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Chickamauga WMA - Candies Creek, Johnson Bottoms, Rogers Creek and Yellow Creek Units

2026-27 season, part of Chickamauga WMA.

Check before you hunt. Confirm these dates in 2026-2027 Tennessee Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Guide. Seasons, closures and area rules can change.

Deer, turkey, dove, small game, grouse, woodcock, raccoon, furbearers, coyote, and hogs

Closed Nov 28 – Jan 31, Feb 5–6, Feb 12–13.

In the guide: “Same as statewide seasons, except units closed to all forms of trespass including fishing, trapping and hunting for all species except waterfowl (excluding Candies Creek Upland Unit) from the first opening day of the late duck season until the last day of the late duck season and on the day before and during the Youth Waterfowl hunts. Closed to quail hunting.”

Deer

Follows the statewide seasons.

  • Archery: Sep 26 – Oct 30, Nov 2–6
  • Young sportsman: Oct 31 – Nov 1
  • Muzzleloader: Nov 7–20
  • Gun: Nov 21–27

In the guide: “Candies Creek, Johnson Bottoms, Rogers Creek, Yellow Creek Units · Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.”

Bear

Follows the statewide season (transitional zone archery Sep 26 – Oct 23).

The Big Game icon includes bear; the bear hunt zone is from the area's county (Bradley County, page 72).

In the guide: “Big Game: Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.”

Turkey

Follows the statewide seasons.

  • Fall archery: Sep 26 – Oct 30, Nov 2–6
  • Fall shotgun: Oct 17–30
  • Spring young sportsman: Mar 27–28
  • Spring: Apr 3 – May 16

In the guide: “Candies Creek, Johnson Bottoms, Rogers Creek, Yellow Creek Units · Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.”

Ducks and geese

Aug 1 – Nov 27, Feb 1 – Jul 31

Follows the statewide seasons.

  • Ducks and teal: Sep 12–16
  • Geese: Sep 1–20, Oct 10–22, Feb 1–14

In the guide: “Candies Creek, Johnson Bottoms, Rogers Creek, Yellow Creek Units · Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.”

Nov 28 – Jan 31

Follows the statewide season (ducks, geese, and teal Nov 28–29, Dec 5 – Jan 31), Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only. Quota hunt.

Hunting ends at 3 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays.

In the guide: “Waterfowl: Waterfowl hunting permitted on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and the first and last day of the duck season. Waterfowl hunting ends at 3 p.m. on Thursday and Friday only. Hunting is allowed only from registered hunting sites. Hunt sites and hunting dates will be allocated through a computer drawing.”

Quail

Closed this season.

In the guide: “Closed to quail hunting.”

Squirrel, rabbit, grouse, woodcock, dove, and raccoon

Follows the statewide seasons.

  • Squirrel: Aug 22 – Nov 27, Feb 1–4, Feb 7–11, Feb 14 – Mar 15, May 8 – Jun 13
  • Rabbit: Nov 7–27, Feb 1–4, Feb 7–11, Feb 14–28
  • Grouse: Oct 10 – Nov 27, Feb 1–4, Feb 7–11, Feb 14–28
  • Woodcock: Nov 14–27
  • Dove: Sep 1–28, Oct 10 – Nov 1
  • Raccoon: Sep 18 – Nov 27, Feb 1–4, Feb 7–11, Feb 14 – Mar 15

In the guide: “Candies Creek, Johnson Bottoms, Rogers Creek, Yellow Creek Units · Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.”

Area rules

On the Yellow Creek Unit a canoe or kayak may be beneficial for access.

Nearby areas

Hiwassee Refuge around 10 miles away

Charlotte Ann Finnell Neal WMA around 15 miles away

Yuchi Refuge around 20 miles away

North Chickamauga Creek WMA around 25 miles away

South Cherokee WMA around 25 miles away

Most WMAs are open with statewide seasons except as noted in their listing; on those, the season dates, bag limits and legal weapons of the county the WMA is in apply. WMAs marked BG, SG or WF need a Big Game, Small Game or Waterfowl WMA permit on top of the license (Sportsman and Lifetime license holders are exempt). The August archery deer hunt is closed on WMAs open with statewide seasons, except certain Unit 1 WMAs. On WMAs open with statewide seasons, quail season runs Nov. 7 to Jan. 15. Hunters may not enter more than two hours before sunrise and must be out one hour after sunset. Legal hours are 30 minutes before legal sunrise to 30 minutes after legal sunset, except turkey and migratory birds, which end at official sunset. Youths may hunt ducks and geese Feb. 6 and 13, and veterans and active military Feb. 7 and 14. A light goose conservation season runs Feb. 15 to Mar. 31 with a free permit. Unless a listing says otherwise, furbearers may be taken on any scheduled big game or small game hunt that coincides with a statewide furbearer season, with the weapons legal for that hunt (page 81).

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