Major Changes
Georgia
Hunting
| Statewide Changes | ||
| Alligator Hunting | Quota-selected hunters are no longer sent a plastic tag in the mail nor required to bring their harvested alligator to a WRD Game Management office for a CITES tag. Hunters are required to report their harvest through the Georgia Game Check system within 24 hours of harvest. | |
| Fort Stewart has added alligator hunting. Visit https://ftstewart.isportsman.net/ for more information and how to apply. | ||
| Electric Bicycles | Electric bicycles (750 watts or less) may be used the same as traditional bicycles on WMAs. Those exceeding 750 watts are restricted to roads open for vehicular access. | |
| Game Check | All harvested alligators, deer, and turkey must be reported using the Georgia Game Check system within 24 hours of harvest. | |
| New Public Hunting Opportunities | Canoochee Sandhills WMA: Bulloch & Bryan Counties – 6,324 acres For information on these properties, visit georgiawildlife.com/allwmas | See specific WMA pages |
| Waterfowl | Special restrictions for Lake Allatoona. Active duty military and veterans may hunt during the Special Opportunity Waterfowl Season November 14-15, 2020. The bag limit for scaup is reduced to 1 bird. | |
| 2021-2023 Hunting Regulations Public Input Meetings | ||
| January 12, 2021 7:00PM | Gordon Central High School Oakland Library Augusta Technical College | |
| January 13, 2021 7:00PM | Dodge County PFA Pavilion Coastal Pines Technical College, Waycross Campus Jackson EMC | |
| January 14, 2021 7:00PM | Idlewilde Event Center, Indian Springs State Park Clay-Wood Community Center | |