Deer Seasons and Either-Sex Days

Reference the tables to see your area’s Either-Sex deer hunting opportunities on private land.
Yellow |
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Equipment |
Starting |
Ending |
Opportunity |
Archery |
Sept. 10, 2022 |
Jan. 8, 2023 |
Either-Sex |
Primitive Weapons |
Oct. 15, 2022 |
Oct. 21, 2022 |
Either-Sex |
Firearms |
Oct. 22, 2022 |
Nov. 25, 2022 |
Antlered Bucks Only |
Nov. 26, 2022 |
Nov. 27, 2022 |
Either-Sex |
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Nov. 28, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Antlered Bucks Only |
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Jan. 1, 2023 |
Jan. 1, 2023 |
Either-Sex |
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Jan. 2, 2023 |
Jan. 8, 2023 |
Antlered Bucks Only |
Orange |
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Equipment |
Starting |
Ending |
Opportunity |
Archery |
Sept. 10, 2022 |
Jan. 8, 2023 |
Either-Sex |
Primitive Weapons |
Oct. 15, 2022 |
Oct. 21, 2022 |
Either-Sex |
Firearms |
Oct. 22, 2022 |
Nov. 20, 2022 |
Antlered Bucks Only |
Nov. 21, 2022 |
Nov. 27, 2022 |
Either-Sex |
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Nov. 28, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Antlered Bucks Only |
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Jan. 1, 2023 |
Jan. 1, 2023 |
Either-Sex |
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Jan. 2, 2023 |
Jan. 8, 2023 |
Antlered Bucks Only |
Green |
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Equipment |
Starting |
Ending |
Opportunity |
Archery |
Sept. 10, 2022 |
Jan. 8, 2023 |
Either-Sex |
Primitive Weapons |
Oct. 15, 2022 |
Oct. 21, 2022 |
Either-Sex |
Firearms |
Oct. 22, 2022 |
Nov. 4, 2022 |
Antlered Bucks Only |
Nov. 5, 2022 |
Jan. 8, 2023 |
Either-Sex |
Gray |
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Equipment |
Starting |
Ending |
Opportunity |
Archery |
Sept. 10, 2022 |
Jan. 8, 2023 |
Either-Sex |
Magenta |
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Equipment |
Starting |
Ending |
Opportunity |
Archery |
Sept. 10, 2022 |
Jan. 8, 2023 |
Either-Sex |
Primitive Weapons |
Oct. 15, 2022 |
Jan. 8, 2023 |
Either-Sex |
Firearms |
Oct. 22, 2022 |
Jan. 8, 2023 |
Either-Sex |
Cyan |
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Equipment |
Starting |
Ending |
Opportunity |
Archery |
Sept. 10, 2022 |
Jan. 8, 2023 |
Either-Sex |
Primitive Weapons |
Oct. 15, 2022 |
Oct. 21, 2022 |
Either-Sex |
Firearms |
Oct. 22, 2022 |
Oct. 23, 2022 |
Antlered Bucks Only |
Oct. 24, 2022 |
Jan. 8, 2023 |
Either-Sex |
Extended Archery Season |
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Counties |
Starting |
Ending |
Opportunity |
Barrow, Bibb, Chatham, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Decatur, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Muscogee, Paulding, Rockdale, and Seminole |
Jan. 9, 2023 |
Jan. 31, 2023 |
Either-Sex |
Chattahoochee & Oconee National Forests
- Chattahoochee National Forest (outside of WMAs) firearms deer season
Oct. 22, 2022 - Jan. 1, 2023
Buck Only except as noted below.
- Chattahoochee National Forest (outside of WMAs) firearms either-sex days
West of I-75
Buck only (except during county either-sex days)
East of I-75
Closed to antlerless deer hunting.
- Oconee National Forest (outside of WMAs) firearms deer season
Oct. 22, 2022 - Jan. 8, 2023
Buck Only except as noted below
- Oconee National Forest (outside of WMAs) firearms either-sex days
Nov. 5-6, Nov. 26-27, Dec. 31 - Jan. 1