Wildlife Management Area · TN

Cordell Hull WMA Hunting

Cordell Hull WMA

Tennessee

14,523 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.
Big game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Closed to quail hunting. The wheelchair-bound hunter zone is open to wheelchair-bound hunters only.
3 daily

Details & restrictions (4)

2 antlered deer statewide
wheelchair-bound hunters only
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

August Archery

Aug. 28–30, 2026

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

Gun Muzzleloader Archery

Nov. 21, 2026-Jan. 3, 2027

Gun, muzzleloader, or archery

Muzzleloader Archery

Nov. 7–20, 2026

Muzzleloader or archery

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.

TurkeyMultiple seasonsSpring · Youth

Applies to all listed opportunities

wheelchair-bound hunters only

Local restriction

Details & restrictions

Deer, Turkey, Wheelchair-Bound Hunter Only Zone - That area in the old “Corps of Engineers Roaring River Campground” area of Cordell Hull WMA (north of Hwy. 135, north of Roaring River, south and east of Hwy. 85, and west of Old Roaring River Iron Bridge Road).

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

Big game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Closed to quail hunting. The wheelchair-bound hunter zone is open to wheelchair-bound hunters only.

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

Big game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Closed to quail hunting. The wheelchair-bound hunter zone is open to wheelchair-bound hunters only.

Public-land/WMA exceptions and local listings apply.

Young Sportsman

March 27–28, 2027

Details & restrictions

Big game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Closed to quail hunting. The wheelchair-bound hunter zone is open to wheelchair-bound hunters only.

QuailClosedNo open season

Closed

QuailClosed to quail hunting

GrouseOct. 10, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027

Regular

Oct. 10, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027

3 dailywheelchair-bound hunters only

Details & restrictions

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

Big game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Closed to quail hunting. The wheelchair-bound hunter zone is open to wheelchair-bound hunters only.

SquirrelMultiple seasonsSpring

Applies to all listed opportunities

Big game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Closed to quail hunting. The wheelchair-bound hunter zone is open to wheelchair-bound hunters only.
10 daily
wheelchair-bound hunters only

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

5 dailywheelchair-bound hunters only

Details & restrictions

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

Big game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Closed to quail hunting. The wheelchair-bound hunter zone is open to wheelchair-bound hunters only.