The Georgia Department of Natural Resources said Chronic Wasting Disease has been detected in deer in Berrien, Lanier, and Lowndes counties. The neurological disease destroys a deer’s brain over time ...

This time of year, deer are on the move — and so are hunters. As mating season and hunting season collide in Georgia, ...

GEORGIA (WALB) - Georgia’s deer firearm season is nearly here. Licensed hunters can harvest deer with firearms on Saturday, Oct. 18. The 2025-2026 deer season ends for most counties on Jan. 11, 2026.

Georgia’s statewide deer firearms season opens this weekend with hunters facing new challenges and changes in the woods.

“We are shaping up for a fantastic deer season,” Charlie Killmaster, state deer biologist for the Wildlife Resources Division, said in a news release. “Hunter success has increased across much of the ...

ATLANTA — Wildlife officials are warning Georgia drivers to stay alert behind the wheel this fall, as deer mating season ...

ATLANTA — Archery deer hunting season is now underway in Georgia, according to the state’s Department of Natural Resources. Lee Taylor, chief of game management in the Wildlife Resources Division, ...