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Tennessee Turkey Season 2026-27

Spring 2027: April 3, 2027 to May 16, 2027. Fall 2026: September 26, 2026 to November 6, 2026. Every date below was read from Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s own published page, linked beside it, on the date shown.

This page covers the 2026-27 season year. Dates were read from the agency sources linked below, last checked September 2, 2026. Seasons change annually and agencies correct their own pages; confirm against the linked agency page before you hunt.
April 3, 2027 to May 16, 2027
Spring 2027
published
September 26, 2026 to November 6, 2026
Fall 2026
published
Statewide
Zone structure
as the agency draws it
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Source
read 2026-09-01
The flagship

Spring 2027 turkey season in Tennessee

Spring 2027 season

published

Spring 2027 season opens in 170 days, on April 3, 2027.

Tennessee spring 2027 season, as published by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
StatewideApril 3, 2027May 16, 2027

Dates read from Summary of Tennessee Hunting and Trapping Seasons Dates (2026-2027), accessed 2026-09-01.

A young sportsman weekend also exists in late March 2027.

April 3 - May 16, 2027
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Read it at the source
Close view of a strutting male wild turkey with fanned tail in California grassland
A western tom in strut. Merriam’s and Rio Grande birds carry the western seasons. “Male wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) strutting” by Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0
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The other half

Fall 2026 turkey season in Tennessee

Fall 2026 season

published

Fall 2026 season is OPEN now in the Statewide, open counties (archery only), through October 30, 2026.

Tennessee fall 2026 season, as published by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
ZoneOpensClosesNotes
Statewide, open counties (archery only)September 26, 2026October 30, 2026first archery segment; county closures apply, see agency
Statewide, open counties (archery only)November 2, 2026November 6, 2026second archery segment; county closures apply, see agency
Shotgun and archery, open countiesOctober 17, 2026October 30, 2026Closed in Crockett, Dyer, Giles, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lincoln, Shelby, Tipton, and Wayne counties

Dates read from Summary of Tennessee Hunting and Trapping Seasons Dates (2026-2027), accessed 2026-09-01.

Fall turkey dates vary by method and county closures apply.

Trail camera photo of a wild turkey flock feeding through green woods
A fall flock on a trail camera at Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge. Fall seasons, where held, hunt birds grouped like this. “Wild turkey flock” — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters — Public domain
Why the window sits where it does

Spring seasons are built around the breeding season

Spring turkey seasons exist because of a biological coincidence that favors the hunter and protects the flock at the same time: gobblers are at their most vocal and callable in the weeks when hens are being bred and beginning to nest. Agencies set their windows so that most hens are already on nests while gobblers are still responsive, which is why the opener sweeps north with spring itself, from the Gulf states in March to the northern tier in May.

The dates are an annual regulatory decision, not a fixed calendar, which is why this page reads them from Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency each season year and states the year it covers.

Wild turkey hen crossing a path with three well grown poults
A hen with poults. Spring season structures exist to protect nesting hens while gobblers are still callable. “Wild turkeys (hen with poults)” — ShenandoahNPS / Luca Pfeiffer — Public domain
Rules

Tennessee turkey hunting regulations

Season windows are carried here with their source and read date attached. Everything else a hunter is bound by is set by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, and its regulations page is linked below.

Current Tennessee regulations

Bag limits, legal methods, shooting hours, license and permit requirements, and youth or special season rules for Tennessee are set by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, are legally binding and change annually. Its current regulations page is linked here.

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency: current regulations

Turkey season dates in other states

Tennessee duck seasonThe other 2026-27 season calendar: duck and goose dates by zone and flyway.Tennessee deer rutWhen deer actually breed, from the conception studies agencies publish.Tennessee fall foliageFall turkey weeks and peak color often overlap. Plan the same trip.

Tennessee turkey season questions

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Three wild turkey toms displaying side by side in late winter brush
Toms displaying in late winter. By the time most spring seasons open, flocks like this have broken up. “Leader Of The Pack” by Paul VanDerWerf, CC BY 2.0

This page covers the 2026-27 season year with data as of September 2, 2026. Every season window is republished from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency page linked beside it, read on the date shown; windows the agency had not yet published are labelled not yet published. Bag limits, legal methods, shooting hours and license rules are set by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, whose page is the final word on the day you hunt. See also the national turkey season guide.