Tennessee
Disclaimer: Season dates are gathered on a best-effort basis and may contain errors or be outdated. Always verify dates, bag limits, and regulations directly with Tennessee TWRA before hunting.
Deer
White-tailed Deer
Archery
Sept. 26 — Nov. 6, 2026
Zone: Units 1, 2, & 3
White-tailed Deer
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery
Nov. 21, 2026 — Jan. 3, 2027
Zone: Units 4, 5 & 6
White-tailed Deer
August Archery
Aug. 28 — Aug. 30, 2026
Zone: Statewide
White-tailed Deer
Muzzleloader/Archery
Nov. 7 — Nov. 20, 2026
Zone: Units 4, 5 & 6
White-tailed Deer
Archery
Nov. 2 — Nov 6, 2026
Zone: Units 1, 2, & 3
White-tailed Deer
Muzzleloader/Archery
Nov. 7 — Nov. 20, 2026
Zone: Units 1, 2, & 3
White-tailed Deer
Archery
Sept. 26 — Oct 30, 2026
Zone: Units 1, 2, & 3
White-tailed Deer
Archery
Nov. 2 — Nov 6, 2026
Zone: Units 4, 5 & 6
White-tailed Deer
Archery
Sept. 26 — Oct 30, 2026
Zone: Units 4, 5 & 6
White-tailed Deer
Young Sportsman (G/M/A)
Jan. 9 — Jan. 10, 2027
Zone: Units 4, 5 & 6
White-tailed Deer
Young Sportsman (G/M/A)
Oct. 31 — Nov 1, 2026
Zone: Units 1, 2, & 3
White-tailed Deer
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery
Nov. 21, 2026 — Jan. 3, 2027
Zone: Units 1, 2, & 3
White-tailed Deer
Young Sportsman (G/M/A)
Oct. 31 — Nov 1, 2026
Zone: Units 4, 5 & 6
White-tailed Deer
Young Sportsman (G/M/A)
Oct. 31 — Jan. 9 - 10, 2027
Zone: Units 4, 5 & 6
White-tailed Deer
Young Sportsman (G/M/A)
Oct. 31 — Jan. 9 - 10, 2027
Zone: Units 1, 2, & 3
White-tailed Deer
Young Sportsman (G/M/A)
Jan. 9 — Jan. 10, 2027
Zone: Units 1, 2, & 3
White-tailed Deer
Archery
Sept. 26 — Nov. 6, 2026
Zone: Units 4, 5 & 6
Turkey
Wild Turkey
Fall Shotgun/Archery
Oct. 17 — Oct. 30, 2026
Zone: Statewide (except closed counties)
Wild Turkey
Fall Archery Only
Sept. 26 — Oct. 30, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Wild Turkey
Spring Shotgun/Archery
April 3 — May 16, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Wild Turkey
Fall Archery Only
Sept. 26 — Nov. 6, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Wild Turkey
Fall Archery Only
Nov. 2 — Nov. 6, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Wild Turkey
Spring Young Sportsman
March 27 — March 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Bear
Black Bear
Archery Only (Still Hunting)
Sept. 26 — Oct. 23, 2026
Zone: BHZ 3
Black Bear
Young Sportsman Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting)
Oct. 31 — Nov. 1, 2026
Zone: BHZ 2
Black Bear
Archery Only (Still Hunting)
Sept. 26 — Oct. 23, 2026
Zone: Transitional Zone
Black Bear
Archery Only (Still Hunting, No Hounds)
Sept. 26 — Oct. 23, 2026
Zone: BHZ 5
Black Bear
Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting, No Hounds) - Private Land Only
Dec. 12 — Dec. 13, 2026
Zone: BHZ 5
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Late Season (With Hounds)
Nov. 30 — Dec. 16, 2026
Zone: BHZ 1
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Early Season (Hounds Allowed)
Oct. 3 — Oct. 16, 2026
Zone: BHZ 3
Black Bear
Archery Only (Still Hunting, No Hounds)
Sept. 26 — Oct. 23, 2026
Zone: Transitional Zone
Black Bear
Kettlefoot and Laurel Fork Bear Reserve Hunt - Private Lands Only
Sept. 19 — Sept. 25, 2026
Zone: Kettlefoot and Laurel Fork Bear Reserve
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Late Season (With Hounds)
Nov. 30 — Dec. 15, 2026
Zone: BHZ 2
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Early Season (Hounds Allowed)
Oct. 3 — Oct. 11, 2026
Zone: BHZ 1
Black Bear
Young Sportsman Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting, No Hounds)
Oct. 31 — Nov. 1, 2026
Zone: BHZ 1
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Early Season (With Hounds)
Oct. 3 — Oct. 5, 2026
Zone: BHZ 1
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Late Season (With Hounds)
Nov. 30 — Dec. 13, 2026
Zone: BHZ 3
Black Bear
Young Sportsman Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting, No Hounds)
Oct. 31 — Nov. 1, 2026
Zone: BHZ 2
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Early Season (With Hounds)
Oct. 10 — Oct. 11, 2026
Zone: BHZ 1
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Late Season (With Hounds)
Dec. 31, 2026 — Jan. 3, 2027
Zone: BHZ 3
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Mid-Season (Hounds Allowed)
Nov. 2 — Nov. 6, 2026
