In Tennessee, Archery season starts Sept. 25 and runs thru Jan. 9th.
- Muzzleloader and Gun season happen within this span.
- Muzzleloader season: Nov. 6th - Nov. 19th.
- Rifle/Muzzleloader: Nov. 20th - Dec. 5th then again Dec. 18th - Jan. 9th.

Bag limit is 3 deer per day. Only one of the 3 can be antlered.
You can take ONLY 3 antlered deer for the whole years season.

Needless to say hunters don't pass on many does.

My person restrictions are NO short nose antlerless deer. I don't want to shoot a yearling buck, thinking it's a doe.

NO buck unless it has a spread at least 2 inches beyond it's ears , unless it has a tall rack and i field judge it to be at least a 125 to 130.

The guys I hunt with pretty much follow these same restrictions.