Georgia

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

Public Access & WMAs

Public Lands to Hunt in Georgia

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Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division (GADNR)

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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Resources Division manages nearly 1 million acres across more than 100 Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) statewide. Additionally, Georgia boasts over 867,000 acres within the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests in the north and expansive federal military and refuge acreage open to quota hunting. From the Blue Ridge mountain ridges to the Piedmont pine hills and coastal salt marsh estuaries, Georgia offers premier public hunting for whitetail deer, eastern wild turkey, black bear, feral hog, and small game.
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
Blue Ridge & Piedmont | 867,000 Acres

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests

Covering 26 counties in northern Georgia. Rugged mountain ridges, deep hardwood coves, and mountain streams support Georgia's premier public hunting for black bear, mountain whitetail deer, wild turkey, and ruffed grouse with hundreds of miles of remote trails.

Redlands & Clybel Wildlife Management Areas
Central Georgia Piedmont | 43,000+ Acres Combined

Redlands & Clybel Wildlife Management Areas

Redlands WMA (37,500 acres) in Greene, Oglethorpe, and Morgan counties features rolling pine-hardwood hills and river bottomlands. Clybel WMA (6,400 acres) in Jasper and Newton counties provides managed dove fields, quail courses, and trophy whitetail deer hunting.

Alapaha River & Dixon Memorial Wildlife Management Areas
South Georgia Pine & Swamps | 42,000+ Acres Combined

Alapaha River & Dixon Memorial Wildlife Management Areas

Alapaha River WMA (6,870 acres) in Irwin County features floodplain forests and pine flatwoods. Dixon Memorial WMA (36,100 acres) bordering the Okefenokee Swamp in Ware County offers vast pine forests and cypress bays holding whitetail deer, feral hogs, and black bears.

Altamaha Wildlife Management Area
Coastal Delta Estuary | 31,644 Acres

Altamaha Wildlife Management Area

Located along the Altamaha River delta in McIntosh County. Features abandoned rice fields, tidal freshwater marshes, and maritime forest. One of the premier public waterfowl hunting destinations on the Atlantic Flyway, supporting thousands of migrating ducks.

Cohutta Wildlife Management Area
Wilderness Mountain Solitude | 95,000 Acres

Cohutta Wildlife Management Area

Located in Fannin, Gilmer, and Murray counties within the remote Cohutta Wilderness. Steep, roadless mountain ridges rising to 4,000 feet provide demanding backcountry hunting for black bear, mountain whitetail bucks, and wild boar.