Georgia Hunting Season 2021: Everything You Need to Know

About Hunting in Georgia

Georgia makes it easy and safe to hunt wildlife each year, this year in particular game checks will be introduced to report harvest of alligators as well. Everything can be done from the conveniences of a mobile device. This is great because there is such natural diversity that is offered and helps with wildlife conservation efforts made the more you can get to other people to join you the more fun you will have as well as making a strong positive impact on the natural environment.

Hunting in Georgia provides so many great opportunities so if you bring a friend or just bring yourself remember to show up ready to go with your license ready to go. Once again dates start September 12 in Deer season and last until May 15th for turkey season!

Georgia Hunting Seasons Offered

Big game: Deer, Bear Alligator, Bobcat

Small game:Beaver, Bobwhite, Coyote, Fox, Mink, Opossum, Rabbit, Raccoon, Otter, Ruffed Grouse, Skunk, Squirrel, Woodchuck, Muskrat

Bird: Quail, Dove, Grouse, Turkey

2021 Deer Seasons and Either-Sex Days

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Georgia Hunting Season Dates 2021

Species	Weapon	Zone	Dates	Limits
Deer	Archery Either Sex	Statewide	Sept. 11–Jan. 9	See Season Dates PDF for Limits
	Extended Archery Either Sex	Barrow, Bibb, Chatham, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Decatur, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Muscogee, Paulding, Rockdale & Seminole Counties	Sept. 11–Jan. 31	See Season Dates PDF for Limits
	Firearms		Oct. 16–Jan. 9	See Season Dates PDF for Limits
Bear	Archery	Northern Zone	Sept. 11–Jan. 9	2 per season; provided, however, that no more than 1 may be taken from the southern/central bear zones.
	Firearms	Central Zone	Dec. 18	2 per season; provided, however, that no more than 1 may be taken from the southern/central bear zones.
	Firearms	Southern Zone	Sept. 23–25, Sept. 30– Oct. 2, Oct. 7–9, Oct. 14–16	2 per season; provided, however, that no more than 1 may be taken from the southern/central bear zones.
Turkey		Statewide	Apr. 2–May 15 2022	2 gobblers per season. Daily bag of 1.

See Season Dates PDF for Limits

Georgia Hunting License

Licence	Resident Cost	Nonresident Cost
Combo Hunting & Fishing Licenses	$30.00	$150.00
Hunting Licenses	$15.00	$100.00
Big Game License	$25.00	$225.00
Quota Alligator Harvest Permit	$75.00	$250.00
Sportsman License	$65.00 (annual)	$400.00 (annual)
Harvest record	Free	Free

Purchase a license anytime at GoOutdoorsGeorgia.com Reliable ID and SSN are required to purchase a license. All required hunting licenses and stamps must be in possession assisting another hunter. Lifetime license must have hunter education before hunting.

To successfully hunt deer in Georgia, you must have a Combo, Hunting or Sportsman license along with a Big Game license and a Harvest record.

Hunting News

Alligator quota selected hunters no longer sent a plastic tag in the mail. Electric bicycles may be used the same as traditional bicycles. Nearly 630,000 people hunt in Georgia, Hunters Utilize Georgia’s 104 Wildlife Management Areas to get out and use their licenses. With such a diverse place to hunt it makes it great to get outside! Help to conserve and promote fishing, hunting and wildlife resources through management, education and scientific research.