Joachim Bible Refuge

TWRA Region 4 · East Tennessee · TWRA wildlife area

Joachim Bible Refuge is a public dove field that TWRA lists for Region 4, East Tennessee.

2026 hunt days: Opens September 5, 2026, 30 minutes before sunrise.
Permit: WMA small game permit
Size: 30 acres
Crops: 18 wheat, top sown; 5 buckwheat, bush hogged; 4 wheat, burned; 2 sunflowers, bush hogged (as of August 27, 2026)
Location: 36.15733, -83.0846

Directions

Take I-81 exit 23 toward Greeneville on Hwy 11E and go 0.6 miles. Turn right on N. Mohawk Rd (it becomes S. Mohawk Rd) and continue 5.6 miles. Turn right on Concord Rd for 0.6 miles, then left on Guy Matthews Lane and follow the signs.

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Field rules

Youth-only field. One adult may come along and may hunt the entire dove season.
The refuge closes to all trespass on November 15.

For every field

Shotgun plugs and a Migratory Bird Permit are required unless an exception applies.
Hunter education is required for anyone born on or after January 1, 1969.
Fields without special dates follow the statewide dove season, which opens at noon on September 1.
Fields can fill up. Capacity may be limited depending on turnout.

Hunt days are the 2026 dates TWRA published. Checked against TWRA on November 11, 2026. Seasons, permits and field rules change, so confirm with TWRA before you go, at the page below or at (615) 781-6500.

TWRA Region 4 dove fields (East Tennessee): page updated August 27, 2026; crop status as of August 27, 2026

Nearby dove fields

Lick Creek Bottom WMA · 0.8 miles away in a straight line
Hamblen County: Gilbert Farm · 7.0 miles away in a straight line
Greene County: Myers Field · 8.3 miles away in a straight line
Greene County: Johnson Field · 11 miles away in a straight line

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