Tennessee Fishing & Hunting

Tennessee Fishing & Hunting License

Tennessee requires license for both. No Sunday hunting on WMAs. Liberal deer limits. Elk permits by draw (restored herd).

FISHING: License required age 13+ ($33 resident combination hunt/fish license, $98 non-resident annual all-species license). Trout stamp for stocked waters. HUNTING: License required ($33 resident combination hunt/fish base license — supplemental licenses required for big game/waterfowl, $305 non-resident annual all-game license). SUNDAY HUNTING prohibited on WMAs. Deer: liberal limits (varies by unit, 2 bucks + antlerless). ELK restored in east TN - permits by draw only. Turkey: 4 per spring season. Bear permits for eastern mountains. Hunter education required. Tenn. Code §70-2.