As publishedNov 7, 2026 - Feb 28, 2027 (statewide); Nov 1, 2026 - Jan 15, 2027 on WMAs
Statewide season shown; a separate, shorter WMA season applies (Nov 1, 2026 - Jan 15, 2027) unless a specific WMA states otherwise. Referred to simply as 'Quail' by TWRA (Tennessee's only native quail species).
TWRA's own quail page describes habitat/restoration work only, with no published survey methodology or results. The strongest concrete signal is NBCI's Coordinated Implementation Program, which requires an annual spring call count and fall covey count at TWRA's Wolf River WMA focal area -- active monitoring confirmed, but it remains unconfirmed whether TWRA publishes a standalone TN-specific result, or whether it surfaces only inside NBCI's national reporting. Classified not_yet_published on the active-monitoring-no-dated-report basis rather than no_program.