Nashville, TN – Harvests from Tennessee’s first Young Sportsman Deer Hunt of the 2013-14 season were very similar to the fall of 2012, showing a slight increase. The youth hunt was held across the state on October 26th-27th.
The young sportsmen harvested 8,484 deer in Tennessee’s 95 counties. The number is up 150 deer from 2012’s 8,334.
Counties rounding out the top 10 in harvests were Fayette 180, Lincoln 173, Montgomery 170, Hardeman 160, and Franklin and Roane each with 155.
The opening of muzzleloader/archery season in the state is November 9th. Gun/archery/muzzleloader season opens on the Saturday prior to Thanksgiving which this year is November 23rd. The season will then continue through January 5th, 2104.
The second Young Sportsman Hunt of the 2013-14 season will be January 11th-12th, 2014.
