With 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.
Georgia Big Game Hunting Guide
We’ve also created an easy to read infographic that shows the Big Game Hunting Seasons. You can click the button below to download it to your phone or computer. 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 it with your friends.
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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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 |
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| Equipment | Starting | Ending | Opportunity |
| Bow & Crossbow | Sep 14, 2019 | Jan 12, 2020 | Either Sex |
| Muzzleloader | Oct 12, 2019 | Oct 18, 2019 | Either Sex |
| Oct 19, 2019 | Nov 29, 2019 | Antlered Bucks | |
| Nov 30, 2019 | Dec 1, 2019 | Either Sex | |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | Antlered Bucks | |
| Jan 1, 2020 | Jan 1, 2020 | Either Sex | |
| Jan 2, 2020 | Jan 12, 2020 | Antlered Bucks | |
| Modern Firearm | Oct 19, 2019 | Nov 29, 2019 | Antlered Bucks |
| Nov 30, 2019 | Dec 1, 2019 | Either Sex | |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | Antlered Bucks | |
| Jan 1, 2020 | Jan 1, 2020 | Either Sex | |
| Jan 2, 2020 | Jan 12, 2020 | Antlered Bucks | |
| Counties: Fannin, Rabun, Towns, and Union | |||
ZONE 2 |
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| Equipment | Starting | Ending | Opportunity |
| Bow & Crossbow | Sep 14, 2019 | Jan 12, 2020 | Either Sex |
| Muzzleloader | Oct 12, 2019 | Oct 18, 2019 | Either Sex |
| Oct 19, 2019 | Nov 24, 2019 | Antlered Bucks | |
| Nov 25, 2019 | Dec 1, 2019 | Either Sex | |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | Antlered Bucks | |
| Jan 1, 2020 | Jan 1, 2020 | Either Sex | |
| Jan 2, 2020 | Jan 12, 2020 | Antlered Bucks | |
| Modern Firearm | Oct 19, 2019 | Nov 24, 2019 | Antlered Bucks |
| Nov 25, 2019 | Dec 1, 2019 | Either Sex | |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | Antlered Bucks | |
| Jan 1, 2020 | Jan 1, 2020 | Either Sex | |
| Jan 2, 2020 | Jan 12, 2020 | Antlered Bucks | |
| Counties: Dawson, Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Stephens, White, and Whitfield | |||
ZONE 3 |
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| Equipment | Starting | Ending | Opportunity |
| Bow & Crossbow | Sep 14, 2019 | Jan 31, 2020 | Either Sex |
| Muzzleloader | Oct 12, 2019 | Jan 12, 2020 | Either Sex |
| Modern Firearm | Oct 19, 2019 | Jan 12, 2020 | Either Sex |
| Counties: Bibb, Chatham, Clarke, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, and Rockdale | |||
| 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 the portion of Fulton County lying north of GA Hwy 92 only archery equip- ment is allowed. Absolutely no firearms are allowed. |
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ZONE 4 |
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| Equipment | Starting | Ending | Opportunity |
| Bow & Crossbow | Sep 14, 2019 | Jan 31, 2020 | Either Sex |
| Counties: Clayton, Cobb, and Dekalb | |||
| No firearms are allowed. | |||
ZONE 5 |
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| Equipment | Starting | Ending | Opportunity |
| Bow & Crossbow | Sep 14, 2019 | Jan 12, 2020 | Either Sex |
| Muzzleloader | Oct 12, 2019 | Oct 18, 2019 | Either Sex |
| Oct 19, 2019 | Nov 1, 2019 | Antlered Bucks | |
| Nov 2, 2019 | Jan 12, 2020 | Either Sex | |
| Modern Firearm | Oct 19, 2019 | Nov 1, 2019 | Antlered Bucks |
| Nov 2, 2019 | Jan 12, 2020 | Either Sex | |
| Counties: Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Catoosa, Carroll, Chattooga, Cherokee, Coweta, Crawford, Dade, Elbert, Floyd, Franklin, Gordon, Green, Jackson, Jasper, Jones, Hall, Haralson, Hart, Heard, Lamar, Lincoln, Madison, McDuffie, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Pike, Polk, Putnam, Spalding, Taliaferro, Upson, Walker, Walton, Warren, and Wilkes | |||
ZONE 6 |
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| Equipment | Starting | Ending | Opportunity |
| Bow & Crossbow | Sep 14, 2019 | Jan 12, 2020 | Either Sex |
| Muzzleloader | Oct 12, 2019 | Jan 12, 2020 | Either Sex |
| Modern Firearm | Oct 19, 2019 | Jan 12, 2020 | Either Sex |
| Counties: Baker, Ben Hill, Bleckley, Brooks, Burke, Calhoun, Candler, Chattahoochee, Clay, Colquitt, Columbia, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, Dooly, Douglas, Dougherty, Early, Emanuel, Fayette, Glascock, Grady, Hancock, Harris, Houston, Irwin, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Laurens, Lee, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Montgomery, Muscogee, Peach, Pulaski, Quitman, Randolph, Richmond, Schley, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Treutlen, Troup, Turner, Twiggs, Washington, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox, Wilkinson, and Worth | |||
| In Hancock, Harris, Meriwether, Montgomery, Randolph, Talbot and Troup Counties, only bucks with at least 4 points (one inch or longer) on either side are legal. In Dooly and Macon Counties, bucks must have a minimum 15-inch outside spread. |
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ZONE 7 |
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| Equipment | Starting | Ending | Opportunity |
| Bow & Crossbow | Sep 14, 2019 | Jan 12, 2020 | Either Sex |
| Muzzleloader | Oct 12, 2019 | Oct 18, 2019 | Either Sex |
| Oct 19, 2019 | Oct 20, 2019 | Antlered Bucks | |
| Oct 21, 2019 | Jan 12, 2020 | Either Sex | |
| Modern Firearm | Oct 19, 2019 | Oct 20, 2019 | Antlered Bucks |
| Oct 21, 2019 | Jan 12, 2020 | 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, and Wayne | |||
| In the portion of Glynn County lying within Jekyll Island no firearms are allowed. | |||
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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 |
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| Equipment | Starting | Ending |
| Archery | Sep 14, 2019 | Jan 12, 2020 |
| Primitive Weapons | Oct 12, 2019 | Jan 12, 2020 |
| Modern Firearm | Oct 19, 2019 | Jan 12, 2020 |
| Counties: Carroll, Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Walton, Barrow, Jackson, Madison, Hart and all counties north | ||
CENTRAL ZONE |
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| Equipment | Day of Hunt |
| Modern Firearm | Dec 21, 2019 |
| Counties: Bibb, Houston and Twiggs | |
SOUTHERN ZONE |
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| Equipment | Starting | Ending |
| Modern Firearms | Sep 19, 2019 | Sep 21, 2019 |
| Sep 26, 2019 | Sep 28, 2019 | |
| Oct 3, 2019 | Oct 5, 2019 | |
| Oct 10, 2019 | Oct 12, 2019 | |
| Counties: Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Echols, Lanier, Lowndes and Ware | ||
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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.
STATEWIDE |
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| Starting | Ending |
| Mar 21, 2020 | May 15, 2020 |
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY SEASON |
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| Starting | Ending | ||
| Mar 14, 2020 | Mar 15, 2020 | ||
| Only for youth 16 years of age and younger and mobility impaired persons. | |||
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. |
Get Your Free Hunting Guide
Don’t forget to download our Big Game Hunting Guide. You can click the button below to download it to your phone or computer. 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 it with your friends.