Zone: BHZ 2
Black Bear
Young Sportsman Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting) - Private Land Only
Oct. 31 — Nov. 1, 2026
Zone: BHZ 4
Black Bear
Young Sportsman Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting, No Hounds)
Oct. 31 — Nov. 1, 2026
Zone: BHZ 3
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Early Season (With Hounds)
Oct. 3 — Oct. 18, 2026
Zone: BHZ 2
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Late Season (With Hounds) - Private Land Only
Dec. 12 — Dec. 13, 2026
Zone: BHZ 4
Black Bear
Young Sportsman Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting, No Hounds) - Private Land Only
Oct. 31 — Nov. 1, 2026
Zone: BHZ 4
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Early Season (With Hounds)
Oct. 3 — Oct. 4, 2026
Zone: BHZ 3
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Mid-Season (Hounds Allowed)
Nov. 9 — Nov. 16, 2026
Zone: BHZ 1
Black Bear
Young Sportsman Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting)
Oct. 31 — Nov. 1, 2026
Zone: BHZ 3
Black Bear
Archery Only (Still Hunting, No Hounds)
Sept. 26 — Oct. 23, 2026
Zone: BHZ 1
Black Bear
Young Sportsman Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting, No Hounds) - Private Land Only
Oct. 31 — Nov. 1, 2026
Zone: BHZ 5
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Early Season (With Hounds)
Oct. 10 — Oct. 16, 2026
Zone: BHZ 3
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Early Season (Hounds Allowed)
Oct. 3 — Oct. 18, 2026
Zone: BHZ 2
Black Bear
Young Sportsman Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting)
Oct. 31 — Nov. 1, 2026
Zone: BHZ 1
Black Bear
Archery Only (Still Hunting, No Hounds)
Sept. 26 — Oct. 23, 2026
Zone: BHZ 2
Black Bear
Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting, No Hounds)
Nov. 21 — Nov. 24, 2026
Zone: BHZ 1
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Mid-Season (With Hounds)
Nov. 9 — Nov. 16, 2026
Zone: BHZ 1
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Late Season (Hounds Allowed) - Private Land Only
Dec. 12 — Dec. 13, 2026
Zone: BHZ 4
Black Bear
Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting) - Private Land Only
Dec. 12 — Dec. 13, 2026
Zone: BHZ 5
Black Bear
Archery Only (Still Hunting)
Sept. 26 — Oct. 23, 2026
Zone: BHZ 1
Black Bear
Young Sportsman Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting) - Private Land Only
Oct. 31 — Nov. 1, 2026
Zone: BHZ 5
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Mid-Season (Hounds Allowed)
Nov. 2 — Nov. 6, 2026
Zone: BHZ 3
Black Bear
Archery Only (Still Hunting)
Sept. 26 — Oct. 23, 2026
Zone: BHZ 5
Black Bear
Archery Only (Still Hunting, No Hounds)
Sept. 26 — Oct. 23, 2026
Zone: BHZ 3
Black Bear
Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting, No Hounds)
Nov. 21 — Nov. 24, 2026
Zone: BHZ 2
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Mid-Season (With Hounds)
Nov. 2 — Nov. 6, 2026
Zone: BHZ 2
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Late Season (Hounds Allowed)
Nov. 30 — Jan. 3, 2027
Zone: BHZ 3
Black Bear
Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting)
Nov. 21 — Nov. 24, 2026
Zone: BHZ 3
Black Bear
Archery Only (Still Hunting)
Sept. 26 — Oct. 23, 2026
Zone: BHZ 4
Black Bear
Archery Only (Still Hunting)
Sept. 26 — Oct. 23, 2026
Zone: BHZ 2
Black Bear
Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting)
Nov. 21 — Nov. 24, 2026
Zone: BHZ 1
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Late Season (Hounds Allowed)
Nov. 30 — Dec. 16, 2026
Zone: BHZ 1
Black Bear
Archery Only (Still Hunting, No Hounds)
Sept. 26 — Oct. 23, 2026
Zone: BHZ 4
Black Bear
Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting, No Hounds)
Nov. 21 — Nov. 24, 2026
Zone: BHZ 3
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Mid-Season (With Hounds)
Nov. 2 — Nov. 6, 2026
Zone: BHZ 3
Black Bear
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery Late Season (Hounds Allowed)
Nov. 30 — Dec. 15, 2026
Zone: BHZ 2
Black Bear
Gun/Muzz/Archery (Still Hunting)
Nov. 21 — Nov. 24, 2026
Zone: BHZ 2
Elk
Elk
Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery
Oct. 3 — Oct. 9, 2026
Zone: EHZs and Counties designated open by TWRA
Elk
Young Sportsman Gun/Muzzleloader/Archery
Oct. 10 — Oct. 16, 2026
Zone: EHZs and Counties designated open by TWRA
Elk
Archery Only
