Georgia Public Hunting Land

All 189 Georgia public hunting areas we could verify: 121 wildlife management areas and tracts, 9 VPA properties, 13 state parks with hunts, the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, 9 refuges, Cumberland Island, two Army posts and 10 Corps lakes. Plus the 13 public places where hunting is not allowed.

Full map WMAs Federal land

189Areas

121WMAs and tracts

13State parks

13Closed places

Photo: sloalan (CC0 1.0)

Every Georgia hunting area on one map

Larger pins mark the four national forest ranger districts. Tap any pin for its page.

Pins are polygon centroids or interior points from WRD, USFS, USFWS, NPS and DoD layers, and Recreation.gov points for the Corps lakes. Checked October 13, 2026.

Browse Georgia public land by kind

WRD-run areas, VPA leases and state park hunts add up to 1,143,573 published acres, part of it WMA land on the national forest or around Corps lakes. The national forests cover 869,017 acres of Forest Service land in Georgia.

WRDWildlife management areas121 WMAs and tracts FederalFederal landForest, refuges, posts, lakes ParksState parks13 with hunts VPAVPA propertiesLeased private land DoveDove fieldsPlanted fields by area MapFull mapFilter by name or county

How the Georgia list adds up

Deer are Game Check reports on each area, summed by kind.

Kind of area	Pages	Published acres	Deer reported 2025-26
Wildlife Management Area	121	1,076,716	5,061
Public Fishing Area	7	7,294	59
Natural Area	1	9,500	0
Fish Hatchery	1	40	0
Voluntary Public Access Area	9	13,193	61
Dove Field	5	1,098	2
Dove Field Program	1	3,023	0
State Park	13	35,732	43
National Forest	1	869,017	1,531
National Forest Ranger District	4	869,018	385
Experimental Forest	1	4,591	0
National Wildlife Refuge	9	514,145	120
National Wildlife Refuge Unit	3	—	0
National Seashore	1	—	1
Military Installation	2	—	504
Corps of Engineers Lake	10	2,777	825

WRD lists 136 entries on its WMA list, and every one has a page here; the 2026-27 regulations hold 170 WMA, VPA and state park listings plus 19 federal listings, each matched to a page. Acres overlap where a WMA sits on national forest or Corps land, so the column is not a statewide total.

Counts from the WRD WMA list, the 2026-27 regulation listings and federal manager pages as recorded in lands.json (retrieved 2026-10-13); deer from WRD Game Check.

All 189 Georgia areas, filterable

Type a county, a region number, a species such as dove, the word quota, or part of a name.

