Hunting in Georgia
Official agency resources
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division
- Buy a license ↗
https://georgiawildlife.com/licenses-permits-passes
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://georgiawildlife.com/regulations
- Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://georgiawildlife.com/hunting/quota
- GMU map ↗
https://georgiawildlife.com/WMA
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://georgiawildlife.com/harvest-summaries
- Hunter education ↗
https://georgiawildlife.com/hunting/huntereducation
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in Georgia, go straight to the issuing agency.
Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Resources DivisionGame species in Georgia
See all species →Click any species to see every state where it's on the books.
Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Small Game
Migratory
Unit boundaries
Game management unit boundaries for Georgia are being verified against the state agency source. Outdoors won't publish them until the source has been hand-checked.
In the meantime, use the agency link above for the official unit maps and the parks below for huntable public land in Georgia.
Huntable public lands in Georgia
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.
Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
5,608.3 acres
Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
9,121.9 acres
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
National Forest
867,265 acres
Forestry Sci. GA. Lab. Experimental Area
Preserve
3.76 acres
Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
2,839.1 acres
Ocmulgee Purchase Unit
Conservation Area
10,261.34 acres
Oconee National Forest
National Forest
266,020.84 acres
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
42,122.3 acres
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
31,702 acres
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
10,261.9 acres