WMA Camping during Turkey season?

[mdgreco191]

Can you camp on WMA's during hunting seasons, specifically Turkey season?

 

[cjones]

I believe that is the ONLY time you can camp on WMA (during hunting season for that specific WMA).

 

[northgeorgiasportsman]

I believe that is the ONLY time you can camp on WMA (during hunting season for that specific WMA).

Sorry friend, but that's not correct. I've camped on Cooper's Creek WMA and Blue Ridge WMA my whole life, spring, summer, winter and fall.

 

[cjones]

Sorry friend, but that's not correct. I've camped on Cooper's Creek WMA and Blue Ridge WMA my whole life, spring, summer, winter and fall.

Hmm.. I thought I saw somewhere that WMA campgrounds were only open during an actual season. Maybe it was specific to the couple of WMAs I have been to the campgrounds down here (Sprewell, Big Lazer, Joe Kurz). Seems like there was a sign saying "Only open during active season".

However, now that I look for it, I can't find anything in the regs calling it out, so either it was a one-off that I saw or I completely mis-remembered it.

 

[Fletch_W]

It also depends whether or not the WMA is co-located on national forest land (Redlands WMA on Oconee Nat Forest land, other WMA's on Chattahoochee National Forest Land, etc). National forest rules supercede.