Georgia Hunting Season 2022-2023
Kyle Cato -
Co-Owner, Associate BrokerWith hunting season approaching, we thought we would help out all our hunting buddies and put this information in one, easy-to-find place. We hope it helps! If you need more information than you see listed here please check the Georgia DNR website.
Enter our Free Giveaway to Download our Hunting Guides
We are having a giveaway for this awesome knife from Goose Creek Knives. Entering the free giveaway will give you access to download our free Big Game Hunting Season guide. This will give you an easy reference later for the seasons in your area, without having to have cell service while you're in the woods. Feel free to share our giveaway with your friends. Giveaway details can be found here.
Whitetail Deer Season
LIMIT
One must have a minimum of 4 points,
1 inch or longer, on one side.
Please be sure that you are aware of all the regulations in your area. The hunting season dates and basic regulations are listed below. For more information check the Georgia DNR website.
Deer Season Dates by Zone
ZONE 1 | |||
| Equipment | Starting | Ending | Opportunity |
| Archery | Sep 10, 2022 | Jan 8, 2023 | Either Sex |
| Primitive Weapons | Oct 15, 2022 | Oct 21, 2022 | Either Sex |
| Firearms | Oct 22, 2022 | Nov 25, 2022 | Antlered Bucks |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Nov 27, 2022 | Either Sex | |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | Antlered Bucks | |
| Jan 1, 2023 | Jan 1, 2023 | Either Sex | |
| Jan 2, 2023 | Jan 8, 2023 | Antlered Bucks | |
| Counties: Fannin, Rabun, Towns, Union | |||
ZONE 2 | |||
| Equipment | Starting | Ending | Opportunity |
| Archery | Sep 10, 2022 | Jan 8, 2023 | Either Sex |
| Primitive Weapons | Oct 15, 2022 | Oct 21, 2022 | Either Sex |
| Firearms | Oct 22, 2022 | Nov 20, 2022 | Antlered Bucks |
| Nov 21, 2022 | Nov 27, 2022 | Either Sex | |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | Antlered Bucks | |
| Jan 1, 2023 | Jan 1, 2023 | Either Sex | |
| Jan 2, 2023 | Jan 8, 2023 | Antlered Bucks | |
| Counties: Dawson, Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Stephens, White, Whitfield | |||
ZONE 3 | |||
| Equipment | Starting | Ending | Opportunity |
| Archery | Sep 10, 2022 | Jan 8, 2023 | Either Sex |
| Counties: Clayton, Cobb, Dekalb, Fulton | |||
| No firearms are allowed. | |||
ZONE 4 | |||
| Equipment | Starting | Ending | Opportunity |
| Archery | Sep 10, 2022 | Jan 8, 2023 | Either Sex |
| Primitive Weapons | Oct 15, 2022 | Oct 21, 2022 | Either Sex |
| Firearms | Oct 22, 2022 | Nov 4, 2022 | Antlered Bucks |
| Nov 5, 2022 | Jan 8, 2023 | Either Sex | |
| Counties: Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa, Chatooga, Cherokee, Coweta, Crawford, Dade, Elbert, Floyd, Franklon, Gordon, Greene, Hall, Haralson, Hart, Heard, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lincoln, Madison, McDuffie, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Pike, Polk, Putnam, Spalding, Taliaferro, Upson, Walker, Walton, Warren, Wilkes | |||
ZONE 5 | |||
| Equipment | Starting | Ending | Opportunity |
| Archery | Sep 10, 2022 | Jan 8, 2023 | Either Sex |
| Primitive Weapons | Oct 15, 2022 | Jan 8, 2023 | Either Sex |
| Firearms | Oct 22, 2022 | Jan 8, 2023 | Either Sex |
| Counties: Baker, Ben Hill, Bibb, Bleckley, Brooks, Burke, Calhoun, Candler, Chatham, Chattahoochee, Clarke, Clay, Colquitt, Columbia, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Emanuel, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Glascock, Grady, Gwinnett, Hancock, Harris, Henry, Houston, Irwin, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Laurens, Lee, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Montgomery, Muscogee, Peach, Pulaski, Quitman, Randolph, Richmond, Rockdale, Schley, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Treutlen, Troup, Turner, Twiggs, Washington, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox, Wilkinson, Worth | |||
