Wildlife Management Area · TN

West Sandy WMA Hunting

West Sandy WMA

Tennessee

4,521 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.
Big Game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons except as noted. Closed to Fall turkey hunting.
3 daily

Details & restrictions (4)

2 antlered deer statewide
blind/field restriction
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

Closed

FallClosed to Fall turkey hunting

Spring General

April 3–25, 2027

Spring Turkey - April 3–25, 2027. One (1) male bearded turkey counts toward the statewide bag limit.1 male daily

Details & restrictions

2 males; only 1 jake

blind/field restriction

Public-land/WMA exceptions and local listings apply.

Young Sportsman

March 27–28, 2027

Big Game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons except as noted. Closed to Fall turkey hunting.youth eligibility

Details & restrictions

blind/field restriction

Waterfowl2 opportunities

Applies to all listed opportunities

blind/field restriction

Local restriction

3 p.m. closing

Details & restrictions

Waterfowl - Waterfowl hunting closes at 3 p.m. (CST) each day of the regular statewide waterfowl seasons, except the last day of duck seasons and remaining goose seasons when hunting closes at sunset. Any temporary blinds, hides, and decoys must be at least 200 yards from any permanent blind and removed at the end of the hunt day.

Local restriction

Quota requiredSpecial opportunity

Details & restrictions

Waterfowl (Wheelchair-bound Only Blind Sites) - Applications must be received by the TWRA Region I Office by noon on the fourth Friday in October. Persons holding a permit for another blind are not eligible to compete in the wheelchair-bound blind drawing. If the blind is not occupied by shooting time, another wheelchair-bound hunter and 1 to 3 assistants (at least one assistant must be age 16 or older) may occupy the blind for that day. Hunting is restricted to wheelchair hunters and assistants only within the marked wheelchair-hunting zone at designated blinds. Waterfowl Wheelchair Sites.

wheelchair-bound hunters only

permit/application requirement

draw

QuailNov. 7, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027

Regular

Nov. 7, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027

Big Game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons except as noted. Closed to Fall turkey hunting.6 daily

Details & restrictions

blind/field restriction

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

GrouseOct. 10, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027

Regular

Oct. 10, 2026-Feb. 28, 2027

Big Game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons except as noted. Closed to Fall turkey hunting.3 daily

Details & restrictions

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

blind/field restriction

SquirrelMultiple seasonsSpring

Applies to all listed opportunities

Big Game, Small Game, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons except as noted. Closed to Fall turkey hunting.
10 daily
blind/field restriction

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, and Trapping - Same as statewide seasons except as noted. Closed to Fall turkey hunting.5 daily

Details & restrictions

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

blind/field restriction

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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
Data review: Reviewed before staging

Boundary source: Tennessee reviewed logical properties ↗

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