Area	Type	Counties	Region	Acres	Deer 2025-26
Cohutta WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Murray, Fannin, Gilmer	1	92,647	4
Cedar Creek WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Putnam, Jones, Jasper	3	41,000	93
Redlands WMA WRD region 2	WMA	Greene, Oglethorpe, Morgan…	2	37,500	425
Dixon Memorial WMA WRD region 6	WMA	Ware, Brantley	6	35,247	60
Townsend WMA WRD region 6	WMA	Long, McIntosh	6	34,294	46
Altamaha WMA WRD region 6	WMA	McIntosh	6	31,569	21
Cooper's Creek WMA WRD region 2	WMA	Union, Fannin	2	30,000	9
Paulding Forest WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Paulding, Polk	1	28,183	106
Chestatee WMA WRD region 2	WMA	Lumpkin, White	2	27,123	6
Dawson Forest WMA WRD region 2	WMA	Dawson	2	25,658	33
Chattahoochee WMA WRD region 2	WMA	White, Union, Towns	2	25,150	17
John's Mountain WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Gordon, Walker, Floyd…	1	23,710	19
Crockford-Pigeon Mountain WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Walker	1	21,895	81
Blue Ridge WMA WRD region 2	WMA	Fannin, Union, Lumpkin	2	20,900	38
Rich Mountain WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Gilmer, Fannin	1	20,674	6
Chickasawhatchee WMA WRD region 5	WMA	Dougherty, Calhoun, Baker	5	19,700	168
Sansavilla WMA WRD region 6	WMA	Wayne, Glynn	6	19,084	47
Swallow Creek WMA WRD region 2	WMA	Towns	2	19,000	6
Lake Russell WMA WRD region 2	WMA	Stephens, Habersham, Banks	2	17,300	11
Bullard Creek WMA WRD region 4	WMA	Jeff Davis, Appling, Montgomery	4	17,005	107
Little Satilla WMA WRD region 6	WMA	Wayne, Pierce, Brantley	6	16,990	119
Paulks Pasture WMA WRD region 6	WMA	Glynn	6	16,066	17
Ceylon WMA WRD region 6	WMA	Camden	6	16,000	56
Warwoman WMA WRD region 2	WMA	Rabun	2	15,800	2
Berry College WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Floyd	1	15,605	19
Ocmulgee WMA WRD region 4	WMA	Bleckley, Pulaski, Twiggs	4	15,475	52
Tuckahoe WMA WRD region 4	WMA	Screven	4	15,100	50
Oaky Woods WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Houston, Pulaski	3	13,450	45
B.F. Grant WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Putnam, Morgan	3	11,400	47
Penholoway Swamp WMA WRD region 6	WMA	Wayne	6	11,177	7
Clarks Hill WMA – East WRD region 3	WMA	McDuffie, Wilkes, Lincoln	3	10,224	159
Canoochee Sandhills WMA WRD region 4	WMA	Bulloch, Bryan	4	10,224	29
West Point WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Heard, Troup	1	10,000	30
Ohoopee Dunes WMA WRD region 4	WMA	Emanuel	4	9,271	28
Silver Lake WMA WRD region 5	WMA	Decatur	5	9,200	84
Ossabaw Island WMA WRD region 6	WMA	Chatham	6	9,000	—
Sapelo Island WMA WRD region 6	WMA	McIntosh	6	9,000	45
Flat Tub WMA WRD region 4	WMA	Jeff Davis, Coffee	4	8,748	170
Grand Bay WMA WRD region 6	WMA	Lanier, Lowndes	6	8,700	35
Lake Seminole WMA WRD region 5	WMA	Decatur, Seminole	5	8,300	67
Di-Lane WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Burke	3	8,100	22
Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA: Hilliard Plantation Tract WRD region 5	WMA	Marion	5	8,089	45
Oconee WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Greene, Hancock, Putnam	3	7,930	153
Yuchi WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Burke	3	7,800	75
Allatoona WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Bartow, Cherokee	1	7,589	197
Richmond Hill WMA WRD region 6	WMA	Bryan, McIntosh	6	7,400	52
Horse Creek WMA WRD region 4	WMA	Telfair	4	7,397	69
Big Hammock WMA WRD region 4	WMA	Tattnall	4	7,315	29
