Georgia · 2026-27
Shooting hours in Georgia
For hunting generally (deer, turkey, small game), Georgia legal shooting hours run 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset — the Georgia DNR WRD rule is quoted below. Sunrise and sunset shift every day and with every county, so the lookup here turns the rule into your exact minutes.
Legal light for
Hunting generally (deer, turkey, small game)
Fulton County · Aug 21, 2026
Legal start
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sunrise − 30 min
Legal end
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sunset + 30 min
Hunting from exact coordinates instead
These minutes apply the statewide rule at your chosen spot — they can’t see zone, season, or species exceptions. Always verify in the current Georgia DNR WRD regulations before you hunt — rules change annually. Rule checked against Georgia DNR WRD Aug 20, 2026.
The rule, straight from the regs
“Legal hours for hunting are 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset, except alligators, raccoons, opossums, foxes, coyotes, bobcats and feral hogs which may be hunted at night.”
— 2026–2027 Georgia Hunting Regulations — Hunting Information, checked Aug 20, 2026
The official times
Exceptions the regs call out
The window above — 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset — is the rule for hunting generally (deer, turkey, small game). These run on different clocks:
- Night species
- Alligators, raccoons, opossums, foxes, coyotes, bobcats and feral hogs may be hunted at night (current digest).
- Waterfowl and migratory birds
- Migratory bird hours run 30 minutes before sunrise to sunset (current digest).
Opening day, worked out
Firearms opens Oct 17, 2026 in Georgia. In Fulton County that morning, sunrise is 7:44 AM — so legal light starts at 7:44 AM − 30 min = 7:14 AM EDT. Sunset is 7:01 PM, so the day ends at 7:01 PM + 30 min = 7:31 PM EDT. A county line east or west moves those minutes, and the Georgia DNR WRD official times are the ones that count — check them before you go.
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