Youth Hunts
Q – Quota Hunt
b – Bonus Deer Hunt
Q – Quality Deer Symbol
C – Youth Hunt
On Big Game Youth Hunts, only the youth may hunt (age 16 years or younger). On Small Game Youth Hunts, both the youth (age 16 years and younger) and the supervising adult may hunt. See Quota Hunts for more information on applying for quota hunts.
C Youth Hunt: Deer/Bear
Quota Application Deadline: Sept. 1
for designated quota hunts only
One adult may supervise one child. For designated quota hunts, group applications with up to five children allowed. Youth under 16 must bring supervising adult.
Area |
Type |
Date |
Allatoona |
Deer/Bear |
Oct. 19-20*, 21-31 |
Arrowhead |
Deer/Bear |
Sept. 14-Oct. 31 |
Balls Ferry State Park |
Deer |
Oct. 12-18 |
Beaverdam |
Deer |
Sept. 21-27* |
Berry College |
Deer/Bear |
b Jan. 4-5* |
Big Lazer Creek |
Deer |
Q Sept. 28-29, Nov. 22-24* |
Blanton Creek |
Deer |
Q Oct. 5-6* |
Buck Shoals |
Deer/Bear |
Q12 b Nov. 16-17, Nov. 30-Dec. 1 |
Bullard Creek |
Deer |
Oct. 25-27* |
Carters Lake |
Deer/Bear |
Q20 b Nov. 9 |
Cedar Creek |
Deer |
Nov. 26-Dec. 1* |
Chattahoochee Fall Line - Fort Perry Tract |
Deer |
Q35 Sept. 28-29 |
Chattahoochee Fall Line - Hilliard |
Deer |
Q50 Nov. 9-10 |
Chickasawhatchee |
Deer |
Nov. 23-30, Dec. 20-25 |
Clayhole Swamp |
Deer |
Sept. 20-22 |
Clybel |
Deer |
Sept. 28-Oct. 3, Nov. 26-Dec. 1* |
Coopers Creek |
Deer/Bear |
Q b Oct. 4-6 |
Coosawattee |
Deer/Bear |
b Oct. 18-20* |
Crockford - Pigeon Mtn. |
Deer/Bear |
b Oct. 19-20* |
Dawson Forest |
Deer/Bear |
Q b Oct. 11-13* |
Dukes Creek - SWSP |
Deer/Bear |
b Oct. 11-13* |
Flint River |
Deer |
Q Oct. 12-20* |
Gaither |
Deer |
Q25 Dec. 23-29 |
Grand Bay |
Deer |
Sept. 28-29 |
Griffin Ridge |
Deer |
Nov. 1-3 |
Horse Creek |
Deer |
Oct. 5-6* |
J. L. Lester |
Deer/Bear |
Q20 b Oct. 5-6, Jan. 11-12 |
Lake Russell |
Deer/Bear |
b Oct. 4-6, Nov. 1-3* |
Lanahassee |
Deer |
Q Dec. 22-28* |
Little River |
Deer |
Oct. 12-18 |
Oaky Woods |
Deer |
Oct. 12-18 |
Ocmulgee |
Deer |
Sept. 28-Oct. 4 |
Ossabaw Island |
Deer |
Q75 b Nov. 28-30 |
Paulding Forest |
Deer/Bear |
b Oct. 12-13* |
Paulks Pasture |
Deer |
Sept. 20-22 |
Penholoway Swamp |
Deer |
Sept. 27-29 |
Pleasant Valley |
Deer/Bear |
Sept. 14-Oct. 17 (archery) |
Pleasant Valley |
Deer/Bear |
Oct. 18-Nov. 15 |
River Bend |
Deer |
Oct. 18-20* |
River Creek |
Deer |
Q Q35 Dec. 22-24 |
Rum Creek |
Deer |
Oct. 7-13* |
Sansavilla |
Deer |
Sept. 27-29 |
Sapelo Island |
Deer |
b Oct. 11-13 |
Tallapoosa River |
Deer/Bear |
Oct. 4-6, Nov. 29-Dec. 1, Jan. 10-12 |
Tuckahoe |
Deer |
Sept. 19-21* |
West Point |
Deer |
Q Oct. 11-13* |
C Youth Hunt: Small Game
Quota Application Deadline: Oct. 15
for designated quota hunts only
One adult may supervise two children. For designated quota hunts, group applications with up to three children allowed. Selected child may bring one other child and must bring only one supervising adult.
