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Reelfoot 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

Aug 1 – Nov 20

Follows the statewide seasons.

  • Archery: Sep 26 – Oct 30, Nov 2–6
  • Young sportsman: Oct 31 – Nov 1
  • Muzzleloader: Nov 7–20

In the guide: “Big Game: Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Closed to Spring and Fall turkey hunting.”

Nov 21 – Jan 10

Follows the statewide seasons, archery only.

  • Young sportsman: Jan 9–10
  • Gun: Nov 21 – Jan 3

In the guide: “Deer: Same as statewide season except archery only from Nov. 21 until the end of the statewide deer seasons. Deer count toward statewide bag limit.”

Turkey

Mar 27–28

Follows the statewide season (spring young sportsman Mar 27–28). Only for youth hunters.

In the guide: “Turkey - Young Sportsman Only: Same as statewide season.”

Ducks and geese

Follows the statewide seasons, shooting ends at 3 pm.

  • 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

Hunting ends at sunset on the last day of each duck season segment and during the remaining goose seasons.

In the guide: “Waterfowl: Same as statewide waterfowl seasons. Waterfowl hunting closed at 3 p.m. (CST), except for last day of each segment of the duck season occurring in Nov.–Feb. and the remaining Reelfoot goose seasons when hunting ceases at sunset.”

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: “Waterfowl (wheelchair-bound only blind sites): Applications must be received by the TWRA Region I Office by noon on the fourth Friday in October. Hunting restricted to wheelchair hunters and assistants only within the marked wheelchair-hunting zone at designated blinds.”

Follows the statewide seasons. Quota hunt. Only for youth hunters or 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: “Youth Waterfowl (Wheelchair-bound only blind sites): Application must be received by the TWRA Region I Office by noon on the fourth Friday in October. Youths, age 6–16, must be accompanied by an adult, 18 years of age or older.”

Small game, grouse, woodcock, and dove

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
  • Dove: Sep 1–28, Oct 10 – Nov 1, Dec 8 – Jan 15

In the guide: “Small Game: Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.”

Raccoon

Aug 28 – Feb 28

Any legal weapon, hunting starts at sunset.

In the guide: “Opossum - Raccoon: Sunset, Aug. 28–the last day of Feb. No limit.”

Area rules

No WMA permits are required, but a Reelfoot Preservation Permit is needed to hunt, trap, fish or boat on Reelfoot WMA (Sportsman and Lifetime Sportsman license holders, youth under 16 and residents over 65 are exempt). Small game hunters (except waterfowl) must wear blaze orange/pink during big game hunts. Camping at state park managed campgrounds.

Nearby areas

Black Bayou Refuge around 2 miles away

C. M. Gooch WMA around 20 miles away

Three Rivers WMA around 20 miles away

Tumbleweed WMA around 20 miles away

Bogota WMA around 20 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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