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Old Hickory WMA - Unit I

2026-27 season, part of Old Hickory WMA. Highway 109 upstream to river mile 267, excluding Lock 5 Refuge. Check the area map for exact boundaries.

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: “Unit I · Big Game: Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.”

Turkey

Follows the statewide seasons.

  • Spring young sportsman: Mar 27–28
  • Spring: Apr 3 – May 16

In the guide: “Unit I · Turkey: Same as statewide spring season. Bag limit one (1) male bearded turkey during the first 14 days of the statewide season, not to exceed two (2) for the season.”

Dove

Sep 5

Any legal weapon. Only for youth hunters.

In the guide: “Unit I · Dove: Sept. 5 on Barton's Creek. Youth only (6–16), must be accompanied by a licensed non-hunting adult.”

Sep 6

Follows the statewide season (Sep 6).

In the guide: “Unit I · Dove: Sept. 6 and every Wednesday and Friday, Saturday, Sunday during the first segment of the statewide season.”

Sep 7–28

Follows the statewide season (Sep 7–28), Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only.

In the guide: “Unit I · Dove: Sept. 6 and every Wednesday and Friday, Saturday, Sunday during the first segment of the statewide 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: “Unit I · Waterfowl: Same as statewide season. Hunting is permitted only from registered blind sites and staked temporary blind sites during the duck/goose season occurring in Nov.–Feb. Legal shooting hours end at 3 p.m. except on the last day of each season segment when statewide hours apply.”

Follows the statewide seasons. Quota hunt. Only for mobility-impaired hunters.

  • 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

In the guide: “Unit I · Waterfowl (wheelchair-bound only blind site): Applications must be received by the TWRA Region II Office by noon on Oct. 23.”

Nov 28 – Feb 14

Follows the statewide seasons, shooting ends at 3 pm.

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

Statewide hours apply on the last day of each segment.

In the guide: “Unit I · Waterfowl: Same as statewide season. Hunting is permitted only from registered blind sites and staked temporary blind sites during the duck/goose season occurring in Nov.–Feb. Legal shooting hours end at 3 p.m. except on the last day of each season segment when statewide hours apply.”

Small game, grouse, woodcock, 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
  • Raccoon: Sep 18 – Mar 15

Closed after 3 p.m. during the duck season (Nov.-Feb.).

In the guide: “Unit I · Small Game: Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Small game hunting is closed after 3 p.m. during the duck season occurring in Nov.–Feb.”

Area rules

Sub-impoundment units as posted are closed to all activity five days before the opening of the first duck segment (Nov.-Feb.). Raccoon and opossum hunting, trapping and fishing are prohibited in sub-impoundments during the late waterfowl season. Dog training Sept. 1–March 15, except closed during duck seasons.

Nearby areas

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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