Youth and mobility-impaired hunters utilizing private land have an early chance to harvest a turkey during the special opportunity turkey season on March 14-15, while the statewide turkey hunting season opens March 21.
The weekend hunt opportunity is available only for youth 16 years of age and younger, or hunters who are mobility impaired (confined to a wheelchair, hemiplegia, monoplegia, paraplegia, or single-leg amputation above the knee).
Youth hunters must be accompanied by an adult 18 years or older who may call for turkey, but may not take or attempt to take a turkey.
All turkey hunters, including those under 16 years of age, landowners, honorary, lifetime, and sportsman license holders, must obtain a free harvest record each season. Before moving a harvested turkey, hunters are required to immediately enter the date and county on the harvest record, and within 72 hours, must complete the reporting process through Georgia Game Check.
Resident youth hunters under age 16 will not need a license. Hunters age 16 years or older (including those accompanying youth or others) will need a hunting license and a big game license unless hunting on their own private land.
Licenses are available online, at retail license vendors, or by calling (800)366-2661.
Additional information on turkey hunting in Georgia is also available online.