Outdoors Beyond Barriers: Hunting

A man in a wheelcheer is assisted while shooting a gun.

 


The Outdoors Beyond Barriers (OBB) initiative emphasizes removing obstacles for people with mobility impairments to help them connect with nature, explore the outdoors, and take part in activities like hunting and fishing that may have previously been unavailable.

2025 Hunts: See "Outdoors Beyond Barriers Hunts" listing below. The application period will open July 1, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. and close September 10 at 11:59 p.m. If you have any questions regarding the 2025 hunts, please email Linda Eipper (Linda.Eipper@dnr.ga.gov).

Other Hunting Opportunities: Previously, adaptive hunters could take advantage of an early waterfowl hunting opportunity on private land or participate in one of the multiple dedicated mobility-impaired hunts (for different species) on a variety of public land Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs). These opportunities will continue (see below listing).

Want to Keep Getting Information About Outdoors Beyond Barriers? Sign up for Email Updates about OBB Hunting Opportunities (Enter your email at public.govdelivery.com/accounts/GADNR/subscriber/new, then under "Georgia Department of Natural Resources" select "DNR Outdoors Beyond Barriers"). Feel free to sign up for more topics!

For a more detailed explanation on how to apply for hunts, watch the how-to apply video below.


Outdoors Beyond Barriers Hunts

SpeciesHunt LocationHunt Date
DoveClybel WMASept. 13 (Optional Hunt-and-learn on Sept. 12)
DeerRiverbend WMAOct. 3-5
DeerRichmond Hill WMAOct. 6-8
DeerBuck Shoals WMAOct. 17-19
DeerCarter's Lake WMAOct. 30-Nov. 1
DeerRichard B Russell State ParkNov. 3-4
DeerClybel WMANov. 9-11
DeerFort Perry EastNov. 20-22

 Mobility-Impaired Hunts

SpeciesHunt LocationQuotaHunt Date
DeerAlbany Nursery WMA Oct. 31 - Nov. 3, Nov. 28 - Dec. 1
TurkeyAlbany Nursery WMAQ1Apr. 19-23
TurkeyAlbany Nursery WMAQ1May 3-7
Deer/BearArrowhead WMA Nov. 1-15
TurkeyArrowhead WMA Apr. 5-11
Deer/BearCarters Lake WMA (bonus hunt) Nov. 1-3
DeerOkefenokee NWR - Suwanee Canal Unit See the ONWR website for dates and details.
DeerPiedmont NWR See the PNWR website for dates and details.
DeerRichard B. Russell State Park (bonus hunt)Q20Dec. 3-4