Georgia Deer Harvest Report | Weekly Updates & County Rankings
How many deer have Georgia hunters taken this season, and which counties are leading the way? We update this page weekly during deer season with statewide harvest estimates, county rankings, and a look at how harvest reports changed from the previous week. The latest update is just below.
Georgia Deer Harvest Update, Nov. 2–8: Weekend Reports Jump 82%
Georgia’s deer harvest picked up sharply last weekend. Game Check reports for Nov. 7–8 were 82% higher than the previous Saturday and Sunday, lifting the full week’s reports 34% above the week before.
We estimate Georgia hunters took 26,132 deer from Nov. 2–8, bringing the estimated statewide harvest for the 2026–27 season to 132,175 deer through Sunday.
This is the first of our weekly Georgia deer harvest updates. We don’t have a full set of weekly figures to share for the opening weeks, but those deer are included in the season-to-date estimate. We’ll update this page each week for the rest of the season.
The weekend drove the increase
Game Check reports were down about 5% Monday through Friday compared with the previous week. Saturday and Sunday more than made up the difference. Reports of bucks harvested were up 84% over the previous weekend, and doe reports were up 80%.
Rut activity may have played a part, especially in counties nearing their usual peak in deer movement. Weather and how many hunters got out over the weekend could have mattered, too. Game Check gives us a good look at when deer were taken. We’d need hunter effort data to tell how much of the jump came from more people being in the woods.
See when deer movement typically peaks in your county on our Georgia rut map.
Hancock leads the season-to-date harvest
Hancock County led Georgia through Nov. 8 with an estimated 2,522 deer harvested. Washington was second, with Burke and Laurens separated by just two deer before rounding.
| Rank | County | Estimated deer harvest through Nov. 8 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hancock | 2,522 |
| 2 | Washington | 2,308 |
| 3 | Burke | 2,227 |
| 4 | Laurens | 2,226 |
| 5 | Wilkes | 2,183 |
What did you see this weekend? If you got out, tell us what county you hunted and whether you saw bucks chasing.
How we calculate the numbers
Percentage changes come from unadjusted Georgia DNR Game Check records grouped by harvest date. Georgia Afield estimates the weekly harvest by applying each county’s reporting rates separately to buck and doe counts. The season-to-date estimate and county rankings use the adjusted totals from Georgia DNR’s county data.
