Dove & Specialty Hunts
The Specialty Hunt information listed below is for quick reference only. See Specific WMA Regulations for all details pertaining to the hunts listed below. These hunts are not quota unless specified otherwise.
Dove Hunts
For dove hunts designated as quota, hunters must apply and be selected to participate. See Quota Hunts for quota hunt information. See Youth Hunts for Youth dove hunts. See area listing at the referenced page(s).
Area |
Dates |
Alapaha WMA |
Q50 Sept. 3 & WMA Regulations A-C |
Albany Nursery WMA |
Q35 Sept. 3 & WMA Regulations A-C |
Alexander WMA |
Q50 Sept. 3, Sept. 10 & WMA Regulations A-C |
Altamaha WMA—Waterfowl Management Area |
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Appling County Dove Field VPA |
Sept. 10, 17 & Voluntary Public Access Opportunities |
B. F. Grant WMA |
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Berry College WMA |
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Big Lazer Creek WMA |
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Blanton Creek WMA |
Q75 Sept. 3, 10 & WMA Regulations A-C |
Canoochee Sandhills WMA |
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Cedar Creek WMA |
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Chattahoochee Fall Line — Ft. Perry Tract |
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Chattahoochee Fall Line — Hilliard |
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Chickasawhatchee WMA |
Q40 Sept. 3 & WMA Regulations A-C |
Clarks Hill WMA |
Q60 Sept. 3 & WMA Regulations A-C |
Clybel WMA |
Q200 Sept. 3 & WMA Regulations A-C |
Coosawattee WMA |
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Crockford-Pigeon Mountain WMA |
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Dawson Forest WMA |
Q40 Sept. 3 & WMA Regulations D-H |
Di-Lane Plantation WMA |
Q100 Sept. 3 Field 1 & WMA Regulations D-H |
Dixon Memorial WMA |
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Elmodel WMA |
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Fishing Creek WMA |
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Flat Creek PFA |
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Flint River WMA |
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Hannahatchee WMA |
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Hart County WMA |
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Hiltonia WMA |
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J. L. Lester WMA |
Sept. 17, 24 & WMA Regulations: I-P |
Joe Kurz WMA |
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London Farms VPA |
Q30 Sept. 3, 10 & Voluntary Public Access Opportunities |
Lower Broad River WMA |
Q30 Sept. 3 & WMA Regulations: I-P |
McDuffie PFA |
Q25 Sept. 3 & WMA Regulations: I-P |
McEntire Rd. VPA |
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McGraw Ford WMA |
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Ocmulgee — Gum Swamp Creek |
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Oconee WMA |
Q60 Sept. 3 & WMA Regulations I-P |
Paradise PFA |
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Perry Dove Field |
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Pine Log WMA |
Q100 Sept. 3 & WMA Regulations I-P |
Redlands WMA |
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River Bend WMA |
Q30 Sept. 3 & WMA Regulations Q-S |
Rogers State Prison Farm Dove Fields |
Sept. 3, 10, 17 & WMA Regulations Q-S |
Rum Creek WMA |
Q75 Sept. 3, 10 & WMA Regulations Q-S |
Walton WMA |
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West Point WMA |
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Wilson Shoals WMA |
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Yuchi WMA |
H C Specialty Hunts
A Specialty Hunt is only for Youth (16 years and younger), Ladies, Disability License holders, Returning Georgia Veterans, Honorary License holders, and hunters over the age of 65. Hunts are sign-in unless otherwise noted.
Area |
Type |
Dates |
Allatoona WMA |
Deer/Bear |
Oct. 22-23 |
Beaverdam WMA |
Deer |
Sept. 17-23 |
Berry College WMA |
Deer/Bear |
b Jan. 7-8 |
Big Lazer Creek WMA |
Deer |
Q Nov. 18-20 |
Blanton Creek WMA |
Deer |
Q Oct. 8-9 |
Bullard Creek WMA |
Deer |
Oct. 28-30 |
Cedar Creek WMA |
Deer |
Nov. 22-27 |
Clarks Hill WMA |
Deer |
Oct. 28-30 |
Clybel WMA |
Deer |
Nov. 22-27 |
Coosawattee WMA |
Deer/Bear |
b Oct. 21-23 |
Crockford-Pigeon Mtn WMA |
Deer/Bear |
b Oct. 22-23 |
Dawson Forest WMA |
Deer/Bear |
b Oct. 14-16 |
Dukes Creek - SWSP |
Deer/Bear |
Oct. 14-16 |
Flint River WMA |
Deer |
Oct. 8-16 |
Horse Creek WMA |
Deer |
Oct. 1-2 |
John’s Mountain WMA |
Deer/Bear |
b Oct. 29-30 |
Lake Russell WMA |
Deer/Bear |
b Oct. 7-9 |
Lanahassee WMA |
Deer |
Dec. 25-31 |
Paulding Forest WMA |
Deer/Bear |
b Oct. 15-16 |
River Bend WMA |
Deer |
Oct. 28-30 |
Rum Creek WMA |
Deer |
Oct. 3-9 |
West Point WMA |
Deer |
Q Oct. 14-16 |
Acknowledgement of Landowners
The department would like to acknowledge the following private landowners, companies, and governmental agencies owning properties provided as Wildlife Management Areas:
- Acree Investments, Ltd.
- Andrew & Faye Chappell
- Aubrey Corporation
- Berry College, Inc.
- Boy Scouts of America, Flint River Council
- Campbell Group
- Chris Zahnd
- City of Atlanta
- Daniels Enterprises
- Forest Resources Consultants
- Forestar
- Jim Freeman & Family
- Georgia Department of Corrections
- Georgia Department of Transportation
- Georgia Forestry Commission
- Georgia National Fairgrounds
- Georgia Power Company
- Girl Scouts of USA
- Green Diamond
- Helen Blum
- Houston County
- Jim & Lillian Speer
- London Farms
- McCranie Land Company, Inc.
- Newton County
- Odum-Powers Farm
- Paulding County
- Rayonier Forest Resources, L.P.
- Southern Pine Plantations
- Superior Pine Products Company
- The Conservation Fund
- The Langdale Company
- The Nature Conservancy in Georgia
- Twin Creek Timber
- University of Georgia
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Forest Service
- VX Timberland, LLC
- Weyerhaeuser Company