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Haynes Bottom WMA

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

Aug 1 – Oct 30, Nov 2 – Jan 8, Jan 11 – Jul 31

Follows the statewide seasons, archery only.

  • Archery: Sep 26 – Oct 30, Nov 2–6
  • Muzzleloader: Nov 7–20
  • Gun: Nov 21 – Jan 3

Young Sportsman days are listed separately.

In the guide: “Deer: Archery equipment only for deer hunting. Archers must comply with legal blaze orange/pink requirements during muzzleloader and gun seasons.”

Oct 31 – Nov 1, Jan 9–10

Follows the statewide season (young sportsman Oct 31 – Nov 1, Jan 9–10). Only for youth hunters.

In the guide: “Deer (Young Sportsman): Same as statewide season. Guns may be used on Young Sportsman hunts.”

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: “Turkey (Spring and Fall): Same as statewide season. Shotguns may be used.”

Ducks and geese

Aug 1 – Nov 27

Follows the statewide seasons.

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

In the guide: “Waterfowl: Same as statewide season.”

Nov 28 – Feb 14

Follows the statewide seasons, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays only.

  • Ducks and teal: Nov 28–29, Dec 5 – Jan 31
  • Geese: Nov 28–29, Dec 5 – Feb 14

In the guide: “Waterfowl: Waterfowl hunting permitted only from registered blind sites beginning with the first day of the duck season occurring in Nov.–Feb. Waterfowl and small game hunting is open only on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays and the first and last day of each segment of the late duck season.”

Small game, grouse, woodcock, dove, and raccoon

Aug 1 – Nov 27, Feb 15 – Jul 31

Follows the statewide seasons.

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

In the guide: “Small Game: Same as statewide season, except as noted.”

Nov 28 – Feb 14

Follows the statewide seasons, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays only.

  • Squirrel, rabbit, grouse, and raccoon: Nov 28 – Feb 14
  • Quail: Nov 28 – Jan 15
  • Woodcock: Nov 28 – Dec 6, Jan 10–31
  • Dove: Dec 8 – Jan 15

In the guide: “Small Game: During the late duck season, waterfowl and small game hunting is open only on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays and the first and last day of each segment of the late duck occurring in Nov.–Feb.”

Area rules

Night hunting, trapping, dog training and fishing are prohibited in the waterfowl impoundment from Oct. 15 to May 31. Only participating waterfowl hunters in the bottoms from the beginning of the duck season (Nov.-Feb.). Dog training open year-round, daylight hours.

Nearby areas

Shelton Ferry WMA around 10 miles away

Barkley WMA - Unit II around 20 miles away

Cheatham Lake - Pardue Pond Refuge and Dyson Ditch Refuge around 20 miles away

Barkley WMA - Unit I around 20 miles away

Cheatham Lake WMA around 20 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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