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Every WMA, state park and public access area, with dates from the 2026-27 hunting regulations.
Statewide seasons:
- Archery: Sep 12 – Oct 9
- Extended archery (some counties): Sep 12 – Jan 31
- Primitive weapons and youth-only firearms: Oct 10–16
- Firearms: Oct 17 – Jan 10
WMAs and other public lands may set their own dates, shown with each area below.
Legal weapons: Centerfire rifles and handguns .22 cal. or larger, shotguns 20 gauge or larger with slugs or buckshot, muzzleloaders .30 cal. or larger, archery equipment, and .30 cal. or larger air rifles or air bows.
Open for deer on Nov 10
A
Alexander WMA
Firearms, through Nov 30.
Allatoona WMA
Firearms, through Jan 1.
Alligator Creek WMA
Firearms, through Jan 10.
Altama Plantation WMA
Archery, through Nov 11.
Altamaha WMA - Buffalo Swamp, Lewis Island, and McGowan Lake Tracts
Firearms, through Jan 10.
Altamaha WMA - Waterfowl Management Area
Archery, through Nov 15.
B
Balls Ferry State Park
Archery, through Jan 10.
Bartram Forest WMA
Archery, through Jan 10.
Berry College WMA
Archery, through Nov 13.
Big Dukes Pond WMA
Firearms, through Nov 30.
Big Hammock WMA
Archery, through Jan 10.
Broad River WMA
Archery, through Nov 28.
Bullard Creek WMA - Bell Telephone, Montgomery, and Ocmulgee Tracts
Archery, through Jan 10.
C
Camp Thunder VPA
Archery, through Jan 10.
Carters Lake WMA
Archery, through Nov 13.
Cedar Creek WMA
Archery, through Nov 11.
Cedar Grove VPA
Archery, through Jan 10.
Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Kendall Creek Tract
Archery, through Jan 31.
Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Satellite Tracts
Archery, through Jan 10.
Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - VPA Tracts
Archery, through Jan 10.
Clarks Hill WMA - East
Firearms, through Nov 30.
Clarks Hill WMA - West
Firearms, through Jan 10.
Clayhole Swamp WMA
Archery, through Nov 20.
Cohutta WMA
Archery, buck only, through Dec 1.
Conasauga River WMA
Archery, through Nov 13.
Coosawattee WMA
Archery, through Nov 12.
Crockford-Pigeon Mountain WMA
Archery, through Nov 18.
D
Dixon Bay WMA
Muzzleloader, through Jan 10.
Dodge County PFA
Archery, through Nov 29.
Doerun Pitcherplant Bog WMA
Archery, through Jan 10.
Dupont Tract VPA
Firearms, through Nov 15.
E
Echeconnee Creek WMA
Archery, through Jan 10.
Elbert County WMA
Firearms, through Jan 1.
Elmodel WMA
Archery, through Jan 31.
F
Featherfield WMA
Archery, through Jan 31.
Fishing Creek WMA
Firearms, through Jan 10.
Flat Creek PFA
Archery, through Jan 10.
Flat Tub WMA
Firearms, through Nov 30.
G
Germany Creek WMA
Firearms, through Jan 1.
Griffin Ridge WMA
Archery, through Jan 10.
H
Hannahatchee WMA
Firearms, through Jan 10.
Hart County WMA
Firearms, buck only, through Nov 12.
Hugh Gillis PFA
Archery, through Nov 29.
J
Joe Kurz WMA
Archery, through Nov 15.
John's Mountain WMA
Archery, through Nov 11.
K
Keg Creek WMA
Archery, through Jan 10.
L
Lake Seminole WMA
Firearms, through Jan 15.
Lake Walter F. George WMA
Archery, through Jan 10.
Little River WMA
Archery, through Nov 20.
Little Satilla WMA
Firearms, through Jan 10.
Lola Tract VPA
Archery, through Jan 10.
Lower Broad River WMA
Firearms, through Jan 1.
M
Mayhaw WMA
Firearms, buck only, through Nov 29.
McGraw Ford WMA
Archery, through Jan 1.
Mead Farm WMA
Archery, through Jan 1.
Montezuma Bluffs WMA
Archery, through Jan 10.
Moody Forest WMA
Firearms, through Dec 15.
Morgan Lake WMA
Archery, through Jan 10.
O
Oaky Woods WMA
Archery, through Nov 13.
Ocmulgee WMA - Gum Swamp Creek
Archery, through Jan 10.
Ocmulgee WMA - West Lake Road Tract
Archery, through Jan 10.
The West Lake Road Tract of Ocmulgee WMA.
