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Old Hickory WMA

2026-27 season.

Check before you hunt. Confirm these dates in the regulations. Seasons, closures and area rules can change.

Area rules

6,000 huntable acres in narrow strips of land along the 21,700 acres of water on Old Hickory Lake. Of these, only about 1,000 acres have public land access; the rest is primarily accessible by water. Units I, II and III have their own listings.

Nearby areas

Old Hickory WMA - Unit I within this area

Old Hickory WMA - Unit II within this area

Old Hickory WMA - Unit III within this area

Old Hickory Lock 5 Refuge around 5 miles away

Percy Priest WMA around 20 miles away

Cordell Hull WMA around 30 miles away

Edgar Evins State Park around 35 miles away

Cordell Hull Refuge around 35 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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