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Cheatham Lake WMA Hunting

Cheatham Lake WMA

Tennessee

2,686 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.

Regulations for

Species & Seasons

DeerMultiple seasonsArchery · Youth

Applies to all listed opportunities

Antlered deer definition and unit antlerless limits apply.
3 daily
2 antlered deer statewide

Details & restrictions (2)

County dates, bags, and methods apply on open WMAs unless special regulations apply.
DMU 1 2 3; reviewed property-to-DMU mapping required.

Archery

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

Details & restrictions

Big Game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons on Sycamore Creek upstream from a railroad trestle, Harpeth River upstream from Highway 49, and Johnson Creek upstream from Johnson Creek Bridge. Access is by boat only.

August Archery

Aug. 28–30, 2026

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

Details & restrictions

Gun Muzzleloader Archery

Nov. 21, 2026-Jan. 3, 2027

Gun, muzzleloader, or archery

Details & restrictions

Muzzleloader Archery

Nov. 7–20, 2026

Muzzleloader or archery

Details & restrictions

Young Sportsman

Oct. 31–Nov. 1, 2026; Jan. 9–10, 2027

Gun, muzzleloader, or archeryDMUs 4-6 antlerless limit is 2 total across all four days.

Details & restrictions

TurkeyMultiple seasonsSpring · Youth

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

Details & restrictions

WaterfowlMultiple seasons

Applies to all listed opportunities

blind/field restriction

Season

Oct. 23, 2026

Special opportunitywheelchair-bound hunters only

Details & restrictions

Waterfowl (wheelchair-bound only blind site) - Applications must be received by the TWRA Region II Office by noon on Oct. 23, 2026. Persons holding a permit for another blind are not eligible. Cheatham Wheelchair Blind Application.

permit/application requirement

Local restriction

Details & restrictions

Waterfowl hunting is permitted only from registered blind sites and from staked temporary blind sites during the duck season occurring from Nov. - Feb.

DoveSee details

Statewide season

Dove - Same as statewide. Hunting is permitted from designated fields only.designated location restriction

QuailNov. 7, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027

Regular

Nov. 7, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027

6 dailyOn WMAs, Nov. 7, 2026-Jan. 15, 2027 unless otherwise noted.

Details & restrictions

GrouseOct. 10, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027

Regular

Oct. 10, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027

3 daily

Details & restrictions

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

SquirrelMultiple seasonsSpring

Applies to all listed opportunities

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

Details & restrictions

RabbitNov. 7, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027

Regular

Nov. 7, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027

5 daily

Details & restrictions

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

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Hunting access: Check the official source for access conditions

Boundary: Official agency boundary

Source: Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

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Dataset: Tennessee reviewed onboarding logical properties
Ownership review: reviewed-source
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