DMU Coffee, 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
- 2,489
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 · sourcedCoffee County sits in Georgia's Lower Coastal Plain (Wiregrass region), a flat to gently rolling landscape of longleaf pine flatwoods, mixed pine-hardwood, and river-bottom hardwoods drained by the Satilla River system and the southwest corner's Alapaha River sub-basin. As part of the Green Zone — the designation covering most of Georgia — Coffee County offers some of the most liberal antlerless regulations in the state: doe harvest is permitted every day of the firearms season with no limited doe-day windows. Deer densities are solid across the agricultural and timber matrix of south Georgia, and the county's mix of private timberland, agriculture, and scattered public access provides diverse hunting opportunity. Hunting pressure is moderate overall; nearby Alapaha River WMA in adjacent Irwin County (6,870 acres of upland pine and bottomland hardwood) is the closest formal public unit. Turkey hunting is also productive in the longleaf and mixed-pine stands.
Flat to gently rolling Lower Coastal Plain; longleaf and loblolly pine flatwoods on well-drained sandy uplands, bottomland hardwood and cypress-gum wetlands along the Satilla River system and Alapaha River corridor in the southwest corner. Soils are sandy on uplands, loamy-clayey on frequently flooded floodplains.
Moderate. Lease hunting is dominant in south Georgia timber country, which concentrates private-land pressure on managed tracts. Public-land pressure at Alapaha River WMA is highest near road-accessible parking areas; hunters willing to walk beyond the half-mile mark encounter significantly less competition. Trophy potential is reasonable on managed private land; public-land bucks are harder-earned.
Green Zone — covers most of Georgia including Coffee County. Either-sex (antlerless) harvest is permitted every day of the firearms season with no restricted doe-day windows, unlike the limited doe-day schedules imposed in north Georgia mountain counties. A special two-day antlerless-only firearms opportunity (Oct 4-5, 2025) precedes the main opener. Statewide bag limit: 12 deer per season, max 10 antlerless and 2 antlered; one antlered deer must meet the quality buck standard (4 points 1 inch or longer on one side, or 15-inch minimum outside spread).
Archery: Sept 13 – Oct 10, 2025 (either-sex statewide). Primitive weapons/youth firearms: Oct 11–17, 2025 (either-sex). Main firearms season: Oct 18, 2025 – Jan 11, 2026 (either-sex throughout in Green Zone). Select southwest Georgia counties extend to Jan 15; Coffee County falls under the standard Jan 11 close. Muzzleloaders are legal throughout the primitive weapons window and during firearms season. Legal firearms include centerfire rifles/handguns .22-cal or larger with expanding bullets, shotguns 20-gauge or larger with slugs or buckshot, muzzleloaders .30-cal or larger, and air rifles .30-cal or larger. Turkey season follows standard WRD spring and fall schedules for the region.
One of the most permissive antlerless regimes in the state — no doe-day restrictions, either-sex from archery opener through January. Long overall season window (Sept 13 – Jan 11) with archery, primitive weapons, and firearms all represented. South Georgia Coastal Plain habitat reliably holds deer in pine flatwoods and hardwood bottoms. Proximity to Alapaha River WMA provides a walk-in public option for hunters without lease access. Good turkey numbers in the longleaf-pine matrix round out a multi-species opportunity.
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Boundaries: GADNR Wildlife Resources Division official deer zones. Community info last updated 16d ago.