2021-22 WMA Youth Hunt Special

Deadlines are nearing to participate in a WRD youth hunt. First up is the Aug. 15 deadline to put your kid on a dove field. Of the 10 dove hunts offered in 2020, six of them required no priority points for a spot. Go to georgia
wildlife.com/hunting/quota#odds to see which hunts were the easiest and hardest draws.

By far the WMA youth deer hunts are the most popular youth hunting opportunities. We took all of last year’s WMA youth deer hunt results and ranked them first to worst in terms of hunter success. That chart is on the opposite page. Review the chart and then pair it with the data at georgiawildlife.com/hunting/quota#odds to see what level of priority points you’ll be needing. You’ll be surprised to learn that J.L. Lester’s October hunt, the No. 1 overall youth hunt in the state, was filled with 77% of kids applying with zero priority! Make note that many of the WMA youth deer hunts are non-quota, so you just need to show up.

Consider the following when making plans to attend a hunt.

• For quota youth hunts, the youth will need their own account and DNR customer ID number by going to www.gohuntgeorgia.com.

• If you are a returning online customer signing your kid up for one of the more popular youth quota hunts, review the selection odds tables at georgiawildlife.com/hunting/quota#odds.

• Only a youth can physically kill a deer, turkey or bear during both quota and non-quota youth big-game hunts on WMAs. An adult is there only as a chaperone and mentor for the youth.

• To view this year’s overall WMA Special turn over to page 98. These pages include specific youth deer hunt results from last season.

• When your child has success on one of these WMA hunts, please email us a photo, the child’s name, age, hometown and anything else you want to share to [email protected].