Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-4-2-.27 - Firearms Deer Hunting

(1) Deer may be taken statewide with firearms authorized by law in accordance with the counties, sex, and seasons set forth below, except as otherwise specified. Deer of either sex may be taken with archery equipment any day during open firearms deer season, except as otherwise specified.

COUNTY	SEX	SEASON
(a) All counties, except Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, that portion of Forsyth lying south of GA Hwy 20, that portion of Fulton lying north of GA Hwy 92 and that portion of Glynn lying within Jekyll Island. In that portion of Forsyth lying south of GA Hwy 20, only shotguns and muzzleloaders may be used.	Antlered Bucks	First Saturday after Oct. 15 through the second Sunday in January.
Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Butts, Camden, Candler, Carroll, Catoosa, Charlton, Chatham, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Dade, Dodge, Dooly, Douglas, Dougherty, Echols, Effingham, Elbert, Emanuel, Evans, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton (South of Hwy. 92), Glascock, Glynn (except that portion lying within Jekyll Island), Gordon, Green, Gwinnett, Hall, Hancock, Haralson, Harris, Hart, Heard, Henry, Houston, Irwin, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Liberty, Lincoln, Long, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marion, McDuffie, McIntosh, Meriwether, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Muscogee, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Peach, Pierce, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Quitman, Randolph, Tattnall, Richmond, Rockdale, Schley, Screven, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Tift, Toombs, Treutlen, Troup, Turner, Twiggs, Upson, Walker, Walton, Ware, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox, Wilkes, Wilkinson, and Worth. In that portion of Forsyth lying south of GA Hwy 20, only shotguns and muzzleloaders may be used.	Either-sex	First Saturday after Oct. 15 through the second Sunday in January.
(c) Dawson, Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Stephens, White, and Whitfield.	Either-sex	First Friday after Nov. 3 through the following Thursday, Friday preceding Thanksgiving through Thanksgiving Day, and the last two weeks of the firearms deer season.
(d) Rabun and Towns.	Either-sex	Saturday and Sunday following Thanksgiving and January 1st.
(e) Fannin and Union.	Either-Sex	First Friday after Nov. 3 through the following Thursday and January 1st.
(f) Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, and Thomas.	Either-sex	First Saturday after Oct. 15 through January 15th.
(g) All counties listed in subsections (a) and (f).	Antlerless Only	First Saturday in October and the following Sunday.

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Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-4-2-.27

O.C.G.A. §§ 1-4, 27-3-15.

Original Rule entitled "Use of Drugs, Poisons, Chemicals, Smoke, Gas Explosives to Take Game" adopted. F. Oct. 19, 1973; eff. Nov. 8, 1973. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. July 22, 1974; eff. August 11, 1974. Repealed: New Rule entitled "Training Dogs" adopted. F. Dec. 9, 1975; eff. Dec. 29, 1975. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Aug. 5, 1976; eff. Aug. 25, 1976. Repealed: New Rule entitled "Deer Firearms Zone 1" adopted. F. Sept. 14, 1977; eff. Oct. 4, 1977. Repealed: New Rule entitled "Deer Northern Zone (Firearms)" adopted. F. Sept. 6, 1978; eff. Sept. 26, 1978. Repealed: New Rule entitled "Bobcat, Fox, Grouse, Opossum, Quail, Rabbit, Raccoon, Squirrel" adopted. F. July 26, 1979; eff. August 16, 1979. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. July 29, 1980; eff. August 18, 1980. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Aug. 10, 1981; eff. Aug. 30, 1981. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. July 6, 1982; eff. July 26, 1982. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. July 25, 1983; eff. August 14, 1983. Repealed: New Rule entitled "Fox, Grouse, Opossum, Quail, Rabbit, Raccoon, Squirrel, Bobcat" adopted. F. July 30, 1984; eff. August 19, 1984. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. July 17, 1985; eff. August 6, 1985. Amended: F. July 31, 1986; eff. August 20, 1986. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. July 16, 1987; eff. August 5, 1987. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. July 15, 1988; eff. August 4, 1988. Amended: F. July 17, 1989; eff. August 6, 1989. Amended: F. July 17, 1991; eff. August 6, 1991. Amended: F. June 5, 1992; eff. June 25, 1992. Amended: F. June 3, 1993; eff. June 23, 1993. Amended: F. May 25, 1995; eff. June 14, 1995. Amended: F. May 21, 1998; eff. June 10, 1998. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. May 30, 2003; eff. June 19, 2003. Repealed: New Rule entitled "Firearms Deer Hunting" adopted. F. Jun. 13, 2013; eff. July 3, 2013. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. May 30, 2014; eff. June 19, 2014. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. May 26, 2015; eff. June 15, 2015. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. June 1, 2017; eff. June 21, 2017 Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. June 4, 2019; eff. June 24, 2019. Amended: F. June 7, 2021; eff. June 27, 2021. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. June 2, 2023; eff. June 22, 2023. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. June 5, 2025; eff. June 25, 2025.