Young Sportsman Deer Hunt Coming October 26-27
The first of two Tennessee young sportsman deer hunts for the 2024-2025 season will be held the weekend of October 26-27, 2024.
Youth ages six to 16 may participate. Participating youth can use gun, muzzleloader, or archery equipment.
Young sportsmen must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult, 21 or older who must remain in position to take immediate control of the hunting device. The adult must also comply with the fluorescent orange regulations as specified for legal hunters. Multiple youth may be accompanied by a single qualifying adult.
Youth ages six to nine are not required to have a license or hunter’s education certification. Youth ages 10 to 12 must meet hunter education requirements or have an apprentice license. In addition to the requirements for youth 10-12, youth 13 to 15 must have a junior hunting license and 16-year-olds must have the appropriate adult licenses.
Archery season began in the state on Saturday, September 28, 2024, and the first segment ends Friday, October 25, 2024, the day prior to the opening of the young sportsman hunt. The second segment of archery only season is Monday through Friday, October 28 through November 8, 2024. Muzzleloader/archery season starts Saturday, November 9, 2024. The statewide gun/muzzleloader/archery season has the traditional opening, date of the Saturday before Thanksgiving which this year is Wednesday, November 23, 2024.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency recommends that all hunters obtain a 2024-2025 Tennessee Hunting and Trapping Guide. The guide lists license requirements, the counties and bag limits for each of the six deer management units. The guide is available on the TWRA website, www.tnwildlide.org, the TWRA App, and where hunting and fishing licenses are sold.
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