| In the portion of Forsyth County lying south of GA Hwy 20, only archery equipment, shotguns and muzzleloading firearms are allowed. No other firearms are allowed. In Hancock, Harris, Meriwether, Montgomery, Randolph, Talbot and Troup Counties, only bucks with at least 4 points (one inch or longer) on either side or a 15-inch outside spread are legal. In Dooly and Macon Counties, bucks must have a minimum 15-inch outside spread. | |||
ZONE 6 | |||
| Equipment | Starting | Ending | Opportunity |
| Archery | Sep 10, 2022 | Jan 8, 2023 | Either Sex |
| Primitive Weapons | Oct 15, 2022 | Oct 21, 2022 | Either Sex |
| Firearms | Oct 22, 2022 | Oct 23, 2022 | Antlered Bucks |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Jan 8, 2023 | Either Sex | |
| Counties: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Berrien, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Lanier, Liberty, Long, Lowndes, McIntosh, Pierce, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Ware, Wayne | |||
| In the portion of Glynn County lying within Jekyll Island no firearms are allowed. | |||
Black Bear Season
LIMIT
from Southern or Central zones.
Please be sure that you are aware of all the regulations in your area. The hunting season dates and basic regulations are listed below. For more information check the Georgia DNR website.
NORTHERN ZONE | ||
| Equipment | Starting | Ending |
| Archery | Sep 10, 2022 | Jan 8, 2023 |
| Primitive Weapons | Oct 15, 2022 | Jan 8, 2023 |
| Firearms | Oct 22, 2022 | Jan 8, 2023 |
| Counties: Carroll, Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Walton, Barrow, Jackson, Madison, Hart and all counties north | ||
CENTRAL ZONE | |
| Equipment | Day of Hunt |
| Firearms | Dec 17, 2022 |
| Counties: Bibb, Bleckley, Houston and Twiggs | |
SOUTHERN ZONE | ||
| Equipment | Starting | Ending |
| Firearms | Sep 22, 2022 | Sep 24, 2022 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Oct 1, 2022 | |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Oct 8, 2022 | |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Oct 15, 2022 | |
| Counties: Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Echols, Lanier, Lowndes and Ware | ||
Turkey Season
LIMIT
including Special Opportunity season.
Please be sure that you are aware of all the regulations in your area. The hunting season dates and basic regulations are listed below. For more information check the Georgia DNR website.
PRIVATE LANDS | |
| Starting | Ending |
| Apr 1, 2023 | May 15, 2023 |
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY SEASON | |||
| Starting | Ending | ||
| Mar 25, 2023 | Mar 26, 2023 | ||
| Only for youth 16 years of age and younger and mobility impaired persons. | |||
PUBLIC LANDS | |
| Starting | Ending |
| Apr 8, 2023 | May 15, 2023 |
Feral Hog Season
LIMIT
Please be sure that you are aware of all the regulations in your area. The hunting season dates and basic regulations are listed below. For more information check the Georgia DNR website.
OPEN SEASON |
| Night hunting allowed on private land. Hunting over bait is allowed. No hunting from a vehicle under power. |
Enter our Giveaway to Get Your Free Hunting Guide
We are having a giveaway for a knife from Goose Creek Knives. Entering the free giveaway will give you access to download our free Big Game Hunting Season guide. This will give you an easy reference later for the seasons in your area, without having to have cell service while you're in the woods. Feel free to share our giveaway with your friends. Giveaway details can be found here.
Other Hunting Guides
If you're looking for information about Small Game or Migratory Bird hunting seasons we've created hunting guides for them as well. They can be found at the following link.
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