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White Oak 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

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 and bag limit.”

Apr 3–25

Any legal weapon.

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

Dove

Follows the statewide season (Sep 1–28, Oct 10–30, Dec 8 – Jan 8, Jan 11–15).

In the guide: “Dove: Sept. 1, noon-sunset. Continuing with 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 8, Jan 11–31
  • Geese: Sep 1–20, Oct 10–22, Nov 28–29, Dec 5 – Jan 8, Jan 11 – Feb 14

Hunting closes at sunset on the last day of duck seasons and during the remaining goose seasons.

In the guide: “Waterfowl: Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Waterfowl hunting closes at 3 p.m. each day of the regular statewide waterfowl seasons, except the last day of duck seasons and remaining goose seasons when hunting closes at sunset. All types of water traffic prohibited after 5 p.m.”

Nov 28 – Jan 31

Follows the statewide season (ducks, geese, and teal Nov 28–29, Dec 5 – Jan 8, Jan 11–31), shooting ends at 3 pm. Quota hunt.

In the guide: “Waterfowl (Lebanon Pond): Lebanon Pond waterfowl hunting area will be allocated by computer draw. Draw hunts will be Opening weekend(s), Monday-Thursday, and Friday-Sunday within the late waterfowl season.”

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

Closed Oct 31 – Nov 1, Jan 9–10.

The statewide Young Sportsman deer days.

In the guide: “All small game hunting is closed during Young Sportsman deer hunts.”

Quail

Dec 1–31

Any legal weapon.

In the guide: “Quail: Dec. 1–31.”

Squirrel, rabbit, grouse, woodcock, and raccoon

Follows the statewide seasons.

  • Squirrel: Aug 22 – Oct 30, Nov 2 – Jan 8, Jan 11 – Mar 15, May 8 – Jun 13
  • Rabbit: Nov 7 – Jan 8, Jan 11 – Feb 28
  • Grouse: Oct 10–30, Nov 2 – Jan 8, Jan 11 – Feb 28
  • Woodcock: Nov 14 – Dec 6, Jan 11–31
  • Raccoon: Sep 18 – Oct 30, Nov 2 – Jan 8, Jan 11 – Mar 15

In the guide: “Small Game: Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. All small game hunting is closed during Young Sportsman deer hunts.”

Area rules

All water traffic is prohibited five days before the opening day(s) of the statewide duck season. No waterfowl hunters on the area before 4 a.m. on opening days, or from 5 p.m. to 4 a.m. during the late duck season. Lebanon Pond is drawn (opening weekends, Monday–Thursday, and Friday–Sunday in the late season) and hunted from staked temporary blinds.

Nearby areas

Cypress Pond Refuge around 20 miles away

Beech River WMA around 20 miles away

Chambers Creek around 20 miles away

Eagle Creek WMA around 25 miles away

Browntown 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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