Corps Opening Hunting Areas

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Office will open a number of recreation areas for archery and small game hunting during the regular 2015-2016 Georgia hunting season.

Among those is the Jenkins Ferry Recreation Area in Stephens County.

The others are the Paynes Creek Recreation Area, Hartwell Dam Quarry Area, and New Prospect Recreation Area.

Hunting in the Hartwell Dam Quarry Area requires a permit which is available at no cost from the Corps’ Hartwell Lake Office, located at 5625 Anderson Highway, Hartwell, Georgia.

Hunting regulations, license requirements and seasons set by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources will apply.

Contact the GADNR at 770-535-5499 for information on Georgia regulations.

Small game hunting is allowed in all areas listed above, but only after deer and turkey seasons close.

Hunting for small game is restricted to shotgun only with number four shot or smaller.

Hunting for deer and turkey is restricted to archery equipment only – all firearms are prohibited.

The areas will be open on a walk-in or boat-in only basis.