Cooke Knob - Deer Archery and Rifle

Cooke Knob offers private deer hunting on 638 gated acres outside Oakdale in Morgan County, Tennessee, inside Deer Management Unit 4, for bowhunters in the early season and rifle hunters from late November into January. In a region full of heavily hunted public land, you get the whole property to yourself.

The property is predominantly hardwood forest arranged in ridges and drainages. Deer bed and feed on the ridges and travel the drainages between them, creating natural pinch points for a bow stand in early fall. Once the leaves drop, that same timber opens up longer looks for rifle hunters watching the funnels. Light pressure gives bucks room to age.

A gated neighborhood entrance leads straight to the property, and a gravel road runs through it. Trucks and ATVs can use the road to reach two parking spots, so you can get in quietly before first light and get a deer out without a long drag. The northwest corner is walk-in only for hunters willing to work for a quiet setup.

Each hunt is 5 days for one party of up to two hunters, priced per hunter, with exclusive access. Book during archery season with a bow, or during gun season with a rifle, muzzleloader, or bow. Bucks and does may be taken under Tennessee bag limits, and licenses are sold over the counter. Lodging and food are a short drive away in Harriman.

Whitetails here live in Cumberland Plateau hardwoods, where steep ridges give way to drainages that channel deer movement. In early fall, deer stay close to bedding cover on the ridges and travel the drainage edges to feed, which puts bowhunters in range at the transitions. By late season, deer settle into a cold weather pattern on the ridges, and leaf-off timber opens sight lines for rifle hunters. Light pressure keeps deer moving naturally in daylight all season.

After your hunt, you will be sent an automated Harvest Report. To assist Infinite Outdoors in maintaining the quality of properties, and continue to put conservation at the forefront, we require that the harvest report be completely filled out and returned. Failure to fill out the harvest report within 2 weeks of the hunt taking place will result in a $25 fine. If you are unsuccessful in filling your tag, Infinite Outdoors still needs to have that information provided to them. This is how we will make changes to future year's harvest quotas and continue to be the most well managed access and conservation platform in the country.

Tennessee's archery deer season opens in late September and runs through October, with an additional archery segment in early November. The gun season, open to rifle, muzzleloader, and archery equipment, runs from late November into early January. This listing covers both of those seasons.
Season dates are set each year by the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission. Check tn.gov/twra for current dates.

No application is needed. Residents need an Annual Hunt/Fish Combination license plus the Big Game supplemental that matches your equipment (archery or gun), or an Annual Sportsman license. Nonresidents need a 7-Day All Game or Annual All Game license. Hunters born on or after January 1, 1969 must show proof of hunter education.
This property is in Deer Management Unit 4 (Morgan County), where the antlerless limit is 4 during archery season and 2 during gun season. Fluorescent orange or pink requirements apply during gun season.
Buy licenses at GoOutdoorsTennessee.com, in the TWRA On The Go app, or at a license agent. Harvested deer must be tagged and checked in under TWRA's Tag Before You Drag rules.

No draw is required. Tennessee deer licenses are sold over the counter to residents and nonresidents, so you can book your dates and buy your license before your hunt.

Your reservation fee is due at booking and is non-refundable. A 50% deposit of the outdoorsman fee is due at booking, and the remaining 50% is charged one month before your hunt.

If you cancel before your deposit is processed, Infinite Outdoors will handle your cancellation right away. Once your deposit has been processed, Infinite Outdoors will work to reschedule your hunt for a different season or year. Refunds are not guaranteed. The reservation fee is non-refundable.

If there is a lapse in availability, please do not be discouraged to reach out to IO. All calendars are set and managed by landowners, and unavailability is set by them. However, IO is willing to reach out on your behalf, to check on available dates. Other reasons for unavailable dates include biologist recommended hunter/harvest quotas that landowners implement, as well as state season dates not being released.

You are not legally allowed to access the property, for any adventure, prior to your selected access day. If you try to access the property at all before your selected date(s), without prior approval from IO, you will be subject to trespassing and punishments therein