Treat Mountain WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Haralson, Polk	1	7,260	5
Big Lazer Creek WMA WRD region 5	WMA	Talbot, Upson	5	7,200	51
Alapaha River WMA WRD region 4	WMA	Irwin	4	6,870	96
Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA: Almo Tract WRD region 5	WMA	Talbot, Marion	5	6,700	31
Clybel WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Jasper, Newton	3	6,700	40
Sprewell Bluff WMA: West WRD region 1	WMA	Meriwether, Talbot	1	6,571	59
Mayhaw WMA WRD region 5	WMA	Miller	5	6,300	239
Griffin Ridge WMA WRD region 6	WMA	Long	6	5,975	24
Rum Creek WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Monroe	3	5,800	36
Hannahatchee Creek WMA WRD region 5	WMA	Stewart	5	5,600	93
Sheffield WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Paulding	1	5,556	26
Beaverdam WMA WRD region 4	WMA	Laurens, Wilkinson	4	5,500	37
Clayhole Swamp WMA WRD region 6	WMA	Glynn	6	5,242	9
Tallapoosa River WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Haralson, Polk	1	5,215	13
Blanton Creek WMA WRD region 5	WMA	Harris	5	4,800	28
Moody Forest WMA WRD region 4	WMA	Appling	4	4,675	63
Altama Plantation WMA WRD region 6	WMA	Glynn	6	4,612	13
Lanahassee Creek WMA WRD region 5	WMA	Webster	5	4,440	61
Joe Kurz WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Meriwether	1	3,700	31
River Bend WMA WRD region 4	WMA	Laurens	4	3,670	17
Rogers WMA WRD region 6	WMA	Wayne	6	3,340	12
Carter's Lake WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Gilmer, Murray, Gordon	1	3,300	44
Alligator Creek WMA WRD region 4	WMA	Wheeler	4	3,086	23
Clarks Hill WMA – West WRD region 3	WMA	McDuffie, Wilkes, Warren	3	3,067	159
Fishing Creek WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Wilkes, Lincoln	3	2,900	18
Wilson Shoals WMA WRD region 2	WMA	Banks	2	2,800	50
Coosawattee WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Murray	1	2,714	110
Tallulah Gorge WMA WRD region 2	WMA	Rabun, Habersham	2	2,689	2
Sandhills WMA: West WRD region 5	WMA	Taylor	5	2,500	19
Elbert County WMA WRD region 2	WMA	Elbert	2	2,500	32
River Creek, The Rolf & Alexandra Kauka WMA WRD region 5	WMA	Thomas, Grady	5	2,437	18
Flint River WMA WRD region 5	WMA	Dooly	5	2,400	75
Rich Mountain WMA: Cartecay Tract WRD region 1	WMA	Gilmer	1	2,165	33
Gaither WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Newton	3	2,129	25
Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA: Fort Perry Tract WRD region 5	WMA	Marion	5	2,100	6
McGraw Ford WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Cherokee	1	2,067	38
Cochrans Creek WMA WRD region 2	WMA	Dawson	2	2,057	1
Big Dukes Pond WMA WRD region 4	WMA	Jenkins	4	1,692	32
Zahnd WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Walker	1	1,642	9
Elmodel WMA WRD region 5	WMA	Baker	5	1,600	30
Oliver Bridge WMA WRD region 4	WMA	Bulloch	4	1,560	19
Phinizy Swamp WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Richmond	3	1,500	1
Lower Broad River WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Wilkes, Elbert, Lincoln	3	1,500	23
Morgan Lake WMA WRD region 6	WMA	Long, Wayne	6	1,493	—
Little River WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Putnam	3	1,475	14
Bartram Forest WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Baldwin	3	1,343	17
Sprewell Bluff WMA: East WRD region 1	WMA	Upson	1	1,330	12
Alexander WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Burke	3	1,300	37
Germany Creek WMA WRD region 3	WMA	McDuffie	3	1,200	21