Sept. 26 — Oct. 2, 2026
Zone: EHZs and Counties designated open by TWRA
Waterfowl
Blue, Snow & Ross's Geese (Light Geese)
Regular Season - Phase 3
Nov. 28 — Nov. 29, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Blue, Snow & Ross's Geese (Light Geese)
Regular Season - Phase 2
Oct. 10 — Oct. 22, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Blue, Snow & Ross's Geese (Light Geese)
Regular Season - Phase 4
Dec. 5, 2026 — Feb. 14, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Blue, Snow & Ross's Geese (Light Geese)
Regular Season - Phase 1
Sept. 1 — Sept. 20, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Blue, Snow & Ross's Geese (Light Geese)
Light Goose Conservation Season
Feb. 15 — Mar. 31, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Blue, Snow & Ross's Geese (Light Geese)
General
Sept. 1 — Feb. 14, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Brant
Regular Season - Phase 3
Nov. 28 — Nov. 29, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Brant
Regular Season
Sept. 1 — Sept. 20, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Brant
Regular Season - Phase 4
Dec. 5, 2026 — Feb. 14, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Brant
General
Sept. 1 — Feb. 14, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Brant
Regular Season - Phase 2
Oct. 10 — Oct. 22, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Canada Goose
Early Season
Sept. 1 — Sept. 20, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Canada Goose
General
Sept. 1 — Feb. 14, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Canada Goose
Regular Season - Phase 2
Nov. 28 — Nov. 29, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Canada Goose
Regular Season - Phase 1
Oct. 10 — Oct. 22, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Canada Goose
Regular Season - Phase 3
Dec. 5, 2026 — Feb. 14, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Ducks, Coot & Mergansers
Regular
Nov. 28 — Jan. 31, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Ducks, Coot & Mergansers
Youth Sportsman Waterfowl
Feb. 6 and 13, 2027 — Feb. 6 and 13, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Ducks, Coot & Mergansers
Regular Season - Phase 2
Dec. 5, 2026 — Jan. 31, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Ducks, Coot & Mergansers
Veterans and Active Military Personnel
Feb. 7 — Feb. 14, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Ducks, Coot & Mergansers
Veterans and Active Military Personnel Waterfowl
Feb. 7 and 14, 2027 — Feb. 7 and 14, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Ducks, Coot & Mergansers
Regular Season - Phase 1
Nov. 28 — Nov. 29, 2026
Zone: Statewide
White-Fronted Goose
General
Nov. 28 — Feb. 14, 2027
Zone: Statewide
White-Fronted Goose
Regular Season - Phase 2
Dec. 5, 2026 — Feb. 14, 2027
Zone: Statewide
White-Fronted Goose
Regular Season - Phase 1
Nov. 28 — Nov. 29, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Wood Duck and Teal
Early Teal
Sept. 12 — Sept. 16, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Wood Duck and Teal
Early Season
Sept. 12 — Sept. 16, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Dove
Mourning Dove
Regular Season - Phase 1
Sept. 1, opens at noon — Sept. 28, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Mourning Dove
Regular Season - Phase 2
Oct. 10 — Nov. 1, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Mourning Dove
General
Sept. 1, opens at noon — Jan. 15, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Mourning Dove
Regular Season - Phase 3
Dec. 8, 2026 — Jan. 15, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Quail
Quail
Regular Season
Nov. 7, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Quail
General
Nov. 7, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Regular Season
Oct. 10, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Ruffed Grouse
General
Oct. 10, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Rabbit
Rabbit
General
Nov. 7, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Rabbit
Regular Season
Nov. 7, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Squirrel
Squirrel
Spring Season 2026
May 7, 2026 — June 14, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Squirrel
General
Aug. 22, 2026 — March 15, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Squirrel
Regular Season
