DMU Barrow, Georgia
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
- Group
- Green Zone
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,004
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for White-tailed Deer so far. Wild Turkey also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedBarrow County sits in Georgia's Piedmont region northeast of Atlanta, a rapidly growing exurban county where agriculture, mixed hardwoods, and pine timber give way to suburban subdivisions. It falls within the statewide Green Zone under Georgia WRD's county-based deer management system, which grants either-sex (antlerless) firearms hunting throughout the entire firearms season — one of the most liberal antlerless structures in the state. Deer densities are solid across the county's patchwork of farms, creek bottoms, and woodlots; hunting pressure on private land is moderate, tempered by suburban sprawl that restricts gun hunting in some areas and produces older-age-class bucks. No WMAs fall inside Barrow County itself, making this an almost exclusively private-land county; Redlands WMA lies roughly 30–40 minutes away and is the nearest public-land option. The extended archery either-sex season runs through January 31, and the statewide bag limit is generous at 12 deer total (10 antlerless, 2 antlered), with one buck required to meet Quality Buck criteria (4+ points one inch or longer on one side, or 15-inch outside spread).
Piedmont rolling hills; mixed hardwood-pine forest, agricultural fields, creek and river bottomlands (North Oconee River watershed). Elevation modest, soils moderately fertile — better than mountain counties for body weights and antler growth.
Moderate. Suburban/exurban development restricts firearms discharge in portions of the county, reducing overall pressure and allowing some bucks to reach older age classes. Private-land access gatekeeping further limits competition. Public-land pressure is essentially zero within the county.
Green Zone — either-sex (antlerless) deer legal every day of the firearms season. No limited doe-day restrictions apply. Extended archery either-sex season runs through January 31. Statewide bag limit: 12 deer total, max 10 antlerless and 2 antlered. Quality Buck rule: one of the two antlered deer must have 4+ points (1 inch or longer) on one side OR a 15-inch minimum outside spread. New for 2025-26: antlerless-only firearms weekend in early October (approx. Oct 4–5) added ahead of the main firearms opener.
Archery season opens mid-September (Sept 13–14 range); firearms season opens mid-October (Oct 18–19 range); season closes statewide around January 11–12. Muzzleloader/primitive weapons integrated within the season framework. Wild turkey hunting available spring season statewide. Deer and turkey are the primary big-game species; no bear season in this county.
Liberal either-sex regulations all firearms season with a generous 10-doe bag limit make Barrow a top county for antlerless harvest and meat hunting. Suburban fringe effect keeps some bucks off-pressure and older. Extended archery either-sex through Jan 31 gives bowhunters maximum flexibility. Piedmont soils support better-than-average body weights and antler development relative to mountain counties.
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Boundaries: GADNR Wildlife Resources Division official deer zones. Community info last updated 16d ago.