goose 4	General	None	Reelfoot Zone.	N/A	Canada, Brant, and Light Geese.	2
	November 26, 2025	November 27, 2025	Goose 3	General	None	Statewide Zone.	N/A	Canada, Brant, and Light Geese.	2
	December 5, 2025	February 12, 2026	Goose 5	General	None	Statewide and Reelfoot Zone.	N/A	Canada, Brant, and Light Geese.	70
	February 4, 2026	February 4, 2026	Goose	General	Youth	Not specified. Check state resources.	N/A	All Geese	1
	February 11, 2026	February 11, 2026	Goose	General	Youth	Not specified. Check state resources.	N/A	All Geese	1
	February 13, 2026	March 20, 2026	Goose	General	None	Not specified. Check state resources.	N/A	Blue, Snow, and Ross Geese	36
	October 8, 2025	February 28, 2026	Grouse	General	None	Closed W of I-65.	Bag limit 3 per day.	Check state DNR for more details.	144
	November 5, 2025	February 28, 2026	Bobwhite Quail	General	None	Not specified. Check state resources.	Bag limit 6 per day.	Check state DNR for more details.	116
	November 5, 2025	February 28, 2026	Rabbit and Hare	General	None	Not specified. Check state resources.	Bag limit 5 per day.	Check state DNR for more details.	116
	September 24, 2025	October 28, 2025	Turkey	Archery	None	Certain counties closed.	Bag limit 1 either sex turkey.	Check state DNR for more details.	35
	October 15, 2025	October 28, 2025	Turkey	Shotgun	None	Certain counties closed.	Bag limit 1 either sex turkey.	Check state DNR for more details.	14
	October 31, 2025	November 4, 2025	Turkey	Archery	None	Certain counties closed.	Bag limit 1 either sex turkey.	Check state DNR for more details.	5
	April 8, 2026	April 9, 2026	Turkey	General	Youth	Not specified. Check state resources.	N/A	Check state DNR for more details.	2
	April 15, 2026	May 28, 2026	Turkey	General	None	Not specified. Check state resources.	MAV Unit and Giles, Lawrence, Lincoln, and Wayne Counties.	Check regulations for more details	44
Season	Season Begins	Season Ends		Hunting Type		Zone