Wildlife Management Area · TN

Nolichucky WMA Hunting

Nolichucky WMA

Tennessee

2,127 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

Applies to all listed opportunities

Antlered deer definition and unit antlerless limits apply.
See unit limit
2 antlered deer statewide

Details & restrictions (2)

County dates, bags, and methods apply on open WMAs unless special regulations apply.
DMU 4 5 6; 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, except as noted.

August Archery

Aug. 28–30, 2026

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

Details & restrictions

Big Game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Gun Muzzleloader Archery

Nov. 21, 2026-Jan. 3, 2027

Gun, muzzleloader, or archery

Details & restrictions

Big Game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Muzzleloader Archery

Nov. 7–20, 2026

Muzzleloader or archery

Details & restrictions

Big Game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

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

Big Game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

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

Big Game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

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.

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.

WaterfowlSee details

Local restriction

Details & restrictions

Waterfowl - Blinds, blind materials, and decoys must be removed daily at the end of legal shooting hours. During all waterfowl seasons, boats may not be anchored, moored or aground more than one (1) hour after legal waterfowl hunting hours or earlier than one (1) hour before legal shooting hours.

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

Big Game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

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.

Big Game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

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.

Big Game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

Spring

May 8–June 13, 2027

Details & restrictions

Big Game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

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.

Big Game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons, except as noted.

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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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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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