Georgia Hunting License Requirements: Hunting on Private Land

According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, all persons hunting or taking game animals, except landowners and their immediate families hunting on their own land, must have a valid hunting license and must carry the license while hunting.

Immediate family members include:

- Spouse

-Children

-Parents

-Stepchildren

-Grandchildren

-Grandparents

-Siblings

Landowners and their immediate family members are not required to have a hunting license, but must still register their harvest through the Georgia Game Check system within 24 hours of taking the deer.