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Georgia Deer Zones and County Rules
159 counties, 6 either-sex colour zones, 29 extended archery counties and the dog-deer, antler and CWD lists, county by county for 2026-27.
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The six Georgia either-sex zones
Georgia’s deer seasons open on the same days everywhere: archery in September, primitive weapons week in October, then firearms. What changes is which deer a gun hunter on private land may take. Each county sits in one either-sex colour zone. Green, which covers most of the state, is either sex for the whole firearms season. The mountain zones, Orange, Cyan and Yellow, hold the gun season to bucks except for a handful of doe days, Magenta in the southwest runs to January 15 with a late archery segment, and Gray is the metro Atlanta archery-only ring. The colours were read from the guide’s map image, so check the map when a county sits on a line.
Green zone
134 counties; 86 firearms either-sex days. 177,602 deer reported in 2025-26.
Magenta zone
9 counties; 91 firearms either-sex days. 10,567 deer reported in 2025-26.
Gray zone
4 counties; 0 firearms either-sex days. 937 deer reported in 2025-26.
Orange zone
9 counties; 28 firearms either-sex days, 58 buck-only. 10,590 deer reported in 2025-26.
Cyan zone
2 counties; 8 firearms either-sex days, 78 buck-only. 3,495 deer reported in 2025-26.
Yellow zone
2 counties; 3 firearms either-sex days, 83 buck-only. 876 deer reported in 2025-26.
Firearms doe days, zone against zone
Archery and primitive weapons weeks are either sex in every zone (Magenta’s first two archery weeks excepted), so only the firearms segments are compared here.
| Zone | Firearms segments on private land |
|---|---|
| Green | Firearms: Oct 3 to Oct 4 (antlerless) Firearms: Oct 17 to Jan 10 (either sex) |
| Magenta | Firearms: Oct 3 to Oct 4 (antlerless) Firearms: Oct 17 to Jan 15 (either sex) |
| Gray | |
| Orange | Firearms: Oct 17 to Nov 5 (bucks) Firearms: Nov 6 to Nov 12 (either sex) Firearms: Nov 13 to Nov 19 (bucks) Firearms: Nov 20 to Nov 26 (either sex) Firearms: Nov 27 to Dec 27 (bucks) Firearms: Dec 28 to Jan 10 (either sex) |
| Cyan | Firearms: Oct 17 to Nov 5 (bucks) Firearms: Nov 6 to Nov 12 (either sex) Firearms: Nov 13 to Dec 31 (bucks) Firearms: Jan 1 (either sex) Firearms: Jan 2 to Jan 10 (bucks) |
| Yellow | Firearms: Oct 17 to Nov 27 (bucks) Firearms: Nov 28 to Nov 29 (either sex) Firearms: Nov 30 to Dec 31 (bucks) Firearms: Jan 1 (either sex) Firearms: Jan 2 to Jan 10 (bucks) |
Deer seasons and either-sex days, checked October 13, 2026.
All 159 Georgia counties and their deer rules
The deer column is the Game Check reported total for the last complete season. Split counties show both parts.
| County | Either-sex zone | Extended archery | Antler rule | Dog-deer | Bear zone | CWD | Deer 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,345 |
| Atkinson | Green | – | – | Yes | – | CMA | 636 |
| Bacon | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 754 |
| Baker | Magenta | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | 1,041 |
| Baldwin | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,065 |
| Banks | Green | – | – | – | Northern | – | 1,731 |
| Barrow | Green | Yes | – | – | Northern | – | 755 |
| Bartow | Green | – | – | – | Northern | – | 2,505 |
| Ben Hill | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 771 |
| Berrien | Green | – | – | – | – | CMA | 1,286 |
| Bibb | Green | Yes | – | – | Central | – | 393 |
| Bleckley | Green | – | – | – | Central | – | 689 |
| Brantley | Green | – | – | Yes | Southern | – | 584 |
| Brooks | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,111 |
| Bryan | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 711 |
| Bulloch | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 1,484 |
| Burke | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 3,322 |
| Butts | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 645 |
| Calhoun | Magenta | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | 1,347 |
| Camden | Green | – | – | Yes | Southern | – | 617 |
| Candler | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 901 |
| Carroll | Green | – | – | – | Northern | – | 2,360 |
| Catoosa | Green | – | – | – | Northern | – | 844 |
| Charlton | Green | – | – | Yes | Southern | – | 633 |
| Chatham | Green | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | 241 |
| Chattahoochee | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 989 |
| Chattooga | Green | – | – | – | Northern | – | 1,517 |
| Cherokee | Green | Yes | – | – | Northern | – | 2,506 |
| Clarke | Green | Yes | – | – | – | – | 483 |
| Clay | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,047 |
| Clayton | Gray | Yes | – | – | – | – | 125 |
| Clinch | Green | – | – | Yes | Southern | – | 884 |
| Cobb | Gray | Yes | – | – | Northern | – | 611 |
| Coffee | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,428 |
| Colquitt | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 1,861 |
| Columbia | Green | Yes | – | – | – | – | 1,385 |
| Cook | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 655 |
| Coweta | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 2,260 |
| Crawford | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,436 |
| Crisp | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 662 |
| Dade | Green | – | – | – | Northern | – | 942 |
| Dawson | Orange | – | – | – | Northern | – | 874 |
| DeKalb | Gray | Yes | – | – | Northern | – | 201 |
