TN Hunting Guide and the associated TWRA Proclamation does not mention deer.
7. Use or possession of the following equipment is prohibited:
• Predator calls while night hunting.
• Pod arrows (any pod-type device for holding drugs or chemicals on an arrow) or any drugs or chemicals used in pod arrows while archery hunting.
• Explosive arrowheads while archery hunting.
• Firearms capable of fully automatic fire.
• Firearms or archery equipment with any device utilizing an artificial light capable of locating wildlife.
• Any electronic light amplifying night vision scope or device while in possession of a firearm or archery tackle between sunset and sunrise.
• Electronic calls or live decoys while hunting wild turkey, foxes and waterfowl (except electronic calls are legal during the Conservation Season for Blue, Snow and Ross' geese).
• Rifles or handguns with full metal jacketed ammunition.
• Rifles or handguns with centerfire ammunition between 30 minutes after sunset and 30 minutes before sunrise.
• Any loose shot other than non-toxic (as approved by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) on any shotgun shell loaded with shot other than non-toxic while hunting waterfowl, coots, gallinules, Virginia rails, and sora rails.
• Any firearm including air guns using archery bolts.
• Tracer ammunition
Congrats on a good morning. I think you are fine.