Aug. 22, 2026 — March 15, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Squirrel
Spring Season 2027
May 8, 2027 — June 13, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Furbearer
Bobcat
Night Season - Private Lands Only Phase 2
Sunset Jan 16, 2027 — Sunrise March 14, 2027
Zone: Private Lands Only
Bobcat
Night Season (Private Lands Only)
Sunset Jun. 6, 2026 — Sunrise August 8, 2027
Zone: Private Lands Only
Bobcat
Regular Season - Statewide
Nov. 20, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Bobcat
Regular Season - Private Lands Only
Sept. 26, 2026 — Nov. 19, 2026
Zone: Private Lands Only
Bobcat
Night Season - Private Lands Only
Sunset Jun. 6, 2026 — Sunrise Aug. 9, 2026
Zone: Private Lands Only
Bobcat
Statewide
Nov. 20, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Bobcat
Private Lands Only (Early)
Sept. 26, 2026 — Nov. 19, 2026
Zone: Private Lands Only
Fox
General
Nov. 20, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Fox
Regular Season
Nov. 20, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Least Weasel
General
Nov. 20, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Least Weasel
Regular Season
Nov. 20, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Mink
Regular Season
Nov. 20, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Mink
General
Nov. 20, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Muskrat
Regular Season
Nov. 20, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Muskrat
General
Nov. 20, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Opossum
Taking Season
Sunset Sept. 18, 2026 — Sunrise Mar. 15, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Raccoon
Taking Season
Sunset Sept. 18, 2026 — Sunrise Mar. 15, 2027
Zone: Statewide
River Otter
Regular Season
Nov. 20, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
River Otter
General
Nov. 20, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Migratory Birds
Gallinule and Moorhen
Regular Season
Sept. 1 — Nov. 9, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Gallinule and Moorhen
General
Sept. 1 — Nov. 9, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Rails (Virginia and Sora)
General
Sept. 1 — Nov. 9, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Rails (Virginia and Sora)
Regular Season
Sept. 1 — Nov. 9, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Sandhill Crane
General
Dec. 3, 2026 — Jan. 31, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Sandhill Crane
Regular Season - Statewide
Dec. 3, 2026 — Jan. 31, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Sandhill Crane
Regular Season - Southeast Crane Zone
Dec. 3, 2026 — Jan. 14, 2027
Zone: Southeast Crane Zone (South of I-40 and East of Hwy 56)
Sandhill Crane
Regular Season - Southeast Crane Zone (Late)
Jan. 18 — Jan. 31, 2027
Zone: Southeast Crane Zone (South of I-40 and East of Hwy 56)
Snipe
Regular Season
Nov. 14, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Snipe
General
Nov. 14, 2026 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Woodcock
General
Nov. 14 — Jan. 31, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Woodcock
Regular Season - Phase 2
Jan. 10 — Jan. 31, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Woodcock
Regular Season - Phase 1
Nov. 14 — Dec. 6, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Coyote
Coyote
Regular Season
Zone: Statewide
Coyote
Night Season - Phase 3
Sunset June 5, 2027 — Sunrise August 8, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Coyote
Night Season - Phase 2
Sunset Jan 16, 2027 — Sunrise March 14, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Coyote
Night Season - Phase 1
Sunset Jun. 6, 2026 — Sunrise Aug. 9, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Coyote
General
Zone: Statewide
Other
Armadillo
General
Zone: Statewide
Beaver
General
Zone: Statewide
Bullfrog
General
Zone: Statewide
Crow
Regular Season - Phase 3
Sept. 11 — Dec. 20, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Crow
Regular Season - Phase 1
June 12 — July 12, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Crow
Regular Season - Phase 4
Jan. 1 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Crow
Regular Season - Phase 2
Sept. 1 — Sept. 7, 2026
Zone: Statewide
Crow
General
June 12 — Feb. 28, 2027
Zone: Statewide
Groundhog
General
Zone: Statewide
Striped Skunk
General
Zone: Statewide