| Decatur | Magenta | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | 1,494 |
| Dodge | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 2,000 |
| Dooly | Green | – | 15-in. minimum spread | – | – | – | 1,122 |
| Dougherty | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 674 |
| Douglas | Green | Yes | – | – | Northern | – | 935 |
| Early | Magenta | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | 1,967 |
| Echols | Green | – | – | Yes | Southern | – | 501 |
| Effingham | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 1,095 |
| Elbert | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 2,075 |
| Emanuel | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 2,036 |
| Evans | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 501 |
| Fannin | Cyan | – | – | – | Northern | – | 1,740 |
| Fayette | Green | Yes | – | – | – | – | 836 |
| Floyd | Green | – | – | – | Northern | – | 2,953 |
| Forsyth | Green (north of GA Hwy 20) Archery/Shotgun/Muzzleloader only (south of GA Hwy 20) | Yes | – | – | Northern | – | 1,205 |
| Franklin | Green | – | – | – | Northern | – | 2,035 |
| Fulton | Green (south of GA Hwy 92) Gray (north of GA Hwy 92) | Yes | – | – | Northern | – | 1,405 |
| Gilmer | Orange | – | – | – | Northern | – | 1,417 |
| Glascock | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 759 |
| Glynn | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 312 |
| Gordon | Green | – | – | – | Northern | – | 2,894 |
| Grady | Magenta | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | 1,044 |
| Greene | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 2,153 |
| Gwinnett | Green | Yes | – | – | Northern | – | 810 |
| Habersham | Orange | – | – | – | Northern | – | 1,338 |
| Hall | Green | Yes | – | – | Northern | – | 2,874 |
| Hancock | Green | – | 4 points (1 in.+) on either antler | – | – | – | 3,095 |
| Haralson | Green | – | – | – | Northern | – | 1,442 |
| Harris | Green | – | 4 points (1 in.+) on either antler | – | – | – | 2,074 |
| Hart | Green | – | – | – | Northern | – | 1,970 |
| Heard | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,662 |
| Henry | Green | Yes | – | – | – | – | 686 |
| Houston | Green | – | – | – | Central | – | 1,120 |
| Irwin | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,123 |
| Jackson | Green | – | – | – | Northern | – | 2,133 |
| Jasper | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,871 |
| Jeff Davis | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 867 |
| Jefferson | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 2,185 |
| Jenkins | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 865 |
| Johnson | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 1,117 |
| Jones | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,471 |
| Lamar | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 785 |
| Lanier | Green | – | – | Yes | Southern | CMA | 288 |
| Laurens | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 3,101 |
| Lee | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,105 |
| Liberty | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 629 |
| Lincoln | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,316 |
| Long | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 414 |
| Lowndes | Green | – | – | – | Southern | CMA | 1,220 |
| Lumpkin | Orange | – | – | – | Northern | – | 1,172 |
| Macon | Green | – | 15-in. minimum spread | – | – | – | 1,504 |
| Madison | Green | – | – | – | Northern | – | 2,078 |
| Marion | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 1,433 |
| McDuffie | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,508 |
| McIntosh | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 422 |
| Meriwether | Green | – | 4 points (1 in.+) on either antler | – | – | – | 2,942 |
| Miller | Magenta | Yes | – | – | – | – | 788 |
| Mitchell | Magenta | Yes | – | – | – | – | 1,257 |
| Monroe | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,340 |
| Montgomery | Green | – | 4 points (1 in.+) on either antler | – | – | – | 748 |
| Morgan | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,743 |
| Murray | Orange | – | – | – | Northern | – | 1,558 |
| Muscogee | Green | Yes | – | – | – | – | 689 |
| Newton | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,159 |
| Oconee | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 670 |
| Oglethorpe | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 2,394 |
| Paulding | Green | Yes | – | – | Northern | – | 1,372 |
| Peach | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 590 |
| Pickens | Orange | – | – | – | Northern | – | 1,068 |
| Pierce | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 599 |
| Pike | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,298 |
| Polk | Green | – | – | – | Northern | – | 1,982 |
| Pulaski | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 713 |
| Putnam | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,740 |
| Quitman | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 718 |
| Rabun | Yellow | – | – | – | Northern | – | 371 |
| Randolph | Green | – | 4 points (1 in.+) on either antler | – | – | – | 1,984 |
| Richmond | Green | Yes | – | – | – | – | 651 |
| Rockdale | Green | Yes | – | – | – | – | 364 |
| Schley | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 787 |
| Screven | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 1,788 |
| Seminole | Magenta | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | 307 |
| Spalding | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 789 |
| Stephens | Orange | – | – | – | Northern | – | 646 |
