Do students bring a gun to the traditional class in Hunter Education?TWRA, Hunter Education
Does Tennessee accept hunter education certification from other states?TWRA, Hunter Education
Does Tennessee's hunter education requirement apply to nonresident hunters?TWRA, Hunter Education
For how many consecutive years may the Apprentice Hunting License be purchased?TWRA, Hunter Education
Hunters under what age need no Hunter Education certificate in Tennessee, but must be accompanied?TWRA, Hunter Education
Is the Apprentice Hunting License valid outside Tennessee?TWRA, Hunter Education
Tennessee hunters born on or after which date must possess proof of a completed hunter education course?TWRA, Hunter Education
What does the TWRA Apprentice Hunting License do?TWRA, Hunter Education
Who must accompany a hunter using the Apprentice Hunting License?TWRA, Hunter Education
Who must accompany a Tennessee hunter under 10?TWRA, Hunter Education
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The course and the written test 13
After passing the online exam, what can a student print?TWRA, Online Hunter Education
Besides attending all classes, what must a student do in the basic course?TWRA, In-person Hunter Education
Does the bowhunter education course replace basic hunter education?TWRA, Bowhunter Education
Does TWRA's online hunter education for people age 9 and over require a field day?TWRA, Online Hunter Education
How old must a person be to become a certified hunter education graduate in Tennessee?TWRA, In-person Hunter Education
In addition to the written test, what must a student take part in to be certified?TWRA, In-person Hunter Education
Is bowhunter education mandatory in Tennessee?TWRA, Bowhunter Education
What does the basic Hunter Education course cost in Tennessee?TWRA, In-person Hunter Education
What does TWRA give as the Hunter Education Program's chief aim?TWRA, In-person Hunter Education
What is the minimum classroom time in Tennessee's basic Hunter Education course?TWRA, In-person Hunter Education
What minimum score does TWRA give for the bowhunter education written examination that follows the web course?TWRA, Bowhunter Education
Which topic is on TWRA's list for the basic Hunter Education course?TWRA, In-person Hunter Education
Whose standards does TWRA say the basic course is taught to?TWRA, In-person Hunter Education
Young hunters 8
Juveniles under what age are prohibited from using handguns for hunting in Tennessee?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
May one adult accompany more than one youth on a Young Sportsman Hunt?TWRA, Youth Hunting
Up to what age does TWRA say no hunting license is required?TWRA, License Structure and Fees
What do youth ages 6 to 9 need to hunt in Tennessee?TWRA, Youth Hunting
What do youth hunters under 13 need before the mobile check-in for big game will work for them?TWRA, Youth Hunting
Who must accompany each young sportsman on a Young Sportsman Hunt?TWRA, Youth Hunting
Youth of which ages may take part in Tennessee's Young Sportsman Hunts?TWRA, Youth Hunting
Youths 10 to 16 must satisfy the hunter education rules or hold what?TWRA, Youth Hunting
Licenses, tagging and check-in 15
A person wants to keep a deer accidentally killed by a motor vehicle. Within what time must TWRA or local law enforcement be notified?TWRA, Big Game Hunting
A Tennessee hunter has no mobile phone. What goes on the game before it is moved?TWRA, Tag Before You Drag
Before moving harvested big game in Tennessee, what must a hunter do?TWRA, Tag Before You Drag
By when must big game be checked in?TWRA, Tag Before You Drag
Can a Tennessee hunting license be transferred to another person?TWRA, License Structure and Fees
Do landowners and hunters exempt from a license have to tag and check in big game?TWRA, Tag Before You Drag
Does the TWRA On The Go app work where there is no cell signal?TWRA, Tag Before You Drag
For how long is an annual Tennessee license valid, unless otherwise noted?TWRA, License Structure and Fees
How long must a Temporary Transportation Tag stay on the animal?TWRA, Tag Before You Drag
Until when must a harvested turkey remain intact?TWRA, Big Game Hunting
What does Tennessee's inspection law require of a person taking or possessing wildlife?TWRA, License Structure and Fees
What is the rule on albino deer in Tennessee?TWRA, Big Game Hunting
What makes a deer "antlered" in Tennessee's bag limits?TWRA, Deer Season Regulations
What must remain with a big game animal while afield and until it is checked in?TWRA, Tag Before You Drag
When is it lawful to possess a bear that a motor vehicle killed by accident?TWRA, Big Game Hunting
Orange, hours and prohibited acts 19
A hunter has filled the bag limit. On what condition may the hunter keep accompanying other hunters?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
An archery-only deer season overlaps a bear gun season. What must archers wear?TWRA, Big Game Hunting
During which hours may a drone be used to locate a wounded or dead deer over private land?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
How much fluorescent orange or pink must a Tennessee big game hunter wear?TWRA, Big Game Hunting
Is blaze orange or pink camouflage legal for big game hunting in Tennessee?TWRA, Big Game Hunting
May a drone be used to hunt wildlife in Tennessee?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
May a native animal be removed from the wild and kept as a pet in Tennessee?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
May a person hunt from or across a public road in Tennessee?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
On private property in Tennessee, may a person hunt from a motorized vehicle?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
What are Tennessee's legal hunting hours for big game and most small game?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
What does TWRA say fulfills the 500 square inch requirement?TWRA, Big Game Hunting
What is Tennessee's rule on using dogs to take deer or elk?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
What is the status of cougars and alligators in Tennessee?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
When do legal hunting hours for turkey end in Tennessee?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
Which big game hunts are excepted from the fluorescent orange or pink rule?TWRA, Big Game Hunting
Which of these is prohibited when turkey hunting in Tennessee?TWRA, Turkey Season Regulations
Which of these may be hunted day or night in Tennessee, unless a proclamation restricts it?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
Which of these may not be taken or possessed in Tennessee?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
Without a deer bait privilege license, how long before hunting must bait be removed?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
Private land, bait and tracking dogs 14
A wounded deer travels off the property where it was legally shot. What must the hunter do?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-33-.01(8)
Before tracking a wounded deer with a dog, whom must the hunter notify?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-33-.01(9)
