Oconee Wildlife Management Area (WMA)

Map: N-Georgia.com, built from U.S. Census Bureau boundaries; location from Georgia DNR

Oconee WMA is a 7,400-acre area of rolling Piedmont hills and creeks in Greene, Hancock and Putnam counties, bordering Lake Oconee and Lake Sinclair. It is hunted for deer, turkey, small game and doves. The Rock Hawk Trails and Effigy section is archery only, and the 100-acre Dan Denton Waterfowl Area is managed for ducks and geese.

• SizeAbout 7,400 acres
• Check station / access5051 Liberty Church Road White Plains, GA 30678
• GPS33.38938, -83.12090
• Georgia DNR officeRegion 3 office, 706-595-4222

• 2026-27 Seasons
• Maps
• Rules & Directions
• Facilities
• Common Questions

2026-27 Hunting Seasons at Oconee WMA

These dates come from Georgia DNR’s 2026-27 WMA regulations. “State seasons” means the statewide dates apply; see our Georgia hunting seasons guide. Sign-in is required for bear, deer and turkey hunts unless noted, and quota hunts require an application at GoOutdoorsGeorgia.com.

Oconee WMA

7,400 acres.

Oconee WMA: Dan Denton Waterfowl Area

100 acres.

Oconee WMA: Rock Hawk Trails & Effigy

430 acres.

Oconee WMA Maps

For current boundaries, roads, gates and food plots, use Georgia DNR’s Oconee WMA page and its interactive property map, which also works in the Outdoors GA app. Our printable PDF maps below are older copies of DNR maps from roughly 2011 to 2013; boundaries, roads and tract names may have changed since.

• Oconee WMA (older PDF)
• Oconee WMA Tract 2 3 4 6 (older PDF)
• Oconee WMA All Areas (older PDF)
• Oconee WMA Tract1 (older PDF)
• Oconee WMA Tract5 (older PDF)

Area Rules & Directions

• No small game hunting. No fishing or hunting on waterfowl impoundments (except waterfowl and archery deer during statewide archery and primitive weapons seasons). Impoundments 1 & 3 are open only to drawn quota hunters. Hunters may not enter impoundments before 5:00 a.m. and shooting ends at noon, except the last hunt of the season when shooting ends at sunset. Herndon Pond and Impoundment 2 are closed to hunting. No Foot traffic from Nov. 1- Feb. 1. Waterfowl hunting is prohibited on the Oconee River between Wallace Dam and GA Hwy 16.
• On the waterfowl impoundments, the only hunting allowed is for ducks and geese, plus archery deer hunting during the statewide archery and primitive weapons seasons. Fishing is not allowed there.

Directions. From Greensboro: Turn south from HWY 278 onto Walnut St. (Veazey Rd.) at caution light, go 7.1 miles and turn right on Liberty Church Rd., go 7.5 miles to check station.

Directions. From Eatonton: Go east 14.7 miles on GA HWY 16 to the Oconee River, continue 3.8 miles to Centennial Road, turn left and continue 4.8 miles to Centennial Church Road, turn left and continue 2.5 miles to Liberty Church Road, turn left and go south 0.8 miles to check station located on the right

Directions. From Eatonton: Go east 14.2 miles on GA Hwy 16, look for turn in for Impoundment 1 on left before you reach the bridge over the Oconee River. Sign-in kiosk is located in gravel parking lot.

Directions. From Eatonton: Go east 13.8 miles on GA Hwy 16 towards the Oconee River, turn left onto Wallace Dam Rd. then turn left onto Lawrence Shoals Rd., go 1 mile, parking is on left.

Everyone 16 and older entering a WMA needs a Georgia license that allows hunting or fishing, or a Lands Pass ($30 a year for residents). Wear fluorescent orange or blaze pink during firearms and primitive weapons deer and bear hunts, and report deer, bear and turkey through Georgia Game Check within 24 hours.

Facilities & Things to Do