| Stewart | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 2,342 |
| Sumter | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,764 |
| Talbot | Green | – | 4 points (1 in.+) on either antler | – | – | – | 1,914 |
| Taliaferro | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 987 |
| Tattnall | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 1,151 |
| Taylor | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,708 |
| Telfair | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,384 |
| Terrell | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 1,555 |
| Thomas | Magenta | Yes | – | Yes | – | – | 1,322 |
| Tift | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 744 |
| Toombs | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,280 |
| Towns | Yellow | – | – | – | Northern | – | 505 |
| Treutlen | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 721 |
| Troup | Green | – | 4 points (1 in.+) on either antler | – | – | – | 1,523 |
| Turner | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 793 |
| Twiggs | Green | – | – | – | Central | – | 1,338 |
| Union | Cyan | – | – | – | Northern | – | 1,755 |
| Upson | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,662 |
| Walker | Green | – | – | – | Northern | – | 2,098 |
| Walton | Green | – | – | – | Northern | – | 1,395 |
| Ware | Green | – | – | Yes | Southern | – | 1,278 |
| Warren | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 2,034 |
| Washington | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 3,230 |
| Wayne | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 914 |
| Webster | Green | – | – | Yes | – | – | 1,164 |
| Wheeler | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 810 |
| White | Orange | – | – | – | Northern | – | 1,092 |
| Whitfield | Orange | – | – | – | Northern | – | 1,425 |
| Wilcox | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,009 |
| Wilkes | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 2,775 |
| Wilkinson | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,501 |
| Worth | Green | – | – | – | – | – | 1,981 |
Either-sex zone map, deer regulations, dog-deer seasons, bear zones, CWD, Game Check by county, checked October 13, 2026. Highlighted map pins are counties outside the Green zone.
County lists that sit on top of the colour zones
Extended archery
29 counties keep archery open to Jan 31, 2027: Baker, Barrow, Bibb, Calhoun, Chatham, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, DeKalb, Decatur, Douglas, Early, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Grady, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Miller, Mitchell, Muscogee, Paulding, Richmond, Rockdale, Seminole and Thomas.
Archery only and other limits
Archery only: Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton (north of GA Hwy 92); No firearms deer hunting (other): Glynn (Jekyll Island); Shotguns and muzzleloaders only (plus archery): Forsyth (south of GA Hwy 20).
County antler restrictions
4 points (1 in.+) on either antler or 15-in. outside spread: Hancock, Harris, Meriwether, Montgomery, Randolph, Talbot and Troup. 15-in. minimum outside spread: Dooly and Macon.
Dog-deer counties
Nov. 26-Jan. 10: Atkinson, Jefferson and Johnson. Oct. 17-Jan. 10: Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Dougherty, Echols, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Jenkins, Lanier, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Screven, Tattnall, Ware, Washington and Wayne. Oct. 17-Jan. 15: Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Early, Grady, Seminole and Thomas. Dec. 5-Jan. 10: Colquitt, Marion, Stewart, Terrell and Webster. Permit only; leased tracts of 1,000+ contiguous acres or privately owned tracts of 250+ acres.
Magenta early archery
Buck only Sept. 12-27, 2026 in Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole and Thomas.
CWD Management Area
Atkinson, Berrien, Lanier and Lowndes. Carcass and testing rules
Deer regulations, dog-deer seasons, chronic wasting disease, checked October 13, 2026. Georgia CWD guide.
Georgia deer zone questions
What are the deer zones in Georgia?
Six either-sex colour zones for private land: Green (134 counties), Magenta (9 counties), Gray (4 counties), Orange (9 counties), Cyan (2 counties), Yellow (2 counties).
Which zone has the most doe days in Georgia?
Green: every day of the firearms season is either sex, plus antlerless-only days Oct. 3-4. Magenta matches it and runs to Jan. 15.
Which Georgia counties are archery only?
Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton (north of GA Hwy 92).
Do the colour zones apply to WMAs?
No. They apply to private land. WMAs, the national forest and other public land follow their own listings.
Which counties allow deer dogs in Georgia?
41 counties or parts of counties, by DNR permit only; the dog-deer page of the guide sets four date groups.
Where do Georgia counties restrict every buck?
4 points (1 in.+) on either antler or 15-in. outside spread: Hancock, Harris, Meriwether, Montgomery, Randolph, Talbot and Troup. 15-in. minimum outside spread: Dooly and Macon.
How accurate is the zone map?
The colours come from the guide’s either-sex map image, whose file name still says 2025; they match the 2026-27 zone tables, but check the official map on a county line.
Where can I see deer harvest by county?
The table above has the 2025-26 Game Check total for every county; each county page has ten seasons.
From zone to county
Pick your county in the table, open its zone page for the doe calendar, then check the county page for public land and harvest history.