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Skinner Mountain

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

Follows the statewide seasons.

  • Archery: Sep 26 – Oct 30, Nov 2–6
  • Young sportsman: Oct 31 – Nov 1
  • Muzzleloader: Nov 7–20
  • Gun: Nov 21 – Jan 3

In the guide: “Big Game: Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Deer season follows Deer Management Unit 4.”

Deer, turkey, bear, small game, grouse, woodcock, dove, ducks and geese, raccoon, furbearers, and coyote

Closed Jan 8–10.

In the guide: “Wild Hog (Control Season): Only authorized participants allowed on the area during the Wild Hog Control Season.”

Bear

Follows the statewide season (zone 4 archery Sep 26 – Oct 23), archery only.

In the guide: “Bear: Same as statewide Bear Hunt Zone 4. Archery only. See page 72-73 for bear hunting details.”

Turkey

Follows the statewide seasons.

  • Fall archery: Sep 26 – Oct 30, Nov 2–6
  • Fall shotgun: Oct 17–30
  • Spring young sportsman: Mar 27–28
  • Spring: Apr 3 – May 16

In the guide: “Big Game: Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Deer season follows Deer Management Unit 4.”

Small game, grouse, woodcock, dove, ducks and geese, and raccoon

Follows the statewide seasons.

  • Squirrel: Aug 22 – Jan 7, Jan 11 – Mar 15, May 8 – Jun 13
  • Rabbit: Nov 7 – Jan 7, Jan 11 – Feb 28
  • Quail: Nov 7 – Jan 7, Jan 11–15
  • Grouse: Oct 10 – Jan 7, Jan 11 – Feb 28
  • Woodcock: Nov 14 – Dec 6, Jan 11–31
  • Dove: Sep 1–28, Oct 10 – Nov 1, Dec 8 – Jan 7, Jan 11–15
  • Ducks and teal: Sep 12–16, Nov 28–29, Dec 5 – Jan 7, Jan 11–31
  • Geese: Sep 1–20, Oct 10–22, Nov 28–29, Dec 5 – Jan 7, Jan 11 – Feb 14
  • Raccoon: Sep 18 – Jan 6, Jan 11 – Mar 15

In the guide: “Small Game: Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Trapping and small game hunting closes at sunset the day before hog control season.”

Small game, grouse, woodcock, dove, and ducks and geese

Closed Jan 8–10.

Closed from sunset the day before; open by day until then.

In the guide: “Trapping and small game hunting closes at sunset the day before hog control season.”

Raccoon

Closed Jan 7–10.

The night before each hunt, too.

In the guide: “Trapping and small game hunting closes at sunset the day before hog control season.”

Hogs

Jan 8–10

Any legal weapon. Quota hunt.

Participants must wear 500 square inches of blaze orange/pink. Any legal weapon for deer, bear or elk. Legal hours 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.

In the guide: “Wild Hog (Control Season - Dogs Permitted): Jan. 8–10. No limit, either sex. Only authorized participants allowed on the area during the Wild Hog Control Season.”

Area rules

Hooved animal riding, bicycling and OHV use need a hunting and fishing license and WMA permit or a High Impact Habitat Conservation Permit; OHVs from the fourth Saturday in August through the second Sunday in June. Wild hogs may be taken during any deer hunt by legal deer hunters. Dog training Sept. 1–March 15.

Nearby areas

Alpine Mountain around 10 miles away

Pickett State Forest around 15 miles away

Jackson Swamp around 15 miles away

Standing Stone State Forest around 20 miles away

Catoosa WMA around 25 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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