Who Offers the Most Affordable Big Game Hunts in Tennessee?
By Quick answerThe cheapest big-game hunt in Tennessee is $150 a person for a one-day turkey-and-hog combo at Triple C Ranch in Obion. The cheapest dedicated deer hunt is $200, also at Triple C, and 26 other priced hunts run from there to $8,995.
Matching packages
Pricing reflects live GuidedHunts outfitter listings, last updated August 2026. Always confirm current pricing and availability directly with the outfitter before booking.
Read the $150 hunt before you book it
The package is called "All Other Hunting (Turkey, Wild Hog)" — a combo, not a dedicated turkey day. If you want one animal and one only, the next rung up is where the real hunts start: $200 for Triple C Ranch's bow deer hunt, $225 for Windsor Woods Hunting Ranch's one-day bow deer hunt in Wayne County, $250 flat at G2G Hunting for a buck six points or smaller, and $275 for Windsor Woods' one-day spring turkey hunt.
None of those four covers a Tennessee hunting license or the big-game permit that goes with it. Budget both before you set a Tennessee day rate against anything you've priced out west.
What the rest of the market costs
Twenty-six of the 42 big-game packages here post an actual number. The middle is $1,498, a quarter come in under $288, and three clear $4,798 — the top of them Goodman Ranch's $8,995 Bull Elk Hunt. A deer day rate and an elk trophy fee are different kinds of number, so read the unit and not just the figure.
Nathan Mountain Outdoors in White Pine is the highest-rated of the sixteen, at 5.0 across 140 reviews, and charges $800 flat for a full-day guided spring turkey hunt. Two others — Caryonah Hunting Lodge and Pine Ridge Farm — say "call for pricing" on their only big-game package. Ask early, before you get attached to a place. A 5-star rating tells you the last hunter was happy, not what you'll pay.
Deer is deep, bear is one operator
Deer is most of what's bookable: 28 packages from 15 outfitters, cheapest at $200. Turkey is next, 15 packages from 12 outfitters, cheapest at $150. Bear is a single outfitter with a single package at $1,500 — bear hunting in Tennessee today means one operator, not a market.
What a cheap package leaves out
Across the packages that say what they include, 86% bundle lodging and 76% a guide, then it drops fast: 55% meals, 45% meat processing, about one in five transportation or your license and tags. The $150 and $200 hunts are day rates. Show up, hunt, go home. Lodging and meals start being the default around the $1,498 middle of the market.
What a guided big game hunt costs in Tennessee
A guided big game hunt in Tennessee typically costs $1,498, with half of packages between $288 and $1,988.
From 26 priced packages of 42 across 16 outfitters, checked August 2026.
3 packages run higher, up to $8,995 — typically multi-day trips with lodging.
Full price breakdown
Guided big game package prices in Tennessee, August 2026 — 26 priced packages
| Point | Price |
|---|---|
| Lowest | $150 |
| 25th percentile | $288 |
| Median | $1,498 |
| 75th percentile | $1,988 |
| Highest | $8,995 |
Top 6 of 16 big game outfitters in Tennessee
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How we rank: Outfitters are ranked by a credibility-weighted rating that blends each outfitter's verified Google star rating with how many reviews back it up — so a strong average from many hunters outranks the same average from only a few — then by the breadth of big game packages they offer (live inventory, last updated August 2026). Prices, ratings and review counts come straight from each outfitter's current listings — always confirm details before you book.
Big game species you can hunt in Tennessee
Outfitters in Tennessee list 42 guided big game packages across 3 species groups, starting at $150.
Checked August 2026.
a hunt offering several species appears under each, so the rows total more than the packages shown.
Guided big game packages in Tennessee by species, August 2026
| Species | Packages | Outfitters | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 28 | 15 | $200 |
| Turkey | 15 | 12 | $150 |
Also listed, with one or two package each: Bear (1).
What's included in a guided big game hunt in Tennessee
Across 29 guided big game packages in Tennessee that list what they include, these come up most often:
- Lodging86%
- Guide76%
- Meals55%
- Meat processing45%
- Transportation21%
- License & tags21%
- Dogs17%
- Taxidermy14%
- No-kill, no-pay policy14%
- Use of facilities10%
- Game cooler / storage10%
- Decoys7%
- Rifle/Archery range3%
Inclusions vary by outfitter and package — always confirm what's covered before you book.
What hunters say about big game outfitters in Tennessee
15 big game outfitters in Tennessee carry 818 Google reviews averaging 4.79 — including 42 at three stars or below.
Sourced from Google · most recent review .
| 5 stars | 755 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 stars | 21 | |
| 3 stars | 9 | |
| 2 stars | 5 | |
| 1 star | 28 |
My husband and I and our 5 kids, ranging in age from 10-21, just spent the most amazing few days at Pine Ridge Farm…
A great experience! Owner John Henry, guides Jesse and Bug were accommodating and very knowledgeable. At 67 years old they always had my best interest in mind along with considering my best chance for scoring a deer…
5 out of 5. Joe Zander · Windsor Woods Hunting Ranch ·
Had an amazing turkey hunting adventure in the beautiful green rolling hills of middle Tennessee with Elk River Outfitters. Despite severe weather conditions that completely changed the patterns of the turkeys, Scottie and his wonderful guides were still able to get everyone on birds!…
5 out of 5. James Goard · Elk River Outfitters ·