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Presidents Island 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

Oct 16–18

Archery, buck only. Quota hunt, 50 hunters drawn.

In the guide: “Deer (Archery): Oct. 16–18. Hunter quota 50. Bag limit one (1) antlered deer, which must have nine (9) antler points or a minimum outside beam spread of twenty inches. Scouting date Oct. 15 for the Oct. 16–18 permit holders only.”

Dec 4–6

Archery, buck only. Quota hunt, 50 hunters drawn.

In the guide: “Deer (Archery): Dec. 4–6. Hunter quota 50. Bag limit one (1) antlered deer, which must have nine (9) antlered points or a minimum outside beam spread of 20 inches. Scouting date: Dec. 3 for the Dec. 4–6 permit holders only.”

Area rules

Hunters must check in at the hunter check station before hunting and check out at the end of each day's hunt; the permit is held while hunters hunt. Access only from Farm Road, not from the Mississippi River, McKellar Lake, or the Causeway. Youth permit holders must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult.

Nearby areas

Eagle Lake Refuge around 10 miles away

Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park and Natural Area around 15 miles away

John Tully WMA around 40 miles away

Wolf River WMA and Ghost River State Natural Area around 50 miles away

Moss Island around 65 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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