Tennessee rifle opener hunting overlooked public land 2019 deer season. Calling or attempting to call turkeys using any means to mimic the sounds made by turkeys is prohibited from march 1 to opening day of spring turkey hunts on all wmas. The spring turkey season for youth sportsmen opened last weekend. The harvest during hunting season was 34,620 for the spring season and 686 for the fall. During the fall turkey seasons a turkey hunter may not be in possession of both archery equipment and shotguns andor rifles. Rather than institute statewide bag limits and seasons, the potential. Follow me in the woods as i find a flock of turkeys and let the fever take over, as i shoot straight over their heads. Tennessee turkey season regulations and information. In counties open to fall season, 1 bearded turkey per county, no hens. Tennessee turkey season regulations and information tn. The statewide bag limit is two legal turkeys, no jakes.
However, there are some exceptions on public land see the wma section for details on public land hunting. Several hunting seasons including squirrel, dove, turkey, deer and ducks open in the. Fall turkey hunting allowed in 63 counties in tenn. No more than one legal turkey may be taken per day. For more information, visit the tennessee wildlife resources agency website. All tennessee counties are open to spring turkey seasons. Tennessee hunting and trapping guide for deer units, county listings, and the. The archery season dates in all five of the states deer hunting units are the same. Nashville, tn the 2020 spring turkey hunting season is set to be open for business in tennessee beginning saturday, april 4th, 2020. During the spring turkey hunting season, the bag limit in tennessee is one bearded turkey per day, not to exceed four per season.
Chad hits the woods in hopes to take down a turkey in the fall shotgun season. Join chad as he explores fall turkey hunting opportunities in western kentucky. Twra announces 2020 tennessee turkey season opens saturday. The definitive guide to turkey hunting in the fall field. When an entire flock of turkeys come in front of his blind will he be able to pull off the shot at a big gobbler. A fall eithersex wild turkey hunting season is set for 63 counties across the state, according to the tennessee wildlife resources agency twra. Wma spring turkey quota hunt application period is from dec. Spring turkey season will open as scheduled wate 6. Tennessee hunting seasons, 20182019 hunting season hq. Fall turkey hunting season opens saturday the tennessean. Tennessee spring turkey hunting season to open as scheduled. Fall firearms season has specific dates for specific counties see below or map on wild turkey fall archery including crossbows.
As youll see in the video, the late turkey hunting season can be an excellent time to get out and put a bird on the. Wild turkey state of tennessee, wildlife resources agency. By the early 1900s populations had crashed due to unrestricted hunting, land clearing, and the loss of the american chestnut, which was an important food source. We eat turkey at thanksgiving, not easter, yet the generation of hunters that came of age during the birds great comeback sees turkey hunting as a. Tennessees fall turkey hunting system is among the most interesting in the country. Please refer to the 201920 tennessee hunting and trapping guide for detailed hunting dates, bag limits, zones, units, and required licenses andor permits.
Youths who take a turkey during the youth season may not harvest a second bird until april 27. The 2018 deer archeryonly hunting season opens statewide in tennessee on saturday, sept. With abundant public land, long seasons, liberal bag limits and plenty of birds, tennessee offers some of the best eastern wild turkey hunting in the country. Training season yearround, except where prohibited by local. Took advantage of fall turkey season in hopes of bagging a gobbler for thanksgiving. This is because the bird taken during the youth season counts as the first bird for the first week of the regular season. Tennessee estimated population of wild turkeys is 300,000. Fall 2019 the bag and possession limit for the fall seasons is one bird of either sex, regardless of hunting equipment used or what portion of the season. See the 201920 tennessee hunting and trapping guide for listing. As those spring bag limits go, four bearded turkeys a season, and no more than one per day, is as good as it gets for the traveling spring gobbler hunter.
Hunters 6 to 15 years old may harvest one jake as part of their twobird limit during the season including the youth hunt. Be sure to check the recently changed fall turkey regs. The wild turkey is a common to uncommon permanent resident throughout the state. Tennessee fall hunting seasons start opening this month. April 4may 17, 2020 all tennessee counties are open to spring turkey seasons.