Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA: 2026-27 seasons, quota hunts and deer harvest

Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA is 20,675 acres of public hunting land in Marion, Talbot, Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties, managed by Georgia DNR's WRD (Region 5). For 2026-27, WRD lists these deer dates on Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Almo: archery, Sept. 12 to Oct. 8, Nov. 15 to 29; firearms, Youth Oct. 9 to 11; Specialty Nov. 20 to 22; Hunt & Learn Dec. 4 to 6. Hunters reported 119 deer on the area in the 2025-26 season through Georgia Game Check (64 bucks, 55 does). WRD drew 4 quota hunts here in its 2026 lottery.

Data updated October 2026. Seasons: WRD's 2026-27 WMA listings. Harvest: WRD Game Check reports to the 2025-26 season. Quota hunts: WRD's 2026 lottery reports.

What is Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA like?

The Almo Tract is a 6,700-acre property part of Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA complex. The Almo Tract offers hunting opportunities for buck, turkey, small game and quail. No ATVs. No horses. Check kiosk daily for prescribed burning schedule and location. The Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA is made up of 4 management tracts: Almo Tract Fort Perry Tract Hilliard Plantation Tract VPA Tracts The Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA was created through a partnership between the DNR, The Nature Conservancy and the U.S. Army at Fort Benning. Through the Army Compatible Use Buffer program, ecologically significant land near the military installation’s border is protected from development that is incompatible with the installation’s national security mission. Collectively, these areas form a landscape of priority habitats that have enormous potential for ecological restoration, including expansion of a fire-managed longleaf pine ecosystem beneficial to the red-cockaded woodpecker, gopher tortoise and other imperiled species. Individually, they provide for more public recreation lands for such activities as hunting, hiking, fishing, camping, and wildlife viewing.

WRD lists these facilities: hiking trails and primitive campsites.

From WRD's page for Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA.

When are the 2026-27 seasons on Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA?

WRD sets each WMA's own dates. It lists 5 parts of Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA separately: Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Almo, Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Fort Perry, Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Hilliard, Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Fort Perry East and Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Satellite Tracts. These are WRD's 2026-27 dates and notes for the area, as printed:

Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Almo, Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Fort Perry, Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Hilliard and Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Fort Perry East (WRD lists the same dates for each)

Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Satellite Tracts

Source: WRD WMA hunting opportunities, 2026-27 season (FY27). The area's full listing in the 2026-2027 Georgia Hunting and Fishing Regulations, pages 35 and 36 adds its quota, youth and special hunts and its area notes, and is the final word. WRD can change a hunt during the year: check WRD's page for the area before you go.

Does Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA have quota hunts?

Yes. WRD's 2026 lottery reports list 4 quota hunts on Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA. The most applied for was Chattahoochee Fall Line (Almo, Ft. Perry, Hilliard), 2nd Hunt, Bonus Quality Buck and Antlerless, Firearms (deer): 1,009 applicants for 304 spots.

Source: WRD's 2026 quota lottery reports. "Share selected" is WRD's selected count divided by its applicant count for that year's lottery, not a forecast. "Priority points sure of a spot" is WRD's own column: applicants with at least that many priority points were selected; the rest went to a random draw.

How many deer are taken on Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA?

Hunters reported 119 deer on Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA in the 2025-26 season: 64 bucks and 55 does. Over the 10 seasons WRD reports, the area averaged 69 deer a season, from 43 in 2016-17 to 119 in 2025-26.

Source: WRD deer harvest reports (Georgia Game Check), deer reported by WMA, adding WRD's lines for Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Almo, Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Blackjack Crossing, Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Fort Perry, Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - VPA tracts and Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA – Hilliard. Deer from bonus hunts are tagged at the check station and may not be in Game Check's count. WRD records the 2026-27 season as it goes; it is left out until it ends.

Which county is Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA in?

Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA spreads over 4 counties. Each county's deer harvest for 2025-26, for the whole county, private land included:

County harvest: WRD deer harvest reports (Georgia Game Check). WMA acres in each county measured by FilledTag on WRD's boundary map and the U.S. Census Bureau 2024 county boundaries; the mapped boundary can take in water or tracts that WRD's stated acreage leaves out.

How do you get to Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA?

Highways through the area: GA 240 and GA 355. Nearest towns: Geneva (next to it), Junction City (next to it), Buena Vista (5 miles) and Talbotton (6 miles).

Besides hunting, WRD lists fishing, hiking, primitive camping, wildlife viewing, nearby attractions, big lazer creek wma, &, pfa, echeconnee creek wma, flat creek pfa, flint river wma, go fish education center, hannahatchee creek wma, joe kurz wma, montezuma bluffs wma, oaky woods wma, rum creek wma, sandhills wma: east, &, west, sprewell bluff wma: east, & and west here.

The closest other WMAs with a page here: Sandhills WMA (2.2 miles), Big Lazer Creek WMA (11.6 miles), Hannahatchee WMA (12.9 miles) and Sprewell Bluff WMA (17.8 miles).

Questions hunters ask

When is deer season on Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA in 2026-27?

WRD lists these 2026-27 deer dates for Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA: archery, Sept. 12 to Oct. 8, Nov. 15 to 29; firearms, Youth Oct. 9 to 11; Specialty Nov. 20 to 22; Hunt & Learn Dec. 4 to 6. WMA dates can differ from the statewide dates, and sign-in is required for deer hunts unless WRD's listing says otherwise.

When is turkey season on Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA?

WRD's 2026-27 listing for Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA gives turkey: Hunt & Learn Apr. 2 to 4; May 3 to 15. On a WMA the limit is one gobbler a season per area.

How many deer were killed on Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA last season?

119 deer were reported on Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA in the 2025-26 season, 64 bucks and 55 does, by WRD's Game Check reports by WMA.

Is Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA a quota hunt?

Some of its hunts are. WRD's 2026 lottery listed 4 quota hunts on Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA, with 2,645 applications for 695 spots. Its other seasons need sign-in, not a draw.

Can you camp on Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA?

Yes. WRD's listing for Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA allows camping, with primitive campsites. Follow the area's posted rules.

What county is Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA in?

Marion County (22,600 acres), Talbot County (7,603 acres), Muscogee County (820 acres) and Chattahoochee County (50 acres), measured on WRD's boundary.

Where these numbers come from

• Seasons and notes: WRD WMA hunting opportunities, 2026-27 season (FY27); general WMA rules: 2026-2027 Georgia Hunting and Fishing Regulations, pages 19 to 21.
• Deer harvest by WMA and county: WRD deer harvest reports (Georgia Game Check).
• Quota hunts: WRD quota hunt lottery reports, 2026.
• Area description, facilities and address: WRD, Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA. Boundary and acres: WRD WMA boundaries.
• Counties, highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 county boundaries; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer. National forest and refuges: U.S. Forest Service national forest ownership; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundaries.

FilledTag is not part of Georgia DNR. Numbers are copied from WRD or measured from public maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag.

Georgia hunting All Georgia WMAs Marion County deer harvest Talbot County deer harvest Muscogee County deer harvest