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Percy Priest WMA - Unit I

2026-27 season, part of Percy Priest WMA. Near La Vergne, north of Smyrna Air Base, 1,408 acres. 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 only, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 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: “Unit I · Deer, Turkey (Archery Only): Same as statewide seasons, except closed Friday, Saturday, Sunday and except as noted.”

Nov 7–20

Follows the statewide season (muzzleloader Nov 7–20), muzzleloader only, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays only.

In the guide: “Unit I · Deer (Muzzleloader): Same as statewide season, except closed Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Remainder of deer season is archery only.”

Turkey

Follows the statewide seasons, archery only, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays only.

  • Fall archery: Sep 26 – Oct 30, Nov 2–6
  • Fall shotgun: Oct 17–30

In the guide: “Unit I · Deer, Turkey (Archery Only): Same as statewide seasons, except closed Friday, Saturday, Sunday and except as noted.”

Aug 1 – Apr 30

Follows the statewide seasons, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays only.

  • Spring young sportsman: Mar 27–28
  • Spring: Apr 3–30

In the guide: “Unit I · Turkey: Same as statewide turkey season, except closed every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday until April 30. Bag limit one (1) male bearded turkey during the first 14 days of the statewide season not to exceed two (2) for the season.”

May 1 – Jul 31

Follows the statewide season (spring May 1–16).

In the guide: “Unit I · Turkey: Same as statewide turkey season, except closed every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday until April 30.”

Dove

Sep 1, Sep 7

Follows the statewide season (Sep 1, Sep 7).

In the guide: “Unit I · Dove: Sept. 1, and each Saturday and Sunday thereafter, and Labor Day during the first and second segments of the statewide season.”

Sep 2 – Nov 1

Follows the statewide season (Sep 2–28, Oct 10 – Nov 1), Saturdays and Sundays only.

In the guide: “Unit I · Dove: Sept. 1, and each Saturday and Sunday thereafter, and Labor Day during the first and second segments of the statewide season.”

Quail and rabbit

Nov 1 – Jan 15

Any legal weapon, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays only. Only for youth hunters.

In the guide: “Unit I · Quail - Rabbit (Young Sportsman): Nov. 1–Jan. 15. Same as statewide seasons, except Monday through Thursday only. Shotguns only. Each youth must be accompanied by an adult who may not hunt or carry weapons.”

Squirrel

Aug 1–31, May 1 – Jul 31

Follows the statewide season (Aug 22–31, May 8 – Jun 13).

In the guide: “Unit I · Squirrel: Same as statewide season, except as noted.”

Sep 1 – Apr 30

Follows the statewide season (Sep 1 – Mar 15), Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays only.

In the guide: “Unit I · Squirrel: Same as statewide season, except as noted. All activities are prohibited on Friday, Saturday and Sunday Sept. 1–April 30.”

Area rules

Closed to all activity from sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, except as noted. All activities except dove hunts on designated fields and scheduled field trials are prohibited on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Sept. 1 to April 30; more closures for field trials are posted on the TWRA website. Dove hunting from staked positions only; on Sept. 1 positions are drawn on site at 10 a.m. Dog training year-round with license and permit (no horseback training before Oct. 1); rabbit and bird dog training Sept. 1–April 30. Field trials Sept. 1–April 30 in designated areas.

Nearby areas

Haley-Jaqueth WMA around 20 miles away

Old Hickory WMA around 20 miles away

Old Hickory Lock 5 Refuge around 25 miles away

Pea Ridge WMA around 35 miles away

Cheatham WMA 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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