Hunting Federal Forestry Lands in GA

[Barryrod]

I was looking to buy some property in GA and was looking at about 15 acres that butts up to about 14k acres of land owned by USDA. Anyone know what the regs are hunting lands such as these. Not labelled on any map as a park or anything

 

[NCHillbilly]

Are you talking about national forest land?

 

[Possum]

USDA or USFS? National forest is open all state season unless it’s a WMA on NF. Only other thing different is less doe days and no baiting.

 

[Rabun]

USDA or USFS? National forest is open all state season unless it’s a WMA on NF. Only other thing different is less doe days and no baiting.

And in 2017 the deer season ended on 12/26 in the CNF instead of the January 14 state ending. Not sure if that will be the same this year. I believe all other game seasons coincide with the state seasons on the CNF.

There are many other federal lands that have unique season dates....barrier islands, corp of engineer lands, NWR's, military bases/grounds, etc. Never heard of USDA properties though.

 

[Possum]

You are right I forgot the season now ends sooner

 

[Rabun]

You are right I forgot the season now ends sooner

I would like to see them change that...for equity and consistency sake. Maybe when the renew logging.....

 

[lampern]

Why did they shorten the season a few years ago anyway?

 

[Possum]

that’s a good question. Not really sure. I would have rather they delayed the start of season to October VS cut three weeks of the end of season. That would have saved the lives of more does that get shot with a bow anyways and I’d much prefer deer hunting in 30 degrees than 90 degrees.

 

[Barryrod]

Property appraiser site says us Dept of agriculture forestry services

 

[Possum]

What county

 

[bilgerat]

all federal forest lands are run by the USDA , the us forest dept is part of the USDA so its just fed forest land, hunt it .

 

[Rabun]

all federal forest lands are run by the USDA , the us forest dept is part of the USDA so its just fed forest land, hunt it .

Was not aware of that. Thanks for clarifying.