Lake Walter F. George WMA WRD region 5	WMA	Clay, Quitman	5	1,100	13
Soap Creek WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Lincoln	3	1,000	12
Hart County WMA WRD region 2	WMA	Hart	2	1,000	40
Featherfield WMA WRD region 5	WMA	Seminole	5	875	9
Sandhills WMA: East WRD region 5	WMA	Taylor	5	870	—
Keg Creek WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Columbia	3	800	9
Echeconnee Creek WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Bibb, Houston	3	750	2
Doerun Pitcherplant Bog WMA WRD region 5	WMA	Colquitt	5	730	33
Otting WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Chattooga	1	700	8
Buck Shoals WMA WRD region 2	WMA	White	2	582	—
Spirit Creek Forest WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Richmond	3	570	9
Lula Bridge WMA WRD region 2	WMA	Hall	2	513	2
Conasauga River WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Murray, Whitfield	1	509	18
Hiltonia WMA WRD region 4	WMA	Screven	4	500	2
Montezuma Bluffs WMA WRD region 5	WMA	Macon	5	500	6
J.L. Lester WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Polk	1	477	8
Broad River WMA WRD region 2	WMA	Madison	2	440	12
Arrowhead WMA WRD region 1	WMA	Floyd	1	337	1
Dixon Bay WMA WRD region 4	WMA	Screven	4	300	2
Albany Nursery WMA WRD region 5	WMA	Dougherty	5	300	9
Walton WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Walton	3	200	1
Mead Farm WMA WRD region 3	WMA	Burke	3	200	2
Rum Creek WMA: Berry Creek Area WRD region 3	WMA	Monroe	3	161	5
Rayonier Corridor Lands WMA WRD region 6	WMA	Wayne	6	41	—
Rocky Mountain Recreation Area & PFA WRD region 1	Public fishing area	Floyd	1	3,000	22
Paradise PFA WRD region 6	Public fishing area	Berrien	6	1,300	—
Flat Creek PFA WRD region 3	Public fishing area	Houston	3	850	24
Hugh M. Gillis PFA WRD region 4	Public fishing area	Laurens	4	700	5
McDuffie PFA WRD region 3	Public fishing area	McDuffie	3	600	—
Dodge County PFA WRD region 4	Public fishing area	Dodge	4	444	8
Evans County PFA WRD region 4	Public fishing area	Evans	4	400	—
Upatoi Ravines Natural Area WRD region 5	Natural area	Talbot	5	9,500	—
Cordele Fish Hatchery WRD region 5	Fish hatchery	Crisp	5	40	—
Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA: VPA Tracts WRD region 5	VPA property	Marion, Muscogee	5	9,048	35
Camp Thunder VPA WRD region 3	VPA property	Upson	3	1,527	11
Pleasant Valley VPA WRD region 1	VPA property	Bartow	1	934	8
Lola Tract VPA WRD region 6	VPA property	Lanier, Lowndes	6	391	2
Collins Road VPA WRD region 3	VPA property	Burke	3	356	—
Dupont Tract VPA WRD region 6	VPA property	Clinch	6	349	—
Cedar Grove VPA WRD region 4	VPA property	Laurens	4	294	5
Scotland Road VPA WRD region 4	VPA property	Laurens	4	199	—
McEntire Road VPA WRD region 1	VPA property	Murray	1	95	—
Rogers State Prison Farm Dove Fields WRD region 4	Dove field	Tattnall	4	538	—
Perry Dove Field WRD region 3	Dove field	Houston	3	226	2
Appling County Dove Field WRD region 4	Dove field	Appling	4	123	—
London Farms Dove Field WRD region 2	Dove field	White	2	111	—
Indian Ford Farms Dove Field WRD region 4	Dove field	Toombs	4	100	—
Georgia WRD Public Dove Fields statewide	Dove field program	Appling, Baker, Banks…	—	3,023	—
F.D. Roosevelt State Park WRD region 5	State park	Harris, Meriwether	5	9,049	—
Hard Labor Creek State Park WRD region 3	State park	Morgan, Walton	3	5,804	—
Dukes Creek – Smithgall Woods State Park WRD region 2	State park	White	2	4,500	18
Chattahoochee Bend State Park WRD region 1	State park	Coweta, Heard	1	2,910	1
