What hunters look for in Tennessee
Hunters look for West Tennessee's row-crop country and river drainages, which grow some of the biggest whitetails in the state, and for Middle Tennessee's farmland and hardwood hills, home to strong deer numbers and one of the best wild turkey populations in the South. From a lease, they want room for food plots and stands on established travel routes, without competing with a crowd.
The Cumberland Plateau and the East Tennessee mountains add rugged timber, the river bottoms draw ducks during the winter migration, and dove fields open the season in early fall.
When hunters want to be on your land
Archery deer typically opens in late September, with muzzleloader and gun seasons following through the fall and into early winter. Dove season kicks off in early September, spring turkey generally opens in April, and duck season runs during the winter migration.
Seasons, licenses and regulations are set by the state and change every year; treat this as background, not official information. Some states also have rules for landowners who lease hunting rights.
Official source: Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Leasing your Tennessee land, answered
- Who would be hunting my land in Tennessee?
- A HuntingLeaseUSA member with a paid membership, booking under their own name, not an anonymous reply to a classified ad. In Tennessee, the hunters who lease private land are mainly deer, turkey and duck hunters. On a season lease, one party holds the ground for the season, bound by your rules.
- How do I get paid for a hunting lease in Tennessee?
- The hunter pays us when they book, so you never chase anyone for money. We keep our fee and pay your share to your bank account on our regular payout run after the month the access period starts. There is no fee to be listed.
- What about liability when hunters are on my Tennessee land?
- The hunter who books signs the Access Agreement, with your rules in it, and the Liability Waiver at checkout, before they pay. Check with your own insurer or attorney about what applies to a landowner who leases hunting rights in Tennessee.
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How many acres, and what’s on it?
Tell us on a short call: row-crop fields, river bottoms or hardwood hills, and the deer, turkeys and ducks you have seen. We’ll go through how listing works and what comparable ground nearby has been leasing for. No account to create and no fee to be listed.