Northern TN

[The Southpaw]

What is the bird population/hunting pressure like in northern Tennessee? A buddy and I are planning a long weekend trip there for the first weekend of April. I am just curious what I should expect. We will be hunting public. I'm not asking for any locations, just general responses about birds and pressure in the northern part of the state.

[Trax]

"Northern Tennessee" stretches from Reelfoot Lake to Roan Mountain and takes like 9 hours to drive.
Habitat ranges from hardwood swamp to spruce/fir forest at. 6,000 ft.

Could you narrow it down? It's a very linear state.  Most birds are somewhere in the middle, but that's also where most the people are.

[The Southpaw]

"Northern Tennessee" stretches from Reelfoot Lake to Roan Mountain and takes like 9 hours to drive.
Habitat ranges from hardwood swamp to spruce/fir forest at. 6,000 ft.

Could you narrow it down? It's a very linear state.  Most birds are somewhere in the middle, but that's also where most the people are.

That is a good point. I was thinking in the northeastern part of the state, within a hour drive on WV or VA.

[Tail Feathers]

Unless we have an early spring, expect at least the higher elevations of Eastern TN to be winter-like woods with little green or cover in early April.
I like TN a lot but my hunting success has been spotty there.

[ARjtk]

I like TN a lot but my hunting success has been spotty there.

Same here

[LaLongbeard]

Tennessee has one of the better websites for information on harvest by county, WMA etc.

[appalachianassassin]

It's awesome if ya know where to go.

[Gobspur]

I've hunted northern TN first week of April for the last 5 years.  Population where I hunt appears to be down.  I've seen both fewer birds and more hunters each year.

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