Wildlife Management Area · GA

ALTAMA PLANTATION WMA Hunting

ALTAMA PLANTATION WMA

Georgia

4,612 acresManaged by Georgia Department of Natural Resources / Wildlife Resources Division

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Hunting regulations

Official regulations ↗

Current season: 2026-2027. Verify current regulations and closures before hunting.

Species & Seasons

DeerMultiple seasonsArchery · Firearms · Primitive Weapons

Archery Either Sex

Sep 12–Nov 11, Jan 03–Jan 10

Archery Either Sex

Sep 12–Nov 15

Archery Either Sex

Sep 12–Oct 09

Firearms Either Sex

Dec 31–Jan 02

Firearms Either Sex

Oct 17–Jan 10

Primitive Weapons Either Sex

Oct 10–Oct 16

Quota Firearms Either Sex (50)

Nov 12–Nov 14, Dec 03–Dec 05

Quota required

TurkeyMultiple seasonsFirearms

Firearms

Apr 03–May 15

No turkey season

WaterfowlMultiple seasons

Applies to all listed opportunities

Quota required

Quota Butler Island (20)

Nov 21, Nov 28, Dec 12, Dec 19, Dec 26, Jan 02, Jan 09, Jan 16, Jan 23, Jan 30

Quota Champney Island (20)

Details & restrictions

Nov 21–Nov 22, Nov 28–Nov 29, Dec 12–Dec 13, Dec 19–Dec 20, Dec 26–Dec 27, Jan 02–Jan 03, Jan 09–Jan 10, Jan 16–Jan 17, Jan 23–Jan 24, Jan 30–Jan 31

Season details

Special opportunity

Details & restrictions

Shooting hours end at 12 noon, except last day of season when shooting hours end at sunset. Early teal hunting allowed on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday during Early Teal Dates on Champney and Rhetts island only. Rhett's Island: Wed., Sat., Sun. & State Holidays during statewide season. Q20 Butler Island: Saturday Only. Stand selection drawing will be held at 5:00am. Stand-by hunters will be issued unfilled blinds on quota hunts based on drawing the morning of the hunt. Max. 3 persons per quota party. Handicap hunters selected for quota contact Area Manager at 912-262-3173. Q20 Champney Island

Saturday & Sunday Only. First hunt open only to youth or veterans to apply (other 2 party members don't have to be youth or veteran). No stand-by hunters allowed. Max. 3 persons per quota party.

DoveSep 05–Sep 07, Sep 12–Sep 13, Sep 19–Sep 20, Sep 26–Sep 27

Season

Sep 05–Sep 07, Sep 12–Sep 13, Sep 19–Sep 20, Sep 26–Sep 27

RabbitMultiple seasonsArchery

Applies to all listed opportunities

Special opportunity

Bag Limit of 6/person/day. Archery Youth Only, Butler Refuge Area

Youth Archery Butler Refuge Area

Jan 23–Jan 24

CoyoteMultiple seasons

Dog

Details & restrictions

Mar. 1–May 31. Small game weapons only. Feral hogs may also be hunted and taken with dogs. Dogs must be marked with the hunter's name and a valid telephone number; no night hunting; hogs must be killed immediately upon capture.

Dog

Details & restrictions

May 16–31. Feral hogs may be hunted with dogs. Dogs must be marked with the hunter's name and a valid telephone number; no night hunting; hogs must be killed immediately upon capture.

Small GameMultiple seasonsFirearms

Season

Butler Island opens after the last Saturday of waterfowl season. Aug. 15–Nov. 15, Feb. 1-Feb.28. No furbearer season.

Firearms

Aug 15–Feb 28

No furbearer season.

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Boundary: Official agency boundary

Source: Georgia Department of Natural Resources / Wildlife Resources Division

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Source and review details

Dataset: WRD_WMA_Public Boundary layer 14, reviewed logical grouping
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Data review: Reviewed before staging

Boundary source: Georgia WRD reviewed logical properties ↗

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