Does a dog handler who helps a hunter track a wounded deer need a hunting license?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-33-.01(6)
Does hunting over a wildlife food plot need a Deer Bait Privilege License?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-06-.01(4)
How far from bait must the hunter and the animal be before a big game animal other than deer is taken?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-06-.03(1)
How many dogs may be used to locate a wounded deer in Tennessee?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-33-.01
How must deer bait be put out under Tennessee's rule?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-06-.02(3)
Is a hunter who is exempt from buying a hunting license also exempt from the Deer Bait Privilege License?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-06-.01(3)
Land is posted "Hunting By Written Permission Only" with the owner's name and address. What must a hunter carry?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
What do Tennessee's wildlife laws require before hunting on private property?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
What is the most bait that may be available at a single bait site in 24 hours?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-06-.02(3)
When must a tracking effort with a dog end?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-33-.01(10)
Where does the deer bait rule prohibit feeding, baiting and hunting over bait?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-06-.03(2)
Where may a hunter use the aid of bait while hunting white-tailed deer in Tennessee?Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-06-.01(1)
Migratory bird rules 7
A shotgun used for migratory game birds, except crows, may hold how many shells?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
For how long after the bait is removed is an area still considered baited for migratory birds?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
Waterfowl hunters of what age must carry a Federal Duck Stamp?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
What must a hunter do with a migratory game bird that is killed or crippled?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
What must stay attached to most migratory game birds while they are carried from the field?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
What shot may be used to hunt waterfowl and sandhill cranes in Tennessee?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
What Tennessee permit must migratory game bird hunters hold, besides other licenses?TWRA, General Hunting and Trapping Regulations
How this list was compiled: Written from the hunting regulations the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) publishes on the state's own site, tn.gov/twra, and from the Rules of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency in the Secretary of State's official compilation. Agency pages, each read on 2026-10-12: General Hunting and Trapping Regulations, https://www.tn.gov/twra/guide/hunting-regulations.html (legal hunting hours, prohibited acts, private land, stationary vehicles, protected species, migratory bird regulations); Big Game Hunting, https://www.tn.gov/twra/hunting/big-game.html (fluorescent orange and pink, field dressing, big game found dead, albino deer); Tag Before You Drag, https://www.tn.gov/twra/hunting/tag-before-you-drag.html; Youth Hunting, https://www.tn.gov/twra/hunting/youth-hunting.html; the license page, https://www.tn.gov/twra/license-sales/hunting-licenses.html; and the deer and turkey pages. Rules, read the same day at https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/1660/1660.htm: chapter 1660-01-06, the Deer Bait Privilege License (effective July 22, 2026), and chapter 1660-01-33, Tracking Wounded Deer. Each question names its page section or rule and links to it. The course facts in the topics "Who needs hunter education" and "The course and the written test" are TWRA's own, read the same day on its Hunter Education page, https://www.tn.gov/twra/hunting/hunter-education.html, and the in-person, online and bowhunter education pages under it; those pages are the published outline this page follows. TWRA publishes no number of questions and no pass mark for the basic course's written test, so none is given here. The Tennessee Code Annotated was not read: the state's current code is hosted for it by a private publisher, so section numbers of the code (70-4-106, 70-4-130, 70-6-101) appear only where the agency prints them. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the regulations and rules as the agency and the Secretary of State publish them; nothing is copied from a hunter education manual, a study guide, an online course, a chapter review or an examination.
How it works
Unofficial practice for the written test in Tennessee hunter education: our own questions from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency's published regulations and rules, each with its source. Firearms safety, marksmanship and the live-fire session belong to the course.
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A TN hunter education practice test on Tennessee's own rules
Big game hunters wear 500 square inches of fluorescent orange or pink on the upper body and head. Big game is checked in by phone or tagged before it is moved, and checked in by midnight. Legal hours run from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.
What the written test is
TWRA's basic course is free: at least eight hours of class, a written test, and a live-fire session or firearm handling demonstration. The agency also approves courses taken completely online from age 9.
Where an archery-only deer season overlaps a bear gun season, archers wear the 500 square inches too.
Albino deer may not be hunted, trapped or possessed.
Questions and answers
Who has to take hunter education in Tennessee?
Every hunter, resident or not, whose birth date is January 1, 1969 or later. Children under 10 are exempt when an adult 21 or older accompanies them, and the Apprentice Hunting License gives a one-year exemption from age 10 and can be bought three years running.
How many questions are on the Tennessee hunter safety test?
TWRA gives no question count and no pass mark for the basic course's written test. Exam mode here draws 25 questions, a length this site chose, and reports a score with no verdict.
Is this a hunters safety course TN practice test from TWRA?
No. This page is unofficial and not affiliated with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Certification comes only from the agency's own class or an online course it approves.
Does this work as a TN hunter education course practice test for the online course?
For the state rules, yes. The approved online courses also test firearm safety and field skills, which this page leaves to the course. TWRA points online students to its hunting guide for Tennessee's laws.
How old do you have to be to take hunter safety in Tennessee?
Anyone may sit the class, whatever their age, but TWRA certifies graduates from age 9. Parents are encouraged to take the course with their children.