Richard B. Russell State Park WRD region 2	State park	Elbert	2	2,508	—
Mistletoe State Park WRD region 3	State park	Columbia	3	1,920	—
Fort Yargo State Park WRD region 2	State park	Barrow	2	1,816	—
Red Top Mountain State Park WRD region 1	State park	Bartow	1	1,776	—
Panola Mountain State Park WRD region 2	State park	Rockdale, DeKalb	2	1,635	—
Standing Boy Creek State Park WRD region 5	State park	Muscogee	5	1,580	22
Don Carter State Park WRD region 2	State park	Hall	2	1,316	—
Balls Ferry State Park WRD region 3	State park	Wilkinson	3	525	1
Tugaloo State Park WRD region 2	State park	Franklin	2	393	1
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests statewide	National forest	Rabun, Fannin, Union…	—	869,017	1,531
Blue Ridge Ranger District (Chattahoochee National Forest) WRD region 2	Ranger district	Union, Lumpkin, Fannin…	2	302,238	—
Chattooga River Ranger District (Chattahoochee National Forest) WRD region 2	Ranger district	Rabun, White, Habersham…	2	261,439	—
Conasauga Ranger District (Chattahoochee National Forest) WRD region 2	Ranger district	Murray, Fannin, Gilmer…	2	188,617	—
Oconee Ranger District (Oconee National Forest) WRD region 3	Ranger district	Putnam, Jasper, Greene…	3	116,724	385
Hitchiti Experimental Forest WRD region 3	Experimental forest	Jones	3	4,591	—
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge WRD region 6	Wildlife refuge	Charlton, Ware, Clinch	6	407,038	9
Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge WRD region 3	Wildlife refuge	Jones, Jasper	3	35,000	8
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge WRD region 4	Wildlife refuge	Effingham, Chatham	4	30,715	9
Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge WRD region 5	Wildlife refuge	Stewart, Quitman	5	11,184	30
Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge WRD region 6	Wildlife refuge	Chatham	6	10,053	1
Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge WRD region 3	Wildlife refuge	Bibb, Twiggs	3	7,760	26
Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge WRD region 6	Wildlife refuge	McIntosh	6	5,591	23
Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge WRD region 6	Wildlife refuge	Lanier	6	4,049	—
Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge WRD region 6	Wildlife refuge	McIntosh	6	2,755	14
Okefenokee NWR – Suwannee Canal Recreation Area Unit statewide	Refuge hunt unit	—	—	—	—
Okefenokee NWR – Pocket Unit statewide	Refuge hunt unit	—	—	—	—
Okefenokee NWR – Cowhouse Unit statewide	Refuge hunt unit	—	—	—	—
Cumberland Island National Seashore WRD region 6	National seashore	Camden	6	—	1
Fort Stewart & Hunter Army Airfield WRD region 6	Army post	Liberty, Bryan, Long…	6	—	315
Fort Eisenhower (formerly Fort Gordon) WRD region 3	Army post	Richmond, McDuffie, Jefferson…	3	—	189
Allatoona Lake WRD region 1	Corps lake	Bartow, Cherokee	1	2,777	83
Carters Lake WRD region 1	Corps lake	Murray, Gilmer, Gordon	1	—	—
West Point Lake WRD region 1	Corps lake	Troup, Heard	1	—	117
Walter F. George Lake (Lake Eufaula) WRD region 5	Corps lake	Clay, Quitman	5	—	1
Lake Seminole WRD region 5	Corps lake	Decatur, Seminole	5	—	39
George W. Andrews Lake WRD region 5	Corps lake	Early	5	—	2
Hartwell Lake WRD region 2	Corps lake	Hart	2	—	99
Richard B. Russell Lake WRD region 3	Corps lake	Lincoln	3	—	121
J. Strom Thurmond Lake (Clarks Hill Lake) WRD region 3	Corps lake	McDuffie, Wilkes, Lincoln…	3	—	327
Lake Sidney Lanier WRD region 2	Corps lake	Gwinnett	2	—	36

