PointsAfieldSeason2026–27
Grass and picked corn under a high plains sky, Georgia
Grass and picked corn under a high plains sky, Georgiahttps://www.flickr.com/photos/chattoconeenf/33371998801/ · Public domain

Georgia

Species on recordOpen now0Classified4Record year2026
The place

What Georgia is like to hunt

Awaiting survey — Georgia overview

Season classification for Georgia is complete for 2026, but the qualitative overview has not been written yet. Dates, bag limits and status below are current; the narrative is what is outstanding.

Issuing agencyGeorgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Divisiongeorgiawildlife.comRecord year 2026
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Northern bobwhite quail

Northern bobwhite quail
Northern bobwhite quailnorthern bobwhite quail · Public domain
#2Northern bobwhite quailNorthern bobwhite quail is classified as huntable/regulated upland game in 42 of the 50 states surveyed for the 2026-27 season (research pass captured 2026-08-18). This is a factual presence/season-classification summary, not a population outlook — no 2026 outlook/forecast research was performed for this species; see each state's own state-species record for season dates and any opportunistic 2026 notes captured incidentally.
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Every bird classified here

Species run

Status is computed from the published dates, not stored — a stale build cannot show an ended season as open.
Northern bobwhite quail
Northern bobwhite quailnorthern bobwhite quail · Public domain
#2Northern bobwhite quailNorthern bobwhite quail is classified as huntable/regulated upland game in 42 of the 50 states surveyed for the 2026-27 season (research pass captured 2026-08-18). This is a factual presence/season-classification summary, not a population outlook — no 2026 outlook/forecast research was performed for this species; see each state's own state-species record for season dates and any opportunistic 2026 notes captured incidentally.
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Ruffed grouse
Ruffed grouseRuffed Grouse - Bonasa umbellus · Public domain
#3Ruffed grouseRuffed grouse is classified as huntable/regulated upland game in 38 of the 50 states surveyed for the 2026-27 season (research pass captured 2026-08-18). This is a factual presence/season-classification summary, not a population outlook — no 2026 outlook/forecast research was performed for this species; see each state's own state-species record for season dates and any opportunistic 2026 notes captured incidentally.
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