Old Hickory WMA

TWRA Region 2 · Middle Tennessee · TWRA wildlife area

Old Hickory WMA is a public dove field that TWRA lists for Region 2, Middle Tennessee.

2026 hunt days: September 5 is youth only. Open to all ages September 6, then Wednesdays and Fridays through Sundays of the first segment only.
Permit: WMA small game permit
Size: 20 acres
Crops: 20 wheat, burned (as of August 31, 2026)
Location: 36.29849, -86.3606

Directions

From Lebanon take Coles Ferry Pike to Berea Church Rd, then N Denny Rd. The gate is at the dead end of the road. (TWRA's directions text is partly garbled for this field.)

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Field rules

Youth gate opens at 5 a.m. and a handheld drawing for stake positions is at 6 a.m.; the hunt ends at sunset.
After opening weekend, park at the gate and hunt from staked positions.

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 2 dove fields (Middle Tennessee): page updated October 6, 2026; crop status as of August 31, 2026

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