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Tennessee hunting seasons by bear hunt zone

Every Tennessee season a person has checked against the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency's regulations for 5 units (bear hunt zone), with what's open today. Tap a unit for its boundary, the land inside it and its own season list.

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Seasons by bear hunt zone

17 season rows for 1 species, from the unit pages as of November 1, 2026. Rows that apply to several units are listed once. Both dates are included; the badge uses your device's date.

SpeciesDatesDetailsWhere
American black bearOct 31, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026firearm, BHZ 1: Carter, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington counties and Cocke north of I-40 source
American black bearOct 31, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026firearm, BHZ 2: Blount and Sevier counties, Cocke south of I-40 and Jefferson east of US 411 source
American black bearOct 31, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026firearm, BHZ 3: Monroe and Polk counties and McMinn east of US 411, except South Cherokee WMA source
American black bearOct 31, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026firearm, BHZ 4: Cumberland, Fentress, Morgan, Pickett and Scott counties; Overton, Putnam, Van Buren and White east of SR 111; Anderson west of I-75 and north of Old Lake City Hwy and Dutch Valley Rd; Campbell north of SR 63 and west of I-75; Claiborne west of US 25E and north of SR 63 source
American black bearOct 31, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026firearm, BHZ 5: Hancock and Hawkins counties source
American black bearNov 2, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026firearm, BHZ 2: Blount and Sevier counties, Cocke south of I-40 and Jefferson east of US 411 source
American black bearNov 2, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026firearm, BHZ 3: Monroe and Polk counties and McMinn east of US 411, except South Cherokee WMA source
American black bearNov 9, 2026 to Nov 16, 2026firearm, BHZ 1: Carter, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington counties and Cocke north of I-40 source
American black bearNov 21, 2026 to Nov 24, 2026firearm, BHZ 1: Carter, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington counties and Cocke north of I-40 source
American black bearNov 21, 2026 to Nov 24, 2026firearm, BHZ 2: Blount and Sevier counties, Cocke south of I-40 and Jefferson east of US 411 source
American black bearNov 21, 2026 to Nov 24, 2026firearm, BHZ 3: Monroe and Polk counties and McMinn east of US 411, except South Cherokee WMA source
American black bearNov 30, 2026 to Dec 13, 2026firearm, BHZ 3: Monroe and Polk counties and McMinn east of US 411, except South Cherokee WMA source
American black bearNov 30, 2026 to Dec 15, 2026firearm, BHZ 2: Blount and Sevier counties, Cocke south of I-40 and Jefferson east of US 411 source
American black bearNov 30, 2026 to Dec 16, 2026firearm, BHZ 1: Carter, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington counties and Cocke north of I-40 source
American black bearDec 12, 2026 to Dec 13, 2026firearm, BHZ 4: Cumberland, Fentress, Morgan, Pickett and Scott counties; Overton, Putnam, Van Buren and White east of SR 111; Anderson west of I-75 and north of Old Lake City Hwy and Dutch Valley Rd; Campbell north of SR 63 and west of I-75; Claiborne west of US 25E and north of SR 63 source
American black bearDec 12, 2026 to Dec 13, 2026firearm, BHZ 5: Hancock and Hawkins counties source
American black bearDec 31, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027firearm, BHZ 3: Monroe and Polk counties and McMinn east of US 411, except South Cherokee WMA source

The official regulations have the final word

These dates come from rows a person checked against the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency's regulations, but bag limits, licences, draws, legal hours and closures are set there and can change during the season. Read them before you hunt.

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