13 Georgia public places closed to hunting

These come up in searches for Georgia public hunting, but hunting is not allowed on them, so they have no area page.

Place	Type	Counties	Why it is closed	Source
Andersonville National Historic Site (closed to hunters)	National Historic Site	Macon, Sumter	National Park Service unit: 36 CFR 2.2 prohibits taking wildlife except where hunting is specifically authorized; no hunting authorization or NPS hunting page exists for this unit (the Georgia regulations list only Cumberland Island NS among NPS units).	source
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (closed to hunters)	National Recreation Area	Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb, Forsyth	National Park Service unit: 36 CFR 2.2 prohibits taking wildlife except where hunting is specifically authorized; no hunting authorization or NPS hunting page exists for this unit (the Georgia regulations list only Cumberland Island NS among NPS units).	source
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (closed to hunters)	National Military Park	Catoosa, Walker, Dade	National Park Service unit: 36 CFR 2.2 prohibits taking wildlife except where hunting is specifically authorized; no hunting authorization or NPS hunting page exists for this unit (the Georgia regulations list only Cumberland Island NS among NPS units).	source
Fort Frederica National Monument (closed to hunters)	National Monument	Glynn	National Park Service unit: 36 CFR 2.2 prohibits taking wildlife except where hunting is specifically authorized; no hunting authorization or NPS hunting page exists for this unit (the Georgia regulations list only Cumberland Island NS among NPS units).	source
Fort Pulaski National Monument (closed to hunters)	National Monument	Chatham	National Park Service unit: 36 CFR 2.2 prohibits taking wildlife except where hunting is specifically authorized; no hunting authorization or NPS hunting page exists for this unit (the Georgia regulations list only Cumberland Island NS among NPS units).	source
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park (closed to hunters)	National Historical Park	Sumter	National Park Service unit: 36 CFR 2.2 prohibits taking wildlife except where hunting is specifically authorized; no hunting authorization or NPS hunting page exists for this unit (the Georgia regulations list only Cumberland Island NS among NPS units).	source
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (closed to hunters)	National Battlefield Park	Cobb	National Park Service unit: 36 CFR 2.2 prohibits taking wildlife except where hunting is specifically authorized; no hunting authorization or NPS hunting page exists for this unit (the Georgia regulations list only Cumberland Island NS among NPS units).	source
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Park (closed to hunters)	National Historical Park	Fulton	National Park Service unit: 36 CFR 2.2 prohibits taking wildlife except where hunting is specifically authorized; no hunting authorization or NPS hunting page exists for this unit (the Georgia regulations list only Cumberland Island NS among NPS units).	source
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (closed to hunters)	National Historical Park	Bibb	National Park Service unit: 36 CFR 2.2 prohibits taking wildlife except where hunting is specifically authorized; no hunting authorization or NPS hunting page exists for this unit (the Georgia regulations list only Cumberland Island NS among NPS units).	source
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail (Georgia segments) (closed to hunters)	National Historic Trail	—	NPS trail unit with no hunting authorization (36 CFR 2.2); not listed in the Georgia hunting regulations.	source
Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge (closed to hunters)	National Wildlife Refuge	McIntosh	USFWS: "All refuge uplands, including the beach and marshes, are closed to the public to provide sanctuary to shorebirds." No refuge hunting page exists.	source
Fort Moore (Fort Benning) (closed to hunters)	Military Installation	Chattahoochee, Muscogee, Marion	Not open to the general public: the installation MWR page lists who is authorized to hunt (active duty and retired military, qualifying disabled veterans, DoD civilians, dependents, guests under FB Regulation 200-1, and similar). Not listed in the Georgia federal area regulations.	source
Moody Air Force Base (Main Base) (closed to hunters)	Military Installation	Lanier, Lowndes	Main Base hunting is authorized for DoD CAC holders and their dependents only; no guests. The base's Grand Bay Range is open to the public as part of Grand Bay WMA (see grand-bay-wma).	source

Reasons quoted or summarized from each source, retrieved 2026-10-13.

Georgia public land questions

Adding it all up, how big is Georgia's public hunting estate?

The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests alone hold 869,017 acres of Forest Service land; WRD areas, VPA leases and state park hunts add 1,143,573 published acres, some of it overlapping federal land.

Which WRD areas are largest?

Cohutta WMA (92,647 acres), Cedar Creek WMA (41,000 acres) and Redlands WMA (37,500 acres).

Which areas report the most deer?

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests (1,531 in 2025-26), Redlands WMA (425 in 2025-26) and Oconee Ranger District (Oconee National Forest) (385 in 2025-26), by Game Check reports.

Do I need a WMA license?

No. It was dropped in 2017. Anyone 16 or older entering a WMA or PFA needs a Georgia hunting or fishing license or a Georgia Lands Pass.

Do I have to sign in on a WMA?

Yes for bear, deer and turkey hunts: sign in online on Go Outdoors Georgia, available from the day before.

Can I hunt in Georgia state parks?

Only in the 13 parks that hold listed hunts, most of them quota hunts with a park fee.

Is baiting allowed on public land?

No. Baiting game or feral hogs is illegal on all state and federally managed land, even though it is legal on private land with permission.

Which sources feed this Georgia list?

WRD area pages, GIS layers and the 2026-27 regulation listings, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Park Service, Army and Corps pages, checked October 13, 2026.

Choose your Georgia ground

Pick an area, read its page, then check the manager before you go. Quota results, closures and road openings change during the year.

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