Oconee WMA
Firearms, through Nov 30.
Oconee WMA - Rock Hawk Trails & Effigy
Archery, through Jan 10.
Rock Hawk Trails & Effigy, off Lawrence Shoals Rd.
Ohoopee Dunes South WMA
Archery, through Jan 10.
Oliver Bridge WMA
Firearms, through Jan 10.
Otting Tract WMA
Archery, through Jan 1.
P
Paulding Forest WMA
Archery, through Nov 13.
Paulks Pasture WMA
Archery, through Nov 20.
Penholoway Swamp WMA
Archery, through Nov 20.
Perry Dove Field
Archery, through Jan 10.
Phinizy Swamp WMA
Archery, through Jan 10.
R
Redlands WMA
Firearms, through Nov 28.
Redlands WMA - Watsons Springs Area
Archery, through Nov 28.
The Watsons Springs Area of Redlands WMA.
Rich Mountain WMA
Archery, buck only, through Nov 23.
Rich Mountain WMA - Cartecay Tract
Archery, through Jan 1.
Richmond Hill WMA
Firearms, through Jan 10.
Rocky Mountain Recreation Area & PFA
Archery, through Jan 10.
Rogers WMA
Firearms, through Jan 10.
Rum Creek WMA - Berry Creek Area
Archery, through Jan 10.
S
Sandhills WMA - East
Archery, through Jan 10.
Sandhills WMA - West
Firearms, through Jan 10.
Sansavilla WMA
Archery, through Nov 27.
Sapelo Island WMA - South End
Archery, through Jan 10.
South end of the island; see the maps at the kiosk.
Scotland Road VPA
Archery, through Jan 10.
Sheffield WMA
Archery, through Jan 1.
Soap Creek WMA
Firearms, through Jan 1.
Spirit Creek Forest WMA
Archery, through Jan 10.
Sprewell Bluff WMA - East
Archery, through Jan 10.
Sprewell Bluff WMA - West
Firearms, through Jan 1.
T
Tallulah Gorge WMA
Firearms, buck only, through Jan 1.
Townsend WMA - Buck Island Tract
Firearms, through Jan 10.
W
Walton WMA
Archery, through Jan 10.
West Point WMA
Archery, through Nov 15.
West Point WMA - Dixie Creek Area
Archery, through Jan 10.
West Point WMA - Glovers Creek Area
Archery, through Jan 10.
Y
Yuchi WMA
Firearms, buck only, through Nov 20.
Z
Zahnd WMA
Archery, through Jan 1.
Quota and special hunts
You need to be drawn or eligible for these.
Arrowhead WMA
Archery, through Nov 15. Only for mobility-impaired hunters.
Clybel WMA
Firearms, through Nov 10. Only for Hunt & Learn participants.
Pleasant Valley VPA
Firearms, through Nov 13. Only for specialty hunters (youth, ladies, disability license holders, returning veterans and hunters over 65).
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Statewide seasons
Public areas may set their own dates, listed above. Areas that follow the statewide season are open on these dates.
- Deer
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Archery: Sep 12 – Oct 9Extended archery (some counties): Sep 12 – Jan 31Primitive weapons and youth-only firearms: Oct 10–16Firearms: Oct 17 – Jan 10
- Bear
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Northern zone archery: Sep 12 – Oct 9Northern zone primitive weapons and youth-only firearms: Oct 10–16Northern zone firearms: Oct 17 – Jan 10Central zone firearms: Dec 19Southern zone firearms: Sep 17–19, Sep 24–26, Oct 1–3, Oct 8–10
- Turkey
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Private lands: Mar 27 – May 15WMAs, VPAs and national forest: Apr 3 – May 15Youth and mobility-impaired (private lands): Mar 20–21
- Dove
- Sep 5 – Oct 11, Nov 21–29, Dec 19 – Jan 31
- Ducks
- Nov 21–29, Dec 12 – Jan 31
- Geese
- Sep 5–27, Oct 10–25, Nov 21–29, Dec 12 – Jan 31
- Teal
- Sep 12–20, Nov 21–29, Dec 12 – Jan 31
- Quail
- Nov 14 – Feb 28
- Rabbit
- Nov 14 – Feb 28
- Squirrel
- Aug 15 – Feb 28
- Grouse
- Oct 15 – Feb 28
- Woodcock
- Dec 5 – Jan 18
- Furbearers
- Dec 1 – Feb 28
- Raccoon
- Aug 15 – Feb 28
Dates are copied from the Georgia hunting regulations. Seasons, closures and area rules change during the year, so confirm in the guide before you hunt.
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