Lick Creek Bottom WMA

TWRA Region 4 · East Tennessee · TWRA wildlife area

Lick Creek Bottom WMA is a public dove field that TWRA lists for Region 4, East Tennessee.

2026 hunt days: September 1, 2026: youth with one adult until noon, then open to all hunters at noon. TWRA's text then says the field is closed until September 5, and also that it is open to all hunters from noon for the rest of the season, so the schedule is unclear. Confirm with TWRA.
Permit: WMA small game permit
Size: 20 acres
Crops: 17 wheat, top sown; 5 wheat, burned; 4 buckwheat, bush hogged; 4 millet, bush hogged (as of August 27, 2026)
Location: 36.15708, -83.0699

Directions

Take I-81 exit 23 toward Greeneville on Hwy 11E and go 0.6 miles. Turn right on N. Mohawk Rd (it becomes S. Mohawk Rd) and continue 6.2 miles. Parking is on the left.

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Field rules

Youth only, with one adult, until noon.

For every field

Shotgun plugs and a Migratory Bird Permit are required unless an exception applies.
Hunter education is required for anyone born on or after January 1, 1969.
Fields without special dates follow the statewide dove season, which opens at noon on September 1.
Fields can fill up. Capacity may be limited depending on turnout.

Hunt days are the 2026 dates TWRA published. Checked against TWRA on November 11, 2026. Seasons, permits and field rules change, so confirm with TWRA before you go, at the page below or at (615) 781-6500.

TWRA Region 4 dove fields (East Tennessee): page updated August 27, 2026; crop status as of August 27, 2026

Nearby dove fields

Joachim Bible Refuge · 0.8 miles away in a straight line
Hamblen County: Gilbert Farm · 7.8 miles away in a straight line
Greene County: Myers Field · 7.9 miles away in a straight line
Greene County: Johnson Field · 10.0 miles away in a straight line

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