The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission has approved the recommendations for no changes to deer or turkey season and bag limits. A change has been made in Bear Hunt Zone 2 to shift nine days of the December bear hunting season earlier to October.
Two new public hunting areas have been established. They are the 6,500-acre Scott’s Gulf Centennial State Park in White/Van Buren counties and the 5,500-acre Wolf River State Forest in Fayette County.
Notable changes in the Wildlife Management Area season recommendations include compliance with the new amendment in state law to allow fluorescent pink to meet the hunter orange requirements and small game hunters to wear 500 square inches of fluorescent orange or pink when hunting during big game seasons.
A complete list of regulations will be in the 2025-26 Tennessee Fishing, Hunting, and Trapping Guide which will be available in July.