Bear Seasons & Bag Limits

Bear Reserves, Mt. Roosevelt WMA, State Parks, Scott State Forest, National Parks and Recreation Areas are closed to bear hunting unless otherwise stated.

2022 Bear Hunt Zones (BHZ) and Season (See WMA Section for Bear Seasons)

BHZ1:

Carter, Cocke (North of I-40), Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, & Washington counties.

BHZ2:

Blount, Cocke (South of I-40), Jefferson (East of Hwy 411), Sevier counties.

BHZ3:

McMinn (East of Hwy 411), Monroe, Polk counties, excluding South Cherokee WMA.

BHZ4:

Anderson (west of I-75 and north of Old Lake City Hwy and north of Dutch Valley Rd.), Campbell (north of Hwy 63 and west of I-75), Claiborne (west of 25E and north of Hwy 63), Cumberland, Fentress, Morgan, Overton (east of Hwy 111) Pickett, Putnam (east of Hwy 111), Scott, Van Buren (east of Hwy 111), White (east of Hwy 111) counties.

Transitional:

Anderson (east of I-75 and south of Old Lake City Hwy and south of Dutch Valley Rd.), Bradley, Campbell (south of Hwy 63 and east of I-75), Claiborne (east of 25E and south of Hwy 63), Grundy, Marion, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Grainger, Jefferson (west of Hwy 411), Knox, Loudon, McMinn (West of Hwy 411), Sequatchie, Union counties.