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Deer hunting season in Tennessee 2024-2025. Units 1, 2 and 3 allow three antlerless deer per day. Units 4, 5 and 6 vary. Four antlerless deer are allowed during the archery season, and two are ...
TWRA is expected to release specific regulations ahead of the 2026 deer season, when baiting rules will take effect. A correction was made on May 28, 2025: A previous version of this article misstated ...
The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission set the state’s 2025-26 hunting and trapping seasons at its two-day April meeting which concluded Friday.
The change, embedded in House Bill 938 (Senate Bill 869), will take effect on July 1, 2025, with implementation rules expected by August 1, 2026, ahead of the 2026 deer season.
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Starting next year, deer baiting will be legal in Tennessee, but only on private land. Hunters will have to buy a “baiting privilege” license.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency appeared before the Joint Government Operations Committee June 18 to present the ...