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Notice IconNOTICE: Due to excessive rainfall and saturated soils, all roads are closed until further notice. Exceptions include Grant Mill Road from Yonah Road to allow access to the shooting range.
Notice IconNOTICE: Lost Corner Road is being closed to provide more huntable acres in that portion of the WMA. A portion of the road may be reopened in the future with the installation of a new gate.

Wilson Shoals WMA

Wilson Shoals Wildlife Management Area is located in Banks County. This 2,800-acre property offers hunting opportunities for deer, bear, turkey, small game and dove.


Accommodations & Facilities

  • Wilson Shoals Shooting Range
  • Primitive Campsites

Activities

  • Geocaching — not allowed during managed hunts or before 10 a.m. during turkey season
  • Hunting
    • Quota Hunts
  • Primitive Camping
  • Shooting
  • Wildlife Viewing

Nearby Properties

  • Broad River WMA
  • Buck Shoals WMA
  • Buford Trout Hatchery
  • Chattahoochee WMA
  • Cooper's Creek WMA
  • Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site
  • Dawson Forest WMA
  • Don Carter State Park
  • Elbert County WMA
  • Hardman Farm State Historic Site
  • Hart County WMA
  • Lake Russell WMA
  • Lula Bridge WMA
  • Smithgall Woods State Park
  • Swallow Creek WMA
  • Tallulah Gorge State Park
  • Traveler's Rest State Historic Site
  • Tugaloo State Park
  • Unicoi State Park & Lodge
  • Victoria Bryant State Park
  • Watson Mill Bridge State Park
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N 34.40244, W -83.5961

 

Press Releases

New Fisheries Chief for Wildlife Resources Division
SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 - 08:00

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) announced today the appointment of Scott Robinson to Chief of Fisheries.

Award Programs Celebrate Anglers and Their Fish
SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA
Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 09:00

Last year, 181 anglers reeled in an Angler Award for outstanding catches! You could have made it 182.

New State Record Hickory Shad Caught on Ogeechee River
SWAINSBORO, GA
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 - 08:00

A day of fishing is good, but you know what makes it even better? A day you catch a new state record!

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