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Deer Seasons and Either-Sex Days

Yellow
Equipment	Starting	Ending	Opportunity
Archery	Sept. 13, 2025	Oct. 10, 2025	Either-Sex
Primitive Weapons	Oct. 11, 2025	Oct. 17, 2025	Either-Sex
Firearms	Oct. 18, 2025	Nov. 28, 2025	Antlered Bucks Only
	Nov. 29, 2025	Nov. 30, 2025	Either-Sex
	Dec. 1, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025	Antlered Bucks Only
	Jan. 1, 2026	Jan. 1, 2026	Either-Sex
	Jan. 2, 2026	Jan. 11, 2026	Antlered Bucks Only

Cyan
Equipment	Starting	Ending	Opportunity
Archery	Sept. 13, 2025	Oct. 10, 2025	Either-Sex
Primitive Weapons	Oct. 11, 2025	Oct. 17, 2025	Either-Sex
Firearms	Oct. 18, 2025	Nov. 6, 2025	Antlered Bucks Only
	Nov. 7, 2025	Nov. 13, 2025	Either-Sex
	Nov. 14, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025	Antlered Bucks Only
	Jan. 1, 2026	Jan. 1, 2026	Either-Sex
	Jan. 2, 2026	Jan. 11, 2026	Antlered Bucks Only

Orange
Equipment	Starting	Ending	Opportunity
Archery	Sept. 13, 2025	Oct. 10, 2025	Either-Sex
Primitive Weapons	Oct. 11, 2025	Oct. 17, 2025	Either-Sex
Firearms	Oct. 18, 2025	Nov. 6, 2025	Antlered Bucks Only
	Nov. 7, 2025	Nov. 13, 2025	Either-Sex
	Nov. 14, 2025	Nov. 20, 2025	Antlered Bucks Only
	Nov. 21, 2025	Nov. 27, 2025	Either-Sex
	Nov. 28, 2025	Dec. 28, 2025	Antlered Bucks Only
	Dec. 29, 2025	Jan. 11, 2026	Either-Sex

Gray
Equipment	Starting	Ending	Opportunity
Archery	Sept. 13, 2025	Jan. 31, 2026	Either-Sex

Green
Equipment	Starting	Ending	Opportunity
Archery	Sept. 13, 2025	Oct. 10, 2025	Either-Sex
Primitive Weapons	Oct. 11, 2025	Oct. 17, 2025	Either-Sex
Firearms	Oct. 4, 2025	Oct. 5, 2025	Antlerless Only
Firearms	Oct. 18, 2025	Jan. 11, 2026	Either-Sex
In Hancock, Harris, Meriwether, Montgomery, Randolph, Talbot and Troup Counties, only antlered bucks with at least 4 points (one inch or longer) on either side or a 15-inch outside spread are legal. In Dooly and Macon Counties, antlered bucks must have a minimum 15-inch outside spread.

Magenta
Equipment	Starting	Ending	Opportunity
Archery	Sept. 13, 2025	Sept. 28, 2025	Antlered Bucks Only
	Sept. 29, 2025	Oct. 10, 2025	Either-Sex
	Jan. 16, 2026	Jan. 31, 2026	Either-Sex
Primitive Weapons	Oct. 11, 2025	Oct. 17, 2025	Either-Sex
Firearms	Oct. 4, 2025	Oct. 5, 2025	Antlerless Only
Firearms	Oct. 18, 2025	Jan. 15, 2026	Either-Sex

Extended Archery Season
Counties	Starting	Ending	Opportunity
Baker, Barrow, Bibb, Calhoun, Chatham, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Columbia, Decatur, DeKalb, Douglas, Early, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Grady, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Miller, Mitchell, Muscogee, Paulding, Richmond, Rockdale, Seminole, and Thomas	Jan. 12, 2026	Jan. 31, 2026	Either-Sex