Georgia Hunting

Georgia

High whitetail bag limits, long season windows, Eastern wild turkey, and expansive public WMAs.

Georgia - Peach State Plantations & Piedmont Ridges

Georgia offers outstanding sportspeople opportunities, rich wildlife habitats, and extensive public land access. From trophy big game hunting to abundant upland bird coverts and waterfowl flyways, Georgia provides a premier destination for hunters of all experience levels.

Georgia Trophy Whitetail Buck in Longleaf Pine Savanna

Managed under strict wildlife conservation guidelines by the state department of natural resources, hunting in Georgia contributes directly to habitat preservation and healthy game populations across the state.

Georgia Bobwhite Quail Covey Flush in Plantation Wiregrass

Top Hunting Attractions in Georgia

Discover the premier wildlife management areas, big game habitats, and renowned wingshooting regions across Georgia.

Thomasville & Red Hills Bobwhite Quail Plantations

Thomasville & Red Hills Bobwhite Quail Plantations

The Quail Capital of the World, preserving historic horseback and mule-drawn wagon covey hunts in virgin pine savannas.
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Over 860,000 acres of rugged Blue Ridge mountains offering Appalachian whitetail tracking, black bear, and mountain grouse.
Piedmont & Coastal Plain Whitetail Belts

Piedmont & Coastal Plain Whitetail Belts

Rich agricultural river bottoms producing heavy-antlered bucks, supported by a 12-deer annual bag limit (including two antlered bucks).
Altamaha River Delta & Coast Waterfowl

Altamaha River Delta & Coast Waterfowl

Tidal river marshes, managed impoundments, and duck marshes attracting wood ducks, ring-necked ducks, and blue-winged teal.

Hunting Benefits

  • Liberal Deer Bag Limits: Up to 12 deer per season (10 antlerless, 2 antlered).
  • Long Hunting Seasons: Extended firearm, archery, and primitive weapons deer seasons.
  • Eastern Wild Turkey: Strong turkey populations statewide with generous bag limits.
  • Extensive Public WMAs: Over 1 million acres of state-managed Wildlife Management Areas.
  • Diverse Regional Biomes: Hunt mountain whitetail in North Georgia, piney woods in the Piedmont, and swamp bucks in the coastal plain.

    • Hunter's Bottom Line

    Summary

    Georgia stands as a southern hunting powerhouse, delivering exceptional whitetail deer densities, world-class bobwhite quail plantation culture, expanding mountain black bear populations, and thriving Eastern wild turkey flocks.

    Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division offers one of the most generous deer bag limits in the nation: 12 deer per season, of which no more than two may be antlered (and one of the antlered bucks must have at least 4 points of one inch or longer on one antler). Season lengths run from September through January across archery, primitive weapons, and firearms.

    Public land access is robust, spanning hundreds of thousands of acres within the Chattahoochee National Forest and over 100 state WMAs. Many top-tier WMA quota hunts are awarded through Georgia's online priority point lottery system, while general non-quota WMAs are open during statewide seasons.

    Georgia's fall alligator season is a high-demand draw lottery spanning early autumn in coastal and southern zones. Non-residents can accumulate priority points annually to secure tags on famed waters like Lake Seminole or the Savannah River.