Turkey Seasons & Bag Limits
Fall Turkey
Open in all counties, except Bledsoe, Bradley, Crockett, Dyer, Giles, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lincoln, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, Polk, Shelby, Tipton, Unicoi, and Wayne counties are closed to all fall turkey hunting.
During the fall turkey season, a turkey hunter may not be in possession of both archery equipment and shotguns and/or rifles. Any turkey harvested during the fall season counts toward the county bag limit of one (1). Hunters may hunt in any county they have not filled their fall bag limit.
Archery
Sept. 24 - Oct. 28 and Oct 31 - Nov. 4, 2022 (same as deer archery-only season)
Shotgun/Archery
Oct. 15-28, 2022
Fall Turkey Bag Limit
One (1) bearded turkey per county.
Spring Turkey
All counties are open to spring turkey seasons, however there are some exceptions on public land (see WMA section for details).
Statewide
Young Sportsman1: April 8-9, 2023
Shotgun/Archery: April 15 - May 28, 2023
Spring Turkey Bag Limit
One (1) bearded turkey per day, not to exceed two (2) per season, only one can be a jake. An adult gobbler is defined by having one of the following: wing feathers have white barring all the way to the tip, tail feathers are the same length, beard is longer than 6 inches, or a spur is at least 1/2 inch long.
1 Any turkey harvested during the Young Sports-man Hunt counts toward the statewide spring season limit of two (2).
