DO IT: Hunting

Hunting and Shooting: On Target in Georgia

Hunting is a big-time sport in Georgia. Throughout the state, you’ll find quail hunting plantations and
hunting lodges, often with horseback riding, skeet shooting, fishing, and hiking.

Georgia has nearly 100 Wildlife Management Areas with approximately 1 million acres of public hunting lands. Nearly every part of the state has at least one WMA within a one-hour drive.

Hunting is also allowed on certain National Wildlife Reserves under specific conditions. For more information, click here.

Forest corporations own about 2.5 million acres of Georgia forestland. Most operate recreational access (hunting lease) programs as a formal part of their business model. Large providers specific to Georgia include CatchMark, Rayonier, Westervelt, and Weyerhaeuser. Their websites provide information on lands available for lease for hunting.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) establishes hunting seasons and limits for various game animals, including when hunters can use bows, primitive weapons, firearms, or falconry. Regulated animals include deer, bear, turkey, squirrel, alligator, fox, bobcat, opossum, raccoon, rabbit, quail, grouse, crows, dove, woodcock, snipe, marsh hens, and waterfowl.

Residents and non-residents born on or after January 1, 1961 must successfully complete a hunter education course prior to purchasing a season hunting license. However, a hunter education course is not required to purchase an Apprentice License or a three (3) day Combo Hunting/Fishing License. Hunter education courses certified or mandated by any state wildlife agency or Canadian province are accepted. Hunter Education is not required to hunt on one’s own land or land of a parent or guardian.

Hunting is the backbone of wildlife conservation in the United States. Hunting license sales determine not only the amount of federal funds Georgia receives, but they also generate revenue that goes directly back into conservation. To continue its conservation mission, Georgia’s DNR has established programs to help pass the love of hunting on to the next generation. A mentoring program connects new hunters with experienced ones. Hunt & Learn programs help new hunters and their mentors to develop their outdoor skills. And the Field to Fork program recruits adults interested in learning to hunt for food.

For the current hunting regulations, click here.

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Hunting - Locations

Blue Ridge, Georgia

Northwest Georgia Mountains
152 Orvin Lance Dr
Blue Ridge, GA 30513
706-632-5680

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Boggs Creek Day Use Area

Northeast Georgia Mountains
U.S. Hwy. 129 N.
Cleveland, GA 30528
706-745-6928

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Boggy Pond Plantation

Plantation Trace
1084 Lanier Rd.
Moultrie, GA 31768
229-985-7772

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Broad River Natural Area

Northeast Georgia Mountains
Off GA Hwy. 79 W.
Elberton, GA 30635
770-535-5700

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Broken Arrow Outfitters

Historic Heartland
106 Ag Village Boulevard
Perry, GA 31069
478-224-1616

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Bullard Creek Shooting Range

Magnolia Midlands
Off Philadelphia Church Rd.
Hazlehurst, GA 31539
229-426-5267

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Campers Haven

West Georgia
1296 Campers Haven Rd.
Vienna, GA 31092
229-268-9076

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Charles B. Henson VPA & Preserve at Johnsons Crook

Northwest Georgia Mountains
Newsome Gap Rd.
Trenton, GA 30752
(423) 771-9671

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Cherokee Rose Sporting Resort

West Georgia
895 Baptist Camp Rd.
Griffin, GA 30223
770-227-6569

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Chestatee Wildlife Management Area

Northeast Georgia Mountains
Off U.S. Hwy. 19
Cleveland, GA 30528
770-535-5700

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City of Hazlehurst

Magnolia Midlands
25 E. Coffee St.
Hazlehurst, GA 31539
912-209-8805

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Clarks Hill Lake Wildlife Management Area

Classic South
Smith Mill Rd.
Thomson, GA 30680
706-595-4222

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Clay Hill Hunting

Plantation Trace
728 Days Ave.
Morris, GA 39867
229-768-2820

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Cohutta Wilderness Area

Northwest Georgia Mountains
3941 U.S. Hwy. 76
Chatsworth, GA 30705-6378
706-695-6736

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Cooper’s Creek Wildlife Management Area

Northeast Georgia Mountains
GA Hwy. 60 and GA Hwy. 180
Blairsville, GA 30572
770-535-5700

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Covey Rise Plantation

Plantation Trace
3929 River Rd.
Camilla, GA 31730-5841
229-336-8600

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Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Visitors Center

Northwest Georgia Mountains
13 S. Park St.
Dahlonega, GA 30533
800-231-5543

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Darnell Creek Shooting Range

NE GA Mountains
Kelly’s Creek Rd.
Dillard, GA 30537

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Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area

Northeast Georgia Mountains
GA Hwy. 53 W.
Dawsonville, GA 30534
770-535-5700

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Di-Lane Plantation Wildlife Management Area

Classic South
4854 Herndon Rd.
Waynesboro, GA 30830
706-360-2460

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Dorchester Shooting Preserve

Georgia Coast
2640 Sunbury Rd.
Midway, GA 31320
912-884-6999

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Elbert County Chamber of Commerce

Northeast Georgia Mountains
148 College Ave.
Elberton, GA` 30635
706-283-5651

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Elijah Clark State Park

Classic South
2959 McCormick Hwy.
Lincolnton, GA 30817
706-359-3458

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Etowah Valley Sporting Clays Park and Etowah Valley Game Preserve

Northeast Georgia Mountains
619 Sporting Hill Drive
Dawsonville, GA 30534
706-265-1611

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Explore Highway 341

Magnolia Midlands
9 East Oak St.
McRae-Helena, GA 31055
229-868-6365

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Fernbank Science Center

Atlanta Metro
156 Heaton Park Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30307
678-874-7102

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Five Star Lodge & Stables

Northwest Georgia Mountains
775 Burgess Gap Rd.
Morganton, GA 30560
828-788-4946

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Flat Creek Lodge

Classic South
367 Bishop Chapel Church Rd.
Swainsboro, GA 30401
478-237-3474

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Flint River Wildlife Management Area

West Georgia
GA Hwy. 27 to Hwy. 230 on River Rd.
Vienna, GA 31015
229-430-4254

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Forward Rabun

Northeast Georgia Mountains
10 Seed Tick Rd.
Clayton, GA 30525
706-212-0241

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