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

Hunters checked in 1,957 deer in Greene County outside its WMAs in the 2025-26 season: 1,180 antlered bucks, 63 antlerless males and 714 females (TWRA's Hunter's Toolbox). That is 3.1 deer per square mile of land, 22nd of Tennessee's 95 counties by total. Deer from WMAs are counted on each WMA's page. The count was 16% above 2024-25 (1,686). The county is in deer management Unit 6.

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 Greene County, Tennessee, with North Cherokee WMA, Lick Creek Bottoms WMA and Nolichucky WMA, neighboring Cocke, Hamblen, Hawkins and Unicoi counties and I-81, TN 34 and US 321

Greene CountyTWRA hunting landsNational forestLake or riverHighwayCounty line

Greene County at a glance
Deer checked in off WMAs, 2025-261,957 (1,180 antlered bucks, 714 females)
Per square mile of land3.1, 60th of 95
Average, 11 seasons1,309 deer a season
Highest season1,957 in 2025-26
Antlered share, 2025-2660%
Deer management unitUnit 6: 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 area622.2 square miles (Census)
Public land mapped here3 TWRA hunting areas, 37,798 acres; 41,874 acres of national forest
TownsGreeneville, Mosheim, Tusculum and Baileyton

How many deer are killed in Greene County each season?

TWRA's Hunter's Toolbox shows Greene County's deer for 11 seasons. The average was 1,309 a season; the most was 1,957 in 2025-26 and the fewest 1,028 in 2018-19. 2025-26 was 89% above 2015-16.

SeasonDeer checked in off WMAsMalesAntleredFemalesPer square mile
2025-261,9571,2431,1807143.1
2024-251,6861,1141,0645722.7
2023-241,4991,0499894482.4
2022-231,4089929534162.3
2021-221,4019869354152.3
2020-211,2388598183792
2019-201,0487447153041.7
2018-191,0287627042661.7
2017-181,0297332961.7
2016-171,0707243461.7
2015-161,0357382971.7

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 622.2 square miles of land (Census).

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

Greene County is in deer management Unit 6. The antlered limit is two for the season, one a day, statewide.

SeasonDatesAntlerless limit, Unit 6
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 Greene County?

AreaAcres in Greene CountyDeer from the whole area, 2025-26
North Cherokee WMA36,132433
Lick Creek Bottoms WMA1,32129
Nolichucky WMA3455

41,874 acres of national forest lie in the county, measured on the federal maps.

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 Greene County compare with its neighbors?

CountyUnitDeer off WMAs, 2025-26Per square mileChange since 2015-16
Greene County61,9573.189%
Cocke County67751.82%
Hamblen County64943.127%
Hawkins County62,3844.913%
Unicoi County6381215%
Washington County61,4914.6111%

Questions hunters ask

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

Hunters checked in 1,957 deer in Greene County outside its WMAs in the 2025-26 season: 1,180 antlered bucks, 63 antlerless males and 714 females, by TWRA's Hunter's Toolbox. The Toolbox counts deer from WMAs apart, by WMA.

What is the antlerless limit in Greene County?

Greene County is in deer management Unit 6 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 Greene County?

Yes. TWRA's map puts North Cherokee WMA (36,132 acres in the county), Lick Creek Bottoms WMA (1,321 acres in the county) and Nolichucky WMA (345 acres in the county) in Greene County. The county also holds 41,874 acres of national forest.

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

From 1,035 in 2015-16 to 1,957 in 2025-26, 89% higher. The high in that span was 1,957 (2025-26) and the low 1,028 (2018-19).

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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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