Wildlife Management Area · TN

Yanahli WMA Hunting

Yanahli WMA

Tennessee

12,861 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.
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, Trapping, Coyote hunting, and Dog Training are the same as statewide seasons. Centerfire can be used outside of any big game hunt and may be used during the deer gun season.

August Archery

Aug. 28–30, 2026

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

Details & restrictions

Big game, Small Game, Trapping, Coyote hunting, and Dog Training are the same as statewide seasons. Centerfire can be used outside of any big game hunt and may be used during the deer gun season.

Gun Muzzleloader Archery

Nov. 21, 2026-Jan. 3, 2027

Gun, muzzleloader, or archery

Details & restrictions

Big game, Small Game, Trapping, Coyote hunting, and Dog Training are the same as statewide seasons. Centerfire can be used outside of any big game hunt and may be used during the deer gun season.

Muzzleloader Archery

Nov. 7–20, 2026

Muzzleloader or archery

Details & restrictions

Big game, Small Game, Trapping, Coyote hunting, and Dog Training are the same as statewide seasons. Centerfire can be used outside of any big game hunt and may be used during the deer gun season.

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, Trapping, Coyote hunting, and Dog Training are the same as statewide seasons. Centerfire can be used outside of any big game hunt and may be used during the deer gun season.

TurkeyMultiple seasonsSpring · Youth

Spring

Details & restrictions

Spring turkey Same as the statewide season. Bag limit one (1) male bearded turkey during the first 14 days of the statewide season, not to exceed two (2) for the season.

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, Trapping, Coyote hunting, and Dog Training are the same as statewide seasons. Centerfire can be used outside of any big game hunt and may be used during the deer gun season.

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, Trapping, Coyote hunting, and Dog Training are the same as statewide seasons. Centerfire can be used outside of any big game hunt and may be used during the deer gun season.

Public-land/WMA exceptions and local listings apply.

Young Sportsman

March 27–28, 2027

Details & restrictions

Big game, Small Game, Trapping, Coyote hunting, and Dog Training are the same as statewide seasons. Centerfire can be used outside of any big game hunt and may be used during the deer gun season.

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, Trapping, Coyote hunting, and Dog Training are the same as statewide seasons. Centerfire can be used outside of any big game hunt and may be used during the deer gun season.

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, Trapping, Coyote hunting, and Dog Training are the same as statewide seasons. Centerfire can be used outside of any big game hunt and may be used during the deer gun season.

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, Trapping, Coyote hunting, and Dog Training are the same as statewide seasons. Centerfire can be used outside of any big game hunt and may be used during the deer gun season.

Spring

May 8–June 13, 2027

Details & restrictions

Big game, Small Game, Trapping, Coyote hunting, and Dog Training are the same as statewide seasons. Centerfire can be used outside of any big game hunt and may be used during the deer gun season.

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, Trapping, Coyote hunting, and Dog Training are the same as statewide seasons. Centerfire can be used outside of any big game hunt and may be used during the deer gun season.

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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

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