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Lick Creek Bottoms

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: 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.”

Bear

Follows the statewide seasons.

  • Zone 1 with hounds: Oct 3–5, Oct 10–11, Nov 9–16, Nov 30 – Dec 16
  • Zone 1 archery: Sep 26 – Oct 23
  • Zone 1 young sportsman: Oct 31 – Nov 1
  • Zone 1 gun: Nov 21–24

The Big Game icon includes bear; the bear hunt zone is from the area's county (Greene 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: “Big Game: Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.”

Dove

Sep 1

Any legal weapon, hunting starts at noon, shooting ends at 4 pm.

In the guide: “Dove: Sept. 1 (hunting opens at noon) open to all hunters.”

Sep 5

Any legal weapon, shooting ends at noon. Only for youth hunters and the adults with them.

In the guide: “Dove: Sept. 5 is youth/adult only until noon, beginning at noon the field is open to all hunters for the remainder of the season.”

Sep 5 – Jul 31

Follows the statewide season (Sep 5–28, Oct 10 – Nov 1, Dec 8 – Jan 15), shooting ends at 4 pm.

Opens at noon on Sept. 5.

In the guide: “Dove: Beginning at noon the field is open to all hunters for the remainder of the season.”

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: “Early Waterfowl Seasons Wood Duck/Teal, Canada Goose: Same as statewide seasons.”

Nov 28 – Jul 31

Follows the statewide seasons.

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

In the guide: “Late Waterfowl Seasons, Remainder of Area: Same as statewide seasons. No staked positions/pools.”

Quail

Closed this season.

In the guide: “Quail: Open to training only.”

Squirrel, rabbit, grouse, woodcock, and raccoon

Follows the statewide seasons, shooting ends at 4 pm.

  • Squirrel: Aug 22 – Mar 15, May 8 – Jun 13
  • Rabbit: Nov 7 – Feb 28
  • Grouse: Oct 10 – Feb 28
  • Woodcock: Nov 14 – Dec 6, Jan 10–31
  • Raccoon: Sep 18 – Mar 15

In the guide: “Small Game: Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. All small game hunting and dog training (excluding raccoon and opossum) closes at 4 p.m.”

Area rules

Nontoxic shot is required for small game (including dove) hunting; the entire Mohawk dove field is nontoxic shot. Small game hunters must wear blaze orange/pink during big game muzzleloader and gun hunts (excluding spring turkey). Quail dog training only during quail season; rabbit dog training Oct. 1–31. For all seasons no permanent blinds; decoys, temporary blinds, blind materials and boats must be removed at the end of legal hunting hours.

Nearby areas

Lick Creek Bottoms - South Mohawk, Skinner, and Foxgate Units within this area

Joachim Bible Waterfowl Refuge Unit around 1 mile away

Rankin WMA around 9 miles away

Nolichucky WMA around 15 miles away

Henderson Island Refuge around 20 miles away

Buffalo Springs 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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