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Buffalo Springs WMA Hunting

Buffalo Springs WMA

Tennessee

333 acresManaged by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

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Hunting regulations

Official regulations ↗

Current season: 2026-2027. Verify current regulations and closures before hunting.

Species & Seasons

DeerMultiple seasonsArchery · Youth

Archery

Sept. 26–Oct. 30, 2026; Nov. 2–6, 2026

Antlered deer definition and unit antlerless limits apply.Big game, Small Game, Trapping, and Dog Training - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Shotgun only during small game.

Details & restrictions

See unit limit

2 antlered deer statewide

County dates, bags, and methods apply on open WMAs unless special regulations apply.

DMU 4 5 6; reviewed property-to-DMU mapping required.

August Archery

Aug. 28–30, 2026

Archery onlyAntlered deer definition and unit antlerless limits apply.

Details & restrictions

Big game, Small Game, Trapping, and Dog Training - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Shotgun only during small game.

Private lands and select Unit 1 WMAs only; no antlerless harvest.

See unit limit

2 antlered deer statewide

County dates, bags, and methods apply on open WMAs unless special regulations apply.

DMU 4 5 6; reviewed property-to-DMU mapping required.

Gun Muzzleloader Archery

Nov. 21, 2026-Jan. 3, 2027

Gun, muzzleloader, or archeryAntlered deer definition and unit antlerless limits apply.

Details & restrictions

Big game, Small Game, Trapping, and Dog Training - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Shotgun only during small game.

See unit limit

2 antlered deer statewide

County dates, bags, and methods apply on open WMAs unless special regulations apply.

DMU 4 5 6; reviewed property-to-DMU mapping required.

Muzzleloader Archery

Nov. 7–20, 2026

Muzzleloader or archeryAntlered deer definition and unit antlerless limits apply.

Details & restrictions

Big game, Small Game, Trapping, and Dog Training - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Shotgun only during small game.

See unit limit

2 antlered deer statewide

County dates, bags, and methods apply on open WMAs unless special regulations apply.

DMU 4 5 6; reviewed property-to-DMU mapping required.

Young Sportsman

Oct. 31–Nov. 1, 2026; Jan. 9–10, 2027

Gun, muzzleloader, or archeryAntlered deer definition and unit antlerless limits apply.

Details & restrictions

Big game, Small Game, Trapping, and Dog Training - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Shotgun only during small game.

DMUs 4-6 antlerless limit is 2 total across all four days.

See unit limit

2 antlered deer statewide

County dates, bags, and methods apply on open WMAs unless special regulations apply.

DMU 4 5 6; reviewed property-to-DMU mapping required.

archery only

Deer - Archery equipment only.

TurkeyMultiple seasonsSpring · Youth

Applies to all listed opportunities

Big game, Small Game, Trapping, and Dog Training - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Shotgun only during small game.

Fall

Archery Sept. 26–Oct. 30 and Nov. 2–Nov. 6, 2026; Shotgun/Archery Oct. 17–30, 2026

One male totalWMA-specific exceptions and quota dates control.

Details & restrictions

Closed in Crockett, Dyer, Giles, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lincoln, Shelby, Tipton, and Wayne counties.

Spring General

April 3–May 16, 2027

1 male daily2 males; only 1 jake

Details & restrictions

Public-land/WMA exceptions and local listings apply.

Young Sportsman

March 27–28, 2027

DoveSept. 1, 2026

Season

Sept. 1, 2026

Details & restrictions

Dove - Sept. 1, 2026, opens at noon, and Sept. 5 & 7, 2026, gate opens at 6:30 am. The remainder of the statewide seasons is walk-in only. All fields return to same as statewide season beginning Sept.8, 2026, and are open to all hunters. Do not block the gate.

QuailClosedNo open season

Closed

QuailQuail hunting closed

GrouseOct. 10, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027

Regular

Oct. 10, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027

Big game, Small Game, Trapping, and Dog Training - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Shotgun only during small game.3 daily

Details & restrictions

WMA statewide rows use county dates, bags, and methods unless special regulations apply.

SquirrelMultiple seasonsSpring

Applies to all listed opportunities

Big game, Small Game, Trapping, and Dog Training - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Shotgun only during small game.
10 daily

Regular

Aug. 22, 2026-March 15, 2027

Details & restrictions

WMA statewide rows use county dates, bags, and methods unless special regulations apply.

Spring

May 8–June 13, 2027

RabbitNov. 7, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027

Regular

Nov. 7, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027

Big game, Small Game, Trapping, and Dog Training - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Shotgun only during small game.5 daily

Details & restrictions

WMA statewide rows use county dates, bags, and methods unless special regulations apply.

Official resources

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Boundary: Official agency boundary

Source: Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

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Source and review details

Dataset: Tennessee reviewed onboarding logical properties
Ownership review: reviewed-source
Data review: Reviewed before staging

Boundary source: Tennessee reviewed logical properties ↗

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