Season’s First Young Sportsman Deer Hunt October 28 – 29
NASHVILLE – The first of two Tennessee young sportsman deer hunts for the 2023 – 2024 season will be held the weekend of October 28 – 29, 2023. Youth ages 6 – 16 may participate using guns, muzzleloaders, 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 6-9 are not required to have a license or hunter’s education certification. Youth ages 10-12 must meet hunter education requirements or have a Type 12 apprentice license. In addition to the requirements for youth 10 – 12, youth 13 – 15 must have a junior hunting license, and 16 year old youth must have the appropriate adult licenses.
Archery season began in the state on September 23, 2023, and the first segment ends October 27, 2023, the day prior to the opening of the young sportsman hunt. The second segment of archery only season is Monday, October 30, 2023, through Friday, November 3, 2023. Muzzleloader/archery season starts November 4, 2023. In Unit CWD, gun/muzzleloader/archery season begins October 30, 2023. The statewide gun/muzzleloader/archery season has the traditional opening date of the Saturday before Thanksgiving which this year is November 18, 2023.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) recommends that all hunters obtain a 2023 – 2024 Tennessee Hunting and Trapping Guide. The guide lists license requirements, counties, and limits for each of the different deer management units. The guide is available on the TWRA website, www.tnwildlife.org, the TWRA App, and where hunting and fishing licenses are sold.
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