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Fourth Fractional Township

2026-27 season.

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

Deer

Follows the statewide seasons, archery only.

  • Archery: Sep 26 – Oct 30, Nov 2–6
  • Young sportsman: Oct 31 – Nov 1, Jan 9–10
  • Muzzleloader: Nov 7–20
  • Gun: Nov 21 – Jan 3

In the guide: “Big Game: Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Archery equipment only for big game. Archers must comply with legal blaze orange/pink requirements during muzzleloader and gun seasons.”

Bear

Follows the statewide seasons, archery only.

  • Zone 3 with hounds: Oct 3–4, Oct 10–16, Nov 2–6, Nov 30 – Dec 13, Dec 31 – Jan 3
  • Zone 3 archery: Sep 26 – Oct 23
  • Zone 3 young sportsman: Oct 31 – Nov 1
  • Zone 3 gun: Nov 21–24

The Big Game icon includes bear; Polk County outside the South Cherokee WMA is bear hunt zone 3 (page 72).

In the guide: “Big Game: Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Archery equipment only for big game.”

Turkey

Follows the statewide seasons, archery only.

  • 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: “Big Game: Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Archery equipment only for big game. Archers must comply with legal blaze orange/pink requirements during muzzleloader and gun seasons.”

Small game, grouse, woodcock, dove, ducks and geese, and raccoon

Follows the statewide seasons.

  • Squirrel: Aug 22 – Mar 15, May 8 – Jun 13
  • Rabbit: Nov 7 – Feb 28
  • Quail: Nov 7 – Jan 15
  • Grouse: Oct 10 – Feb 28
  • Woodcock: Nov 14 – Dec 6, Jan 10–31
  • Dove: Sep 1–28, Oct 10 – Nov 1, Dec 8 – Jan 15
  • Ducks and teal: Sep 12–16, Nov 28–29, Dec 5 – Jan 31
  • Geese: Sep 1–20, Oct 10–22, Nov 28–29, Dec 5 – Feb 14
  • Raccoon: Sep 18 – Mar 15

In the guide: “Small Game: Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Small game hunting with shotguns only, using No. 6 shot or smaller.”

Area rules

No WMA permit needed. Motorized vehicles prohibited. Beagles and pointing breeds only; dogs not permitted during the spring squirrel season or spring turkey season (dog training). Small game hunting with shotguns only, using No. 6 shot or smaller.

Nearby areas

South Cherokee WMA around 15 miles away

Charlotte Ann Finnell Neal WMA around 20 miles away

Chickamauga WMA around 40 miles away

Hiwassee Refuge around 40 miles away

Kyker Bottoms Refuge around 45 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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