DMU Bartow, 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
- 3,354
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 · sourcedBartow County sits in the Appalachian foothills of northwest Georgia, about 45 miles north of Atlanta. It falls entirely within Georgia's Green Zone — the liberal antlerless management area covering most of the state — where either-sex deer hunting is permitted throughout the entire season with a generous bag limit of up to 10 antlerless deer per season. Terrain ranges from rolling ridgelines and hardwood coves along Pine Log Mountain (elevation ~2,400 ft) down to the fertile Etowah River bottomlands, creating classic edge habitat that holds both whitetail deer and Eastern wild turkey. Allatoona WMA (6,818 acres spanning Bartow and Cherokee counties, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) is the primary public-land access point, offering free-entry hunting for deer, turkey, bear, and small game. Suburban sprawl pressure from the Atlanta metro keeps private-land access competitive, but the WMA and Corps lands around Lake Allatoona provide quality hunting once hunters push past the first half-mile from trailheads.
Appalachian foothills; rolling ridges and hardwood coves up to ~2,400 ft on Pine Log Mountain; Etowah River bottomlands and creek drainages; mixed hardwood-pine forest with agricultural pockets (~15% ag land cover in basin); classic edge habitat throughout
Moderate to high on WMA given proximity to Atlanta metro (~45 miles); pressure concentrates within half-mile of roads and parking areas; hunters willing to wade creek bottoms or work steep north-facing coves find significantly less competition; firearms season draws the most pressure; archery season offers lower-pressure opportunity on the same ground
Green Zone — either-sex (antlerless) deer permitted throughout the entire season; statewide bag limit 12 deer per season, max 10 antlerless, max 2 antlered (one buck must have 4+ points 1 inch or longer on one side OR 15-inch outside spread minimum; second buck must have visible brow tines above hairline); new for 2025-26: early antlerless-only firearms weekend Oct 4-5 for Green Zone counties including Bartow
2025-2026 season dates: Archery Sept 13 2025 – Jan 11 2026; Primitive Weapons (muzzleloader) Oct 11–17 (overlap with youth season) then continues through Jan 11 2026; Firearms Oct 18 2025 – Jan 11 2026; Eastern wild turkey spring season typically mid-March through mid-May; Allatoona WMA also holds black bear and small game
One of the most accessible pieces of public deer hunting land in the Atlanta metro region; Etowah River bottomlands produce quality whitetails in classic funnel terrain; liberal Green Zone antlerless rules make doe harvest easy throughout the season; Pine Log Mountain ridge systems offer classic Appalachian archery setups; turkey hunting on Allatoona WMA is underutilized relative to deer hunting pressure
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Boundaries: GADNR Wildlife Resources Division official deer zones. Community info last updated 16d ago.