Georgia quota hunt applications for turkey season must be submitted by February 15th in order to be considered for this year’s drawing. Quota hunt applications can be submitted by visiting GoOutdoorsGeorgia. Hunters can also apply for regular hunting licenses at the same time as applying for a quota hunt permit.
Georgia operates on a priority points system, which works this way:
“You may earn points for each hunt category (for example: deer, youth turkey, alligator) in one of two ways. You may submit a points-only application for the category, which gives you a priority point in that category that year, with no chance of being selected to go on a hunt that year. You may also apply directly for a hunt location/date within the category, which gives you a chance of being chosen to go on that hunt that year. If you are not chosen for that hunt location/date for that year, you will receive a priority point for that category that year. If you are selected for a hunt you apply for (not a points-only application), you do not earn priority points for that category. One priority point per category per year is the maximum you can earn. You may accumulate points across years.
You may wager priority points for a higher chance of being selected (priority points must be in the same category as the hunt you are applying for). For popular and low-quota hunts, you may need many years’ worth of points to be selected. Alligator hunts in some zones are an example. Check out the selection odds to see how many priority points were wagered by applicants of past years’ hunts to help you decide how many points to wager.
If you are selected for a hunt location/date within a category, any points you wagered are subtracted from your points balance for that category. If you wagered more points than needed for selection, only the points that guaranteed selection are subtracted.
First, Second & Third Hunt Choices
For most hunt categories, you may specify a first, second and third hunt location/date choice. Do not specify second or third choices unless you are interested in attending those hunts, since there is a chance you will be chosen.
Hunters who are selected for their first hunt location/date within a category are considered to have no points for their second- and third-choice hunt selections. They are lower-ranked than persons competing for a hunt as their first hunt location. However, if all hunters who made a particular hunt location/date their first choice have been assigned to that hunt and there are spots left over, a hunter with that hunt as second choice in a category may be selected, too.”
- Source: GeorgiaWildlife.com
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