Area |
Type |
Date |
Albany Nursery |
Quail |
Q1 Nov. 16, Dec. 7 |
Altamaha - Butler Refuge |
Rabbit |
Jan. 18-19. Archery only. |
Arrowhead |
Small Game |
Jan. 13-Feb. 28 |
Buck Shoals |
Small Game |
Q10 Jan. 4-12, 18-26 |
Chickasawhatchee |
Quail |
Q2 Nov. 16, Dec. 7, 28, Jan. 11, 18, 25 |
Di-Lane Plantation |
Quail |
Q8 Feb. 1 |
River Creek |
Quail |
Q2 Jan. 25 |
Silver Lake |
Quail |
Q2 Nov. 23, Nov. 30, Dec. 7, Jan. 18, Jan. 25, Feb. 1 |
C Youth Hunt: Turkey
Quota Application Deadline: Feb. 15
for designated quota hunts only
One adult may supervise one child. For designated quota hunts, group applications with up to three children allowed. Youth under 16 must bring supervising adult.
Area |
Date |
Albany Nursery |
Q1 Apr. 12-16, Apr. 26-30 |
Arrowhead |
Apr. 12-18 |
B. F. Grant |
Apr. 5-11 |
Balls Ferry State Park |
Apr. 5-13 |
Buck Shoals |
Q5 Apr. 19-20, May 3-4 |
Chattahoochee Fall Line - Fort Perry Area |
Q15 Apr. 19-21 |
Clybel |
Q25 Apr. 5-9, Apr. 19-23 |
Di-Lane Plantation |
Q20 Apr. 5-11 |
Dodge County |
Q2 Apr. 19-20, Apr. 26-27 |
Doerun Pitcherplant Bog |
Q1 Apr. 5-6, Apr. 12-13 |
Featherfield WMA |
Q2 Apr. 5-6 |
Flat Creek |
April 5-13 |
Grand Bay |
Mar. 29-30, Apr. 12-13 |
Griffin Ridge |
Q25 Apr. 5-11 |
Hugh Gillis |
Q2 Apr. 18-19, May 2-3 |
Moody Forest |
Apr. 5-6 |
Pleasant Valley |
Apr. 5-May 15 |
River Creek |
Q5 Apr. 5-8, Apr. 11-14 |
Rum Creek |
Q25 Apr. 5-9, 19-23 |
May 3-7 |
|
Silver Lake |
Apr. 10-13 |
Standing Boy Creek |
Q10 Apr. 11-13, Apr. 18-20 |
Tallapoosa River |
Apr. 5-May 15* |
West Point - Dixie Creek Tract |
Apr. 5-11 |
West Point - Glovers Creek |
Apr. 5-11 |
C Youth Hunt: Dove
Quota Application Deadline: Aug. 15
for designated quota hunts only
One adult may supervise two children. For designated quota hunts, group applications with up to three children allowed. Youth under 16 must bring supervising adult.
Area |
Date |
Buck Shoals |
Q25 Sept. 7, 14 |
Chattahoochee Fall Line - Hilliard |
Q35 Sept. 7, 14 |
Di-Lane Plantation |
Q75 Sept. 7, Field 2 |
Featherfield WMA |
Sept. 7 |
Flat Creek |
Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28 |
Flint River |
Sept. 7 |
Indian Ford Farm Dove Fields |
Q50 Sept. 14 |
J. L. Lester |
Sept. 7, 14 |
Paradise PFA |
Sept. 7 |
Redlands |
Q80 Sept. 7 |
River Creek |
Q15 Sept. 7, 14 |
Walton |
Q80 Sept. 7 |
Wilson Shoals |
Q15 Sept. 7 |
Wayne State Farm VPA |
Q10 Sept. 7, 21, Oct. 5 |
C Youth Hunt: Waterfowl
Quota Application Deadline: Oct. 15
for designated quota hunts only
One adult may supervise two children. For designated quota hunts, no group applications allowed. Selected child may bring one other child and must bring only one supervising adult.
Area |
Date |
Altamaha - Champney |
Q20 Nov. 23-24 (only Youth and Veterans may apply) |
Conasauga |
Nov. 16, 23, 30 |
Cordele Fish Hatchery |
Q3 Dec. 7, Jan. 18 |
Lula Bridge |
Nov. 9-10 |
Mead Farm |
Nov. 16, 23, 30 |
Oconee - Dan Denton |
Q3 Pond 1 & Q2 Pond 3 Nov. 16, 30 |
Phinizy Swamp |
Nov. 16 |
Pleasant Valley VPA |
Saturdays only during statewide season |
River Creek |
Q3 Dec. 21, Jan. 4, 11 |
Rum Creek (MARSH Project) |
Q3 Dec. 21, Jan. 11 |
Tallapoosa River VPA |
State Season, See Voluntary Public Access Opportunities |
West Point - Glovers Creek |
Nov. 16 |
