Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Region 1 Office (West Tennessee)
200 Lowell Thomas Drive
Jackson, TN 38301
731-423-5725
www.state.tn.us/twra
2007 Statewide Big Game Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits
(Exclusive of Wildlife Management Areas and Refuges)
The statewide bag limit for antlered bucks in Tennessee is three (3),
except a hunter may take no more than two (2) antlered bucks from Unit
B. No more than 1 antlered buck may be taken per day. The only way the
bag limit of three antlered bucks may be exceeded is if bucks are taken
on TWRA or NWR managed hunts where the bucks are noted as bonus deer in
the section listing WMA regulations. Deer taken on Ft. Campbell are also
bonus deer.
For the purpose of these hunting regulations and better wildlife
management, the State of Tennessee is hereby divided into three (3)
units, as follows:
Unit A - Benton, Bledsoe, Bradley, Chester, Clay Crockett,
Cumberland, DeKalb, Dyer, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, Lake, Lauderdale, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Obion, Overton, Perry,
Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Sequatchie, Shelby, Tipton, Van Buren, Warren,
White
Unit B - Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke,
Fentress, Grainger, Greene, Hamblin, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson,
Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Pickett, Polk, Scott, Sevier,
Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington
Unit L - Bedford, Cannon, Carroll, Cheatam, Coffee, Davidson,
Decatur, Dickson, Fayette, Franklin, Gibson, Giles, Hardeman, Henry,
Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Madison,
Marshall, Maury, McNairy, Montgomery, Moore, Robertson, Rutherford,
Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Wayne, Weakley, Williamson, Wilson
Unit A and L - Bag Limits:
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Season Type |
Season Dates |
Antlered Bag Limit |
Antlerless Bag Limit |
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Unit A |
Unit L |
Unit A |
Unit L |
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Archery |
Sept 22, 2007 - Oct 26, 2007 Oct 29, 2007 - Nov 2, 2007 Nov 10, 2007 - Nov 16, 2007 Dec 10, 2007 - Dec 14, 2007 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3/Day |
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Muzzleloader |
Nov 3, 2007 - Nov 9, 2007 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3/Day |
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|
Dec 3, 2007 - Dec 9, 2007 |
1 |
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Gun |
Nov 17, 2007 - Dec 2, 2007 Dec 15, 2007 - Jan 6, 2008 |
2 |
2 |
See Quota Hunt Table - Section C for Antlerless Hunts |
3/Day* (Type 94 Permit Required) |
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Young |
Oct 27, 2007 - Oct 28, 2007 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
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Sportsman |
Jan 12, 2008 - Jan 13, 2008 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Unit B - Bag Limits:
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Season Type |
Season Dates |
Deer Bag Limits (See Note Below) |
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Unit B |
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Archery |
Sept 22, 2007 - Oct 26, 2007 Oct 29, 2007 - Nov 2, 2007 Nov 10, 2007 - Nov 16, 2007 |
2 deer, either sex |
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Muzzleloader |
Nov 3, 2007 - Nov 9, 2007 |
1 deer, antlered only (This deer may be either sex, Nov 3- Nov 7) |
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Dec 7, 2007 - Dec 9, 2007 |
1 deer, antlered only |
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Gun
|
Nov 17, 2007 - Nov 25, 2007 Dec 15, 2007 - Jan 2, 2007 |
2 Deer - Antlered Only See Quota Hunt Table - Section C for antlerless hunts
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Young |
Oct 27, 2007 - Oct 28, 2007 |
1 deer, either sex |
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Sportsman** |
Jan 12, 2008 - Jan 13, 2008 |
1 deer, either sex |
*A type 94 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), Sportsmans License Holders (including
Lifetime Sportsmans), and hunters who possess a Type 167 permit.
**Youths 6 - 16 years of age may participate. Each young sportsman must
be accompanied by a non-hunting, adult, 21 years of age or older, who
must remain in a position to take immediate control of the hunting
device and who must also comply with fluorescent orange regulations, as
specified for legal hunters.
Note: The statewide antlered buck limit is three (3), except no more
than two (2) antlered bucks may be harvested in Unit B. Antlered deer
must have antlers a minimum of three inches (3") in length on buck only
or antlered only hunts. Antlerless deer are defined as deer with no
antlers or deer with antlers less than three inches (3") in length.
Archery equipment is permitted during the muzzlerloader and gun seasons
while muzzleloading equipment is permitted during the gun season.
