Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-4-2-.60 - General Regulations on Wildlife Management Areas
(1)
It is unlawful for any person to place bait or any wildlife food on a Wildlife
Management Area (WMA).
(2) It is
unlawful for any person to consume or use alcoholic beverages on any WMA except
in houses or at campsites on these areas; provided, however, that this
provision does not apply to national forest lands.
(3) The use of paintballs, paintball guns and
related activities is prohibited on WMAs except on WMAs located on national
forest lands.
(4) Dogs entering
WMAs must be kept on a leash or otherwise confined except when hunting or while
training dogs during designated seasons and on designated areas. Dog owners are
responsible for their dogs and any damage the dogs may do to wildlife not being
legally hunted.
(5) Except for
Public Fishing Areas, fishing on WMAs is allowed in accordance with statewide
seasons and limits, unless otherwise indicated or posted at the WMA check
station.
(6) U.S. Forest Service
regulations shall apply on all WMAs located on National Forest lands.
(7) It is unlawful for any person to
unreasonably disturb or annoy others through abrasive, insulting or threatening
words or actions, or physically harm or threaten any other person, or disobey
any lawful order of a law enforcement official or act in a manner resulting in
a breach of the peace.
(8) Camping,
pre-season scouting, hiking, picnicking, horse riding, canoeing, and other
recreational uses are allowed year-round unless otherwise indicated or posted
at the WMA check station or at a specific recreation site. The department may
close specific sites as needed for management purposes by posting at the
site.
(9) It is unlawful for any
unauthorized person to close or restrict access to roads, trails or other
access features using motor vehicles, signage, or other methods. Roads, trails
and other access features may be closed at the discretion of the
department.
(10) It is unlawful to
shoot from a motor vehicle except that disabled hunters on a designated
handicapped access road or hunters who have been issued a department Special
Use Permit as specified in said permit may shoot from a vehicle provided such
vehicle is stationary and not under power.
(11) It shall be unlawful for any person to
possess a loaded firearm in designated camping areas except as provided in
O.C.G.A. §
16-11-126.
(12) O.C.G.A. §
27-3-1.1 prohibits loaded long
guns being carried in a motor vehicle on WMAs except for provisions stated in
(10) above. Handguns may be loaded only as provided in O.C.G.A. §
16-11-126. A firearm shall be
considered loaded if a shell is in the chamber or magazine except that
muzzle-loading firearms are considered loaded only if a cap is on the nipple or
powder is present on the frizzen pan. Crossbows must be un-cocked while being
transported in a vehicle on a WMA.
(13) Suppressed firearms may be used for
hunting on WMAs.
(14) Buckshot may
be used to hunt deer and bear when hunting seasons for those species are open
on a WMA, unless otherwise specified in
391-4-2-.70, and during such
seasons, feral hogs and coyotes may be taken incidentally.
(15) The use of centerfire rifles to hunt at
night is prohibited on WMAs, state parks, voluntary public access areas, and
federal lands unless otherwise specified in
391-4-2-.73.
Notes
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