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Thorny Cypress

2026-27 season. Dyer County, 3,100 acres. Tract I between Hwy. 104 and I-155; Tract II between Boothspoint Rd. and White Lake 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: “Big Game: Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Closed to Fall turkey hunting.”

Turkey

Mar 27–28

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

In the guide: “Turkey (Young Sportsman): Same as statewide season.”

Apr 3–25

Any legal weapon.

In the guide: “Turkey: April 3–April 25. One (1) male bearded turkey, counts toward statewide bag limit.”

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: “Waterfowl: Same as statewide season.”

Nov 28 – Jan 31

Follows the statewide season (ducks, geese, and teal Nov 28–29, Dec 5 – Jan 31), Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only, shooting ends at 3 pm. Quota hunt.

Designated pools are allocated by computer draw.

In the guide: “Waterfowl: Hunting of waterfowl during the duck season occurring in Nov.–Feb. permitted only on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the first and last day of each segment of the late duck seasons and the youth/military waterfowl seasons. All waterfowl hunting shall cease at 3 p.m. each day, except the last day of each season and the remaining goose seasons when hunting shall close at sunset.”

Geese

Feb 1–14

Follows the statewide season (Feb 1–14).

Read here as the goose season left after ducks close Jan. 31; the guide doesn't say which days count as after the youth/military seasons, so check with the area.

In the guide: “Waterfowl: Goose season to coincide with statewide season after the youth/military waterfowl season, no pool restrictions or day, except the last day of each season and the remaining goose seasons when hunting shall close at sunset.”

Small game, grouse, woodcock, dove, 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
  • Dove: Sep 1–28, Oct 10 – Nov 1, Dec 8 – Jan 15
  • Raccoon: Sep 18 – Mar 15

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

Area rules

Areas within 150 yards of draw waterfowl pools are closed during small game, trapping and statewide deer gun seasons. Designated pools (except Pools 10, 11 and 12) are allocated by computer draw; temporary blinds at numbered stakes. No waterfowl hunters in Pools 10, 11 and 12 (non-draw pools), and no access to them from two hours after shooting hours end until 4 a.m. during the duck season. No permanent blinds.

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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