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Anderson County deer harvest: Tennessee, 2015-16 to 2025-26

Hunters checked in 853 deer in Anderson County outside its WMAs in the 2025-26 season: 495 antlered bucks, 34 antlerless males and 324 females (TWRA's Hunter's Toolbox). That is 2.5 deer per square mile of land, 79th of Tennessee's 95 counties by total. Deer from WMAs are counted on each WMA's page. The count was 9% above 2024-25 (779). The county is in deer management Unit 4.

Data updated October 2026. Harvest: TWRA's Hunter's Toolbox to the 2025-26 season. Seasons and limits: TWRA's 2026-27 guide.

Map of Anderson County, Tennessee, with North Cumberland WMA, neighboring Campbell, Knox, Morgan and Roane counties and TN 61, TN 116 and I-75

Anderson CountyTWRA hunting landsLake or riverHighwayCounty line

Anderson County at a glance
Deer checked in off WMAs, 2025-26853 (495 antlered bucks, 324 females)
Per square mile of land2.5, 70th of 95
Average, 11 seasons786 deer a season
Highest season1,085 in 2015-16
Antlered share, 2025-2658%
Deer management unitUnit 4: antlerless limit 4 in archery season, 2 in the muzzleloader season, 2 in the gun season and 2 over the four Young Sportsman days
TWRA regionRegion 4
Land area337.2 square miles (Census)
Public land mapped here1 TWRA hunting area, 21,984 acres
TownsOak Ridge, Clinton, Norris, Oliver Springs and Rocky Top

How many deer are killed in Anderson County each season?

TWRA's Hunter's Toolbox shows Anderson County's deer for 11 seasons. The average was 786 a season; the most was 1,085 in 2015-16 and the fewest 614 in 2017-18. 2025-26 was 21% below 2015-16.

SeasonDeer checked in off WMAsMalesAntleredFemalesPer square mile
2025-268535294953242.5
2024-257795194882602.3
2023-247324674392642.2
2022-236904504142402
2021-227174684382492.1
2020-217775094652682.3
2019-206734273922462
2018-196744354022392
2017-186143752391.8
2016-171,0516044473.1
2015-161,0856644213.2

Source: TWRA Hunter's Toolbox, Deer Harvests by County / WMA, read October 2026: deer hunters reported at check-in. The Toolbox's county counts leave out deer taken on WMAs, which it reports by WMA. Before 2018-19 the Toolbox counts every male as antlerless, so only the male total is shown. Per square mile uses the county's 337.2 square miles of land (Census).

What are the deer seasons and limits in Anderson County for 2026-27?

Anderson County is in deer management Unit 4. The antlered limit is two for the season, one a day, statewide.

SeasonDatesAntlerless limit, Unit 4
August (archery only; private land and select Unit 1 WMAs)Aug. 28 to 30, 2026No antlerless harvest
Young Sportsman (gun, muzzleloader, archery; ages 6 to 16)Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, 2026; Jan. 9 to 10, 20272 (for the four days combined)
ArcherySept. 26 to Oct. 30 and Nov. 2 to 6, 20264
Muzzleloader and archeryNov. 7 to 20, 20262
Straight-walled single-shot rifles, private land onlyNov. 14 to 20, 20262 (counts toward the muzzleloader limit)
Gun, muzzleloader and archeryNov. 21, 2026 to Jan. 3, 20272

Source: TWRA 2026-27 Tennessee Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Guide, page 67; county units: TWRA deer management unit counties. WMAs set their own hunts: see each area's page.

Where is the public hunting land in Anderson County?

AreaAcres in Anderson CountyDeer from the whole area, 2025-26
North Cumberland WMA21,984419

Acres measured by FilledTag on TWRA hunting lands layer (HuntingAllowed), U.S. Forest Service national forest ownership and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundaries.

How does Anderson County compare with its neighbors?

CountyUnitDeer off WMAs, 2025-26Per square mileChange since 2015-16
Anderson County48532.5-21%
Campbell County41,0202.17%
Knox County51,6073.236%
Morgan County41,0882.1-29%
Roane County52,0525.7-19%
Scott County49051.7-32%
Union County45232.328%

Questions hunters ask

How many deer were killed in Anderson County, Tennessee last season?

Hunters checked in 853 deer in Anderson County outside its WMAs in the 2025-26 season: 495 antlered bucks, 34 antlerless males and 324 females, by TWRA's Hunter's Toolbox. The Toolbox counts deer from WMAs apart, by WMA.

What is the antlerless limit in Anderson County?

Anderson County is in deer management Unit 4 for 2026-27. The antlerless limit there is 4 in archery season, 2 in the muzzleloader season, 2 in the gun season and 2 over the four Young Sportsman days. The antlered limit is two statewide, one a day (TWRA 2026-27 guide, page 67).

Is there public hunting land in Anderson County?

Yes. TWRA's map puts North Cumberland WMA (21,984 acres in the county) in Anderson County.

Has the deer harvest in Anderson County gone up or down?

From 1,085 in 2015-16 to 853 in 2025-26, 21% lower. The high in that span was 1,085 (2015-16) and the low 614 (2017-18).

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Where these numbers come from

FilledTag is not part of Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Numbers are copied from TWRA and the Census Bureau or measured from public maps; nothing here is estimated by FilledTag.

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