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When is turkey season in Tennessee?

Tennessee's spring and fall turkey dates from Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, whether the day you pick falls inside them, and when the next ones start.

Turkey Season Dates

Turkey season · Tennessee · Today. Today falls inside Tennessee's fall turkey dates, Sep 26 to Nov 6. Check your zone below, since seasons can have gaps.

Turkey season · Tennessee · Today

Inside the printed dates

Today falls inside Tennessee's fall turkey dates, Sep 26 to Nov 6. Check your zone below, since seasons can have gaps.

Each range runs from the earliest opener in any zone or weapon type to the latest close. It can include closed days, and your zone's dates sit inside it.

  • Fall 2026

    Sep 26 to Nov 6

    Covers: fall archery and shotgun/archery

    "Archery Only Sept. 26 - Oct. 30, 2026 Nov. 2 - Nov. 6, 2026 One (1) male turkey. No bearded hens allowed. Shotgun/Archery Oct. 17 - 30, 2026"
  • Spring 2027

    Mar 27 to May 16

    Covers: spring 2027 (young sportsman through general season close)

    "Young Sportsman* March 27 - 28, 2027 ... General Season April 3 - May 16, 2027"

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Season dates, checked October 2026.

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A guide to the dates each state printed, not the regulations. Bag limits, permits, zones and weapon rules are in the state's own digest, which is the authority.

  • Each state's own dates, quoted
  • Spring and fall
  • When the next season opens

Hunting in Tennessee

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Common questions

Turkey season questions

Spring 2027 runs Mar 27 to May 16. That spans the earliest opener to the latest close, and can include closed days. Tennessee's page says: "Young Sportsman* March 27 - 28, 2027 ... General Season April 3 - May 16, 2027"

Yes. Fall 2026 runs Sep 26 to Nov 6. Tennessee's page says: "Archery Only Sept. 26 - Oct. 30, 2026 Nov. 2 - Nov. 6, 2026 One (1) male turkey. No bearded hens allowed. Shotgun/Archery Oct. 17 - 30, 2026"