I'd say some antlerless bucks would be mistaken for does.

I'd say some antlerless bucks would be mistaken for does.

yep. plus jan and february belongs to small game hunters. 4 months of deer hunting should be enough for anybody

here-here!

And BSK would surely support this! LOL stir-stir

Lol more deer hunting? If you need more time your not hunting hard enough. Lol I'm wore out by the end of season now i couldn't imagine more season

x2 there are reasons why the season ends when it does.

I can hunt in MS, just 25 minutes South of where I live, until the end of January -a full month longer than TN. I hunted until the end back in 2009 and I did not see one single deer move in the month of January. The only deer I saw were ones that I bumped. The deer were locked down tight well before first light and stayed that way all day regardless of how cold it was and Jan 2010, if you recall, was bitter cold.

Jan is for rabbits, squirrels and ducks.

I'd say some antlerless bucks would be mistaken for does.

If deer hunting is all you do I dont consider that person a sportsman,just a deer hunter.I hunt small game when its in season & allways look forward to the end of big game season.I hunt small game very little during deer season so as to not mess up deer hunters.If you cant get a deer in the time that we have now another month probaly aint going to help much.& also why is it that when asking for longer seasons bows are put into it & not guns? .

Personally I would hate to see does carrying fawns shot.I know I've read about it happening in Early Jan on TnDeer.

I was reading the outdoors section in today's paper and was reminded that in Arkansas one can hunt with a bow until the end of February.
Has TWRA ever considered allowing this in Tennessee, especially in "L" counties?
If they have considered it but do not allow it, why not?
Wouldn't that be great...only four weeks between the close of deer season and the opening of spring turkey season.

The vast majority of does killed in Middle TN after mid November are "carrying fawns" (pregnant). Doesn't matter when you kill a doe, she won't produce fawns. Kill her before she is bred and she won't produce fawns. Kill her after she is bred and she won't produce fawns. Same result no matter when she is killed.

If deer hunting is all you do I dont consider that person a sportsman,just a deer hunter.I hunt small game when its in season & allways look forward to the end of big game season.I hunt small game very little during deer season so as to not mess up deer hunters.If you cant get a deer in the time that we have now another month probaly aint going to help much.& also why is it that when asking for longer seasons bows are put into it & not guns? .

Nobody seems to want to answer the guy's questions! Reasons and influence? Not opinion.

HerdThinner, Thank you very much! B&B

My wife might get a little upset knowing I had one more month to hunt....

I really meant I hate to SEE it.

Nobody seems to want to answer the guy's questions! Reasons and influence? Not opinion.

There are several reasons not to extend it-legitimate reasons-and only one to extend it.

I'm all for it in localized areas. I know that much of the state's rut is long gone but it's just getting good on our property. It happens every year around Christmas. And I don't buy the bucks that have already lost their antlers getting shot by accident. Come on, if you can't see those big holes on the top of their head then maybe some vision doctor visits are needed.

it happens already every year. i know of one instance already this year.

I would be happy if they would just leave season open until the end of Jan.

mine drove me nutts....... " wish you would hurry up and buck out "

No particular reason. It's just the way we've always done it and most hunters are satisfied with how we are managing our deer program (87% satisfied). With those numbers, unless there is a real good reason to make a change, we probably are going to stick with what works.

I must be the only one to think its ironic to see so many people worried about shooting a buck that has shed his horns, especially when the opinion on this site is to keep your opinion to yourself about what kind of buck a hunter shoots.

I doubt I'd even go. I also would be afraid of shooting bucks that had dropped their antlers.

What if it was antlerd buck only????

To answer the question or at least take a guess at it, I'd think it has more to do with tradition than anything. MS and AR have been that way for as long as I can remember. The season opening dates are mostly based on tradition also. The closing date has fluctuated a little.