Camden WMA: deer harvest, 2026-27 rules and map
Camden WMA is 3,722 acres of TWRA hunting land in Benton County, measured on TWRA's boundary, in its Region 1. Hunters checked in 31 deer from the area in the 2025-26 season, 12 antlered bucks among them (TWRA's Hunter's Toolbox). TWRA's 2026-27 guide for the area: Deer, Deer hunting will be with archery equipment only during waterfowl seasons.
Data updated October 2026. Rules: TWRA's 2026-27 guide, page 91. Harvest: TWRA's Hunter's Toolbox, 2015-16 to 2025-26.
Camden WMAOther TWRA hunting landsNational wildlife refugeLake or riverHighwayCounty line
| Size | 3,722 acres, measured on TWRA's boundary |
|---|---|
| County | Benton County |
| TWRA region | Region 1 |
| Deer management unit | Unit 1 |
| Deer checked in, 2025-26 | 31 (12 antlered bucks, 1 antlerless male, 18 females) |
| Area manager | Evan Gaskin (731) 201-1190 |
| Nearest towns | New Johnsonville (2 mi), Camden (4 mi) and Bruceton (11 mi) |
What are the 2026-27 hunting rules on Camden WMA?
TWRA's 2026-27 guide prints these rules and seasons for the area. Where it says statewide seasons, the statewide dates and the county's deer management unit limits apply.
All activities are prohibited in the sub-impoundments five (5) days before each opening day of the statewide duck season. Beginning on the opening day of the regular waterfowl season and continuing until the last day of the regular waterfowl season, public access in the subimpoundment will only be allowed from 4:00 a.m. until two hours after legal shooting hours have ended.
Unit I
Fishing, trapping and hunting of all species other than waterfowl prohibited in the sub-impoundments during the duck season occurring in Nov.–Feb.
Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Closed to Fall turkey hunting.
- Turkey: April 3–April 25. One male bearded turkey, counts toward statewide bag limit.
- Turkey (Young Sportsman): Same as statewide season.
- Waterfowl: Waterfowl hunting shall close at 3 p.m. each day of the regular statewide waterfowl seasons, except the last day of each segment of the duck season occurring in Nov.–Feb. and remaining goose seasons when hunting shall close at sunset.
- Dog training: Sept. 1–March 15 except closed during the duck season occurring in Nov.–Feb.
Unit II
All water traffic is prohibited in the sub-impoundments five (5) days before opening day of the state wide duck season.
Same as statewide seasons, except as noted. Any temporary blinds, hides and decoys must be at least 200 yards from any permanent blind and removed at the end of the hunt day. Closed to Fall turkey hunting.
- Turkey: April 3–April 25. One male bearded turkey, counts toward statewide bag limit.
- Turkey (Young Sportsman): Same as statewide season.
- Deer: Deer hunting will be with archery equipment only during waterfowl seasons. Archers must comply with the legal blaze orange/pink requirements during the deer gun season.
- Waterfowl: Waterfowl hunting shall close at 3:00 p.m. each day of the regular statewide waterfowl seasons, except for Tuesdays and Thursdays, the last day of each segment of the late duck season, the remaining goose seasons, and wheelchair-bound blind sites when hunting shall close at sunset.
- Waterfowl (wheelchair-bound only blind sites): Applications must be received by the TWRA Region I Office by noon on the fourth Friday in October. Persons holding a permit for another blind are not eligible to compete in the wheelchair-bound blind drawing. If blind is not occupied by shooting time, another wheelchair-bound hunter and 1 to 3 assistants (at least one assistant must be age 16 or older) may occupy the blind for that day. Hunting restricted to wheelchair hunters and assistants only within the marked wheelchair-hunting zone at designated blinds.
- Dog training: Sept. 1–March 15 except closed during the duck season occurring in Nov.–Feb.
Source: TWRA 2026-27 Tennessee Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Guide, page 91; TWRA's page for the area. Read every rule in the guide before you go: the guide is the final word.
How many deer are taken on Camden WMA?
Hunters checked in 31 deer from Camden WMA in the 2025-26 season. Over the 11 seasons the Toolbox shows, the area averaged 40 deer a season, from 10 in 2015-16 to 71 in 2022-23.
| Season | Deer checked in | Males | Antlered | Antlerless males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 18 |
| 2024-25 | 43 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 20 |
| 2023-24 | 52 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 24 |
| 2022-23 | 71 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 42 |
| 2021-22 | 54 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 29 |
| 2020-21 | 65 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 33 |
| 2019-20 | 43 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 17 |
| 2018-19 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 16 |
| 2017-18 | 18 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2016-17 | 19 | 11 | 8 | ||
| 2015-16 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
Source: TWRA Hunter's Toolbox, Deer Harvests by County / WMA, read October 2026. These are deer hunters reported at check-in. Before 2018-19 the Toolbox counts every male as antlerless, so only the male total is shown for those seasons.
Which county is Camden WMA in?
| County | Acres of the area in it | Deer unit | County deer off WMAs, 2025-26 | Rank of 95 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton County | 3,722 | 1 | 1,316 | 50th |
Acres measured by FilledTag on TWRA hunting lands layer (HuntingAllowed) and the U.S. Census Bureau 2024 county boundaries. County harvest: TWRA Hunter's Toolbox, Deer Harvests by County / WMA. Units: TWRA deer management unit counties.
How do you get to Camden WMA?
Highways through the area: TN 1 and US 70. Nearest towns: New Johnsonville (2 miles), Camden (4 miles), Bruceton (11 miles) and Hollow Rock (12 miles). Directions and the area map are on TWRA's page for Camden WMA.
The closest other TWRA hunting lands with a page here: Natchez Trace State Forest and WMA (7.7 miles), Harmon Creek WMA (8 miles), Big Sandy WMA (12.4 miles) and West Sandy WMA (18.3 miles).
Questions hunters ask
When can you hunt deer on Camden WMA in 2026-27?
TWRA's 2026-27 guide for Camden WMA: Deer: Deer hunting will be with archery equipment only during waterfowl seasons.
How many deer were killed on Camden WMA last season?
Hunters checked in 31 deer from Camden WMA in the 2025-26 season: 12 antlered bucks, 1 antlerless male and 18 females, by TWRA's Hunter's Toolbox. The 11-season average is 40.
What county is Camden WMA in?
All of it is in Benton County, by TWRA's boundary, in deer management Unit 1.
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Where these numbers come from
- Area rules, seasons, size and manager: TWRA 2026-27 Tennessee Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Guide.
- Deer harvest on the area and by county: TWRA Hunter's Toolbox, Deer Harvests by County / WMA.
- Boundary: TWRA hunting lands layer (HuntingAllowed). Counties, highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 county boundaries; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer. National forest and refuges: U.S. Forest Service national forest ownership; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundaries.
FilledTag is not part of Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Numbers are copied from TWRA or measured from public maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag.
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