2008-2009 DEER SEASONS

Legal Bucks
Deer must have antlers a minimum of 3 inches in length on buck-only or antlered-only hunts.

Antlerless Deer
Defined as those deer with no antlers or deer with antlers less than 3 inches in length.

Albino Deer
Hunting, trapping, or possession of albino deer is prohibited as set forth in TCA Chapter 70-4-130. An albino deer is a deer with a lack, or significant deficiency, of pigment in the skin and hair, and has pink eyes.

White-Tailed Deer Hunting Units and Bag Limits
For better wildlife management, Tennessee is divided into three deer units.

• The statewide bag limit for antlered bucks is three (3), except a hunter make take no more than two (2) antlered bucks from
  UNIT B.
• No more than one (1) antlered deer may be taken per day.
• The only way the bag limit of three (3) antlered bucks may be exceeded is:
  a) if bucks are taken on TWRA managed hunts where bucks are noted as bonus deer (see WMA listings).
  b) if bucks are taken on NWR or other federally managed hunts where the bucks are noted as bonus deer.
  Contact these areas for specific regulations.
  

UNIT A SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS

Printable Deer Season Calendar - Units A & L
Printable Deer Season Calendar - Unit B

UNIT A includes the following counties: Benton, Bledsoe, Bradley, Chester, Clay, Crockett, Cumberland, DeKalb, Dyer, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lake, Lauderdale, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Overton, Perry, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Sequatchie, Tipton, Van Buren, Warren, and White.

** Youths 6-16 years of age only. Each young sportsman must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult, 21 years of age or older, who must remain in a position to take immediate control of the hunting device and who must also comply with fluorescent orange regulations, as specified for legal hunters. Multiple youths may be accompanied by a single qualifying adult. Youths 10 years of age or older must meet Hunter Education requirements.

UNIT B SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS

UNIT B includes the following counties: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Fentress, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Pickett, Polk, Scott, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, and Washington.

**Youths 6-16 years of age only. Each young sportsman must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult, 21 years of age or older, who must remain in a position to take immediate control of the hunting device and who must also comply with fluorescent orange regulations, as specified for legal hunters. Multiple youths may be accompanied by a single qualifying adult. Youths 10 years of age or older must meet Hunter Education requirements.

UNIT L SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS

UNIT L includes the following counties: Bedford, Cannon, Carroll, Cheatham, Coffee, Davidson, Decatur, Dickson, Fayette, Franklin, Gibson, Giles, Hardeman, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Marshall, Maury, McNairy, Montgomery, Moore, Obion, Robertson, Rutherford, Shelby, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Wayne, Weakley, Williamson, and Wilson.

* A Type 094 permit is required to hunt antlerless deer during this season except for landowners hunting under the landowner exemption (as described in T.C.A. 70-2-204), Sportsman and Lifetime Sportsman license holders, and hunters who possess a Type 167 permit.

** Youths 6-16 years of age only. Each young sportsman must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult, 21 years of age or older, who must remain in a position to take immediate control of the hunting device and who must also comply with fluorescent orange regulations, as specified for legal hunters. Multiple youths may be accompanied by a single qualifying adult. Youths 10 years of age or older must meet Hunter Education requirements.