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Where can I hunt in Georgia?

Every WMA, state park and public access area, with dates from the 2026-27 hunting regulations.

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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 Oct 1

A

Alapaha River WMA

Archery, through Oct 18.

Alexander WMA

Archery, through Oct 16.

Allatoona WMA

Archery, through Oct 16.

Alligator Creek WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Altama Plantation WMA

Archery, through Nov 11.

Altamaha WMA - Buffalo Swamp, Lewis Island, and McGowan Lake Tracts

Archery, through Oct 9.

Altamaha WMA - Waterfowl Management Area

Archery, through Nov 15.

B

B. F. Grant WMA

Archery, through Oct 4.

Balls Ferry State Park

Archery, through Jan 10.

Bartram Forest WMA

Archery, through Jan 10.

Beaverdam WMA

Archery, through Oct 16.

Berry College WMA

Archery, through Oct 27.

Big Dukes Pond WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Big Hammock WMA

Archery, through Oct 7.

Big Lazer Creek WMA

Archery, through Oct 4.

Blanton Creek WMA

Archery, through Oct 8.

Broad River WMA

Archery, through Nov 28.

Bullard Creek WMA

Archery, through Oct 12.

Bullard Creek WMA - Bell Telephone, Montgomery, and Ocmulgee Tracts

Archery, through Jan 10.

C

Camp Thunder VPA

Archery, through Jan 10.

Canoochee Sandhills WMA

Archery, through Oct 10.

Carters Lake WMA

Archery, through Nov 5.

Cedar Creek WMA

Archery, through Oct 21.

Cedar Grove VPA

Archery, through Jan 10.

Ceylon WMA

Archery, through Oct 11.

Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Almo, Ft. Perry, Hilliard

Archery, through Oct 8.

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.

Chickasawhatchee WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Clarks Hill WMA - East

Archery, through Oct 9.

Clarks Hill WMA - West

Archery, through Oct 9.

Clayhole Swamp WMA

Firearms, through Oct 3. Bonus deer hunt.

Cochrans Creek WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Cohutta WMA

Firearms, buck only, through Oct 4. Bonus deer hunt.

Conasauga River WMA

Archery, through Nov 13.

Coosawattee WMA

Archery, through Oct 15.

Crockford-Pigeon Mountain WMA

Archery, through Oct 16.

D

Dawson Forest WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Di-Lane WMA

Archery, through Oct 21.

Dixon Bay WMA

Archery, through Nov 6.

Dixon Memorial WMA

Firearms, through Oct 3.

Doerun Pitcherplant Bog WMA

Archery, through Jan 10.

Dupont Tract VPA

Archery, through Oct 30.

E

Echeconnee Creek WMA

Archery, through Jan 10.

Elbert County WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Elmodel WMA

Archery, through Jan 31.

F

Featherfield WMA

Archery, through Jan 31.

Fishing Creek WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Flat Creek PFA

Archery, through Jan 10.

Flat Tub WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Flat Tub WMA - South of Hwy 107

Archery, through Jan 10.

The archery only tract south of Hwy 107.

G

Germany Creek WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Griffin Ridge WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

H

Hannahatchee WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Hart County WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Hiltonia WMA

Archery, through Nov 6.

Horse Creek WMA

Archery, through Oct 2.

J

John's Mountain WMA

Archery, through Oct 23.

K

Keg Creek WMA

Archery, through Jan 10.

L

Lake Russell WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Lake Seminole WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Lake Walter F. George WMA

Archery, through Jan 10.

Lanahassee WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Little River WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Little Satilla WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Lola Tract VPA

Archery, through Oct 23.

Lower Broad River WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

M

Mayhaw WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

McGraw Ford WMA

Archery, through Jan 1.

Mead Farm WMA

Archery, through Jan 1.

Montezuma Bluffs WMA

Archery, through Jan 10.

Morgan Lake WMA

Archery, through Jan 10.

O

Oaky Woods WMA

Archery, through Oct 4.

Ocmulgee WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

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

Archery, through Oct 9.

Oconee WMA - Dan Denton Waterfowl Area

Archery, through Oct 16.

Impoundments along GA Hwy 16 before the bridge over the Oconee River.

Oconee WMA - Rock Hawk Trails & Effigy

Archery, through Jan 10.

Rock Hawk Trails & Effigy, off Lawrence Shoals Rd.

Ohoopee Dunes North WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Ohoopee Dunes South WMA

Archery, through Jan 10.

Oliver Bridge WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Otting Tract WMA

Archery, through Jan 1.

P

Paulding Forest WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Paulks Pasture WMA

Firearms, through Oct 3. Bonus deer hunt.

Penholoway Swamp WMA

Archery, through Oct 7.

Perry Dove Field

Archery, through Jan 10.

Phinizy Swamp WMA

Archery, through Jan 10.

R

Redlands WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

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

Archery, through Oct 6.

River Bend WMA

Archery, through Oct 1.

Rocky Mountain Recreation Area & PFA

Archery, through Jan 10.

Rogers WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Rum Creek WMA

Archery, through Oct 4.

Rum Creek WMA - Berry Creek Area

Archery, through Jan 10.

S

Sandhills WMA - East

Archery, through Jan 10.

Sandhills WMA - West

Archery, through Oct 9.

Sansavilla WMA

Archery, through Oct 6.

Sapelo Island WMA

Archery, through Oct 7.

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.

Silver Lake WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Soap Creek WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Spirit Creek Forest WMA

Archery, through Jan 10.

Sprewell Bluff WMA - East

Archery, through Jan 10.

Sprewell Bluff WMA - West

Archery, through Oct 16.

T

Tallulah Gorge WMA

Archery, buck only, through Oct 9.

Townsend WMA - Buck Island Tract

Archery, through Oct 9.

Townsend WMA - North, South and Pine Island Tracts

Firearms, through Oct 3. Bonus deer hunt.

Treat Mountain WMA

Archery, through Oct 1.

Tuckahoe WMA

Muzzleloader, through Oct 3. Bonus deer hunt.

W

Walton WMA

Archery, through Jan 10.

West Point WMA

Archery, through Oct 8.

West Point WMA - Dixie Creek Area

Archery, through Jan 10.

West Point WMA - Glovers Creek Area

Archery, through Jan 10.

Wilson Shoals WMA

Archery, through Oct 30.

Y

Yuchi WMA

Archery, through Oct 9.

Z

Zahnd WMA

Archery, through Jan 1.

Quota and special hunts

You need to be drawn or eligible for these.

Arrowhead WMA

Archery, through Oct 31. Only for specialty hunters (youth, ladies, disability license holders, returning veterans and hunters over 65).

Clybel WMA

Firearms, through Oct 1. Only for youth hunters.

Pleasant Valley VPA

Archery, through Oct 16. Only for specialty hunters (youth, ladies, disability license holders, returning veterans and hunters over 65).

Nothing listed for deer on Oct 1

No areas match “”.

Statewide seasons

Public areas may set their own dates, listed above. Areas that follow the statewide season are open on these dates.

Deer
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
Bear
Northern zone: Archery Sep 12 – Oct 9, primitive weapons and youth-only firearms Oct 10–16, firearms Oct 17 – Jan 10
Central zone: Firearms Dec 19
Southern zone: Firearms Sep 17–19, Sep 24–26, Oct 1–3, Oct 8–10
Turkey
Private lands: Mar 27 – May 15
WMAs, VPAs and national forest: Apr 3 – May 15
Youth 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
Quail
Nov 14 – Feb 28
Rabbit
Nov 14 – Feb 28
Squirrel
Aug 15 – Feb 28
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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