Middle Tennessee archery hunters who want to hone their skills prior to the upcoming deer hunting season have options. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) maintains and partners in several archery ranges in the mid-state area for sportsmen to utilize.
TWRA archery ranges are located at Cheatham WMA Firing and Archery Range, the Montgomery County Shooting Complex, and the Stones River Hunter Education Center. Information and fees for each of these ranges can be found in the Tennessee Fishing, Hunting and Trapping Guide at tnwildlife.org.
The TWRA also partners with local municipalities and parks to provide opportunity for archers in Williamson, Maury, and Dickson Counties.
The archery range at Yanahli Park in Maury County has been open for two years. TWRA partnered with Maury County Parks to build this ADA compliant archery range at Yanahli Park located in Columbia, TN at 922 Iron Bridge Road. The range features eight shooting stations, a concrete shooting platform and walkway to access targets from 15 to 50 yards. No broadheads are allowed. The range is open during park hours, and there is no cost to access the range. Coordinates to the range are: 35.60661, -86.99332.
TWRA and Montgomery Bell State Park partnered to create a target archery range on park property. The range features eight stations allowing archers to shoot from 20 to 50 yards in a wooded setting. No broadheads are allowed on the range. The range is open during park hours and there is no cost to access the range. Montgomery Bell State Park is located at 1020 Jackson Hill Road, Burns, TN. The visitor center phone is 615-797-9052.
To find the archery range continue past the visitor center on Jackson Hill Rd. Coordinates to the range are: 36.0814096, -87.2750781.
The Ag Expo Archery Park at the Williamson County Ag Expo serves Franklin and the surrounding area. The archery range was constructed in a partnership between the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and Williamson County in 2013. The range features 10 stations, ranging in distance from 10 to 60 yards and is open during daylight hours. Arrows equipped with broadheads are not allowed, and there is no cost to access the range. The Ag Expo Archery Park is located at 4201 Long Ln, Franklin, TN. Coordinates to the range are: 35.8604667, -86.8242843.
The traditional opening date for the statewide archery season is the fourth Saturday in September. This year, it falls on September 28, 2024. 
