What is included in a guided big game hunt in Tennessee?
By Quick answerAcross Tennessee's 94 published guided big-game packages from 18 outfitters, the typical price is $1,500 before license, tags, or tip. What's bundled into that number splits into two tiers: lodging, a guide, and meals are close enough to standard to plan around, while license and tags, transportation, and meat processing vary enough that a hunter should get a direct answer from the outfitter before booking.
What's included in a guided big game hunt in Tennessee
This list shows what packages commonly bundle, not what any one outfitter promises — confirm specifics before paying a deposit.
Across 89 guided big game packages in Tennessee that list what they include, these come up most often:
- Lodging80%
- Guide75%
- Meals60%
- Meat processing51%
- Transportation39%
- License & tags29%
- No-kill, no-pay policy21%
- Dogs18%
- Taxidermy17%
- Use of facilities17%
- Game cooler / storage9%
- Rifle/Archery range8%
- Decoys2%
Inclusions vary by outfitter and package — always confirm what's covered before you book.
"Guided" Covers Two Different Kinds of Hunts
Deer, turkey, bear, and elk hunts here are regulated by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, with a set season and a required license — the same rules a hunter already knows from hunting alone. Hog, buffalo, sheep, goat, and antelope hunts share the "big game" label but run on private preserves year-round, with no license required. A category page groups them; nothing else does.
A Per-Animal Price Isn't a Rate
Preserve hunts are often priced by the animal — that figure is the full cost of taking one hog or one ram, not a per-day rate to multiply. It sits in the same range as flat per-person or per-group prices from the regulated side, and neither shape makes a hunt cheaper or riskier by default. Know which model a quote is using before comparing two of them.
Confirm Before You Book, and Where to Go Next
The frequencies above describe the market, not any one outfitter's fine print — a common inclusion industry-wide isn't a guarantee your shortlist includes it, so confirm rather than assume. And the next page to read depends on the hunt you're after: a regulated, season-bound hunt runs on different rules than a year-round preserve booking, a line this breakdown draws but doesn't settle for you.
Big game species you can hunt in Tennessee
This breakdown separates regulated, season-bound species from private-preserve species available year-round.
Outfitters in Tennessee list 94 guided big game packages across 8 species groups, starting at $150.
Checked August 2026.
7 packages are not listed by species; a hunt offering several species appears under each, so the rows total more than the remainder.
Guided big game packages in Tennessee by species, August 2026
| Species | Packages | Outfitters | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 29 | 16 | $200 |
| Hog & Wild Boar | 21 | 7 | $150 |
| Turkey | 15 | 12 | $150 |
| Buffalo | 10 | 6 | $3,000 |
| Sheep | 9 | 5 | $900 |
| Goat | 5 | 4 | $1,145 |
Also listed, with one or two packages each: Antelope (1), Bear (1).
Top 6 of 18 big game outfitters in Tennessee
- Guide
- Lodging
- Meals
- Meat processing
- Decoys
- Guide
- Meat processing
- Guide
- License & tags
- Meat processing
- Transportation
- Guide
- Lodging
- Meals
- Meat processing
- Guide
- Lodging
- Meals
- Rifle/Archery range
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.
What hunters say about big game outfitters in Tennessee
18 big game outfitters in Tennessee carry 3,567 Google reviews averaging 4.75 — including 226 at three stars or below.
Sourced from Google · most recent review .
| 5 stars | 3,174 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 stars | 167 | |
| 3 stars | 67 | |
| 2 stars | 41 | |
| 1 star | 118 |
Great experience! The staff and owner are awesome people we went for hogs and got some monsters…
What a fantastic time at the Goodman Ranch! Ranch manager Chris Downing and his team have cracked the code on quality Tennessee hunting. Located only 1-1/2 hours from Memphis international airport it’s an easy drive to the lodge…
5 out of 5. Bruce Archambault · Goodman Ranch ·
Clarkrange Hunting Lodge was awesome!! Sandy and Jim met us as soon as we pulled up and treated us like family. Ian was there and willing to accommodate us with whatever or however we wanted to hunt, what a great guide!…
5 out of 5. Jeff Kerr · Clarkrange Hunting Lodge ·
What a guided big game hunt costs in Tennessee
The price spread below mixes per-animal preserve fees with per-person and per-group rates, so no single figure reads as a flat rate.
A guided big game hunt in Tennessee typically costs $1,500, with half of packages between $1,145 and $2,750.
From 69 priced packages of 94 across 18 outfitters, checked August 2026.
7 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 — 69 priced packages
| Point | Price |
|---|---|
| Lowest | $150 |
| 25th percentile | $1,145 |
| Median | $1,500 |
| 75th percentile | $2,750 |
| Highest | $8,995 |
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