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Turkey Seasons & Bag Limits

Fall Turkey

Open in all counties, except Crockett, Dyer, Giles, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lincoln, Shelby, Tipton, and Wayne counties are closed.

During the fall turkey season, a turkey hunter may not be in possession of both archery equipment and shotguns and/or rifles. Any turkey harvested during the fall season counts toward the statewide bag limit of one (1).

Archery

Sept. 27–Oct. 24 and Oct. 27–Nov. 7, 2025 (same as deer archery-only season)

Shotgun/Archery

Oct. 11–24, 2025

Fall Turkey Bag Limit

One (1) male turkey.

Spring Turkey

All counties are open to spring turkey seasons, however there are some exceptions on public land (see WMA section for details). Birds may be harvested from any combination of Turkey Management Units, not to exceed the statewide season limit. See map below of Turkey Management Units.

Statewide

Young Sportsman1: April 4–5, 2026

Shotgun/Archery: April 11–May 24, 2026

Spring Turkey Bag Limit

One (1) male turkey per day, not to exceed two (2) per season, only one can be a jake. An adult gobbler is defined by having one of the following: wing feathers have white barring all the way to the tip, tail feathers are the same length, beard is longer than 6 inches, or a spur is at least 1/2 inch long. All hens (including bearded hens) are illegal to harvest.

1 Any turkey harvested during the Young Sports-man Hunt counts toward the statewide spring season limit of two (2).

Turkey Management Units

Identifying Adult Gobblers

An adult gobbler has at least one of the following:

1. The beard is longer than 6 inches.

2. Tail feathers are the same length.

3. A spur is at least 1/2 in long.

4. Wing feathers have white barring all the way to the tip.

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• General Info
  • Public Hunting Information
  • Manner & Means
  • Youth Hunts & Information
  • Hunter Education
  • Big Game Check-in Procedures
  • CWD in Tennessee
  • TWRA Offices
  • TWRA Firing Ranges Regional Information
• Licenses, Permits & Fees
  • License Information
  • License Fees
  • License Exemptions
• Hunting Regulations
  • General Regulations
  • Deer Regulations
  • Turkey Regulations
  • Big Game Regulations
  • Federal Migratory Bird Regulations
  • Small Game Regulations
  • Elk Regulations
  • Sandhill Crane Regulations
  • Bear Regulations
  • Wild Hog Regulations
• Seasons & Limits
  • Deer Seasons & Bag Limits
  • Turkey Seasons & Bag Limits
  • Elk Seasons & Bag Limits
  • Small Game Seasons & Bag Limits
  • Migratory Bird Seasons & Bag Limits
  • Duck & Sandhill Crane Seasons & Bag Limits
  • Goose Seasons & Bag Limits
  • Bear Seasons & Bag Limits
  • New Night Hunting Season for Coyote and Bobcat
• Management Areas
  • Wildlife Management Area General Regulations
  • Quota Hunts
  • Tier Designations on WMAs
  • Region I
  • Region II
  • Region III
  • Region IV
• PDF Downloads
  • Bear Harvest Biological Information Form
  • Farmland Owner License Exemption Statement
  • Hunter Landowner Permission Card
  •