Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Ware County. Waycross sits on the northern rim of the Okefenokee Swamp, laid out as a railroad junction in the pine flatwoods. Ware County is one of the largest counties in Georgia by area, and most of it is timber and swamp.
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where Georgia law allows.
Georgia has no permit to purchase, no firearm registration and no state waiting period. When your order reaches the licensed dealer you picked, you show a government photo ID, complete federal Form 4473 and the dealer runs an FBI NICS check. Georgia is not a point-of-contact state, so the dealer calls NICS directly rather than a state agency. Dealers may sell handguns to buyers 21 and older and rifles and shotguns to buyers 18 and older. A Georgia Weapons Carry License does not replace the NICS check, because Georgia licenses stopped qualifying as a Brady alternative in 2005.
Dealers in these communities all work for Waycross-area buyers:
Georgia is a permitless carry state. Since Senate Bill 319 took effect in April 2022, any lawful weapons carrier, meaning an adult who is eligible for a Georgia Weapons Carry License and is not otherwise barred from having a gun, may carry a handgun openly or concealed without a license. The license still matters, because it is what other states recognize under reciprocity and what some settings ask for. Residents apply at the Ware County Probate Court. The statutory fee is $77 including fingerprints, renewal is $30, and the license runs five years.
For the 2026 license year, Georgia archery deer season runs Sept. 12 through Oct. 9, 2026, primitive weapons and youth-only firearms run Sept. 12 through Jan. 31, 2027, and the statewide firearms season runs Oct. 17, 2026 through Jan. 10, 2027. The season limit is 12 deer, with no more than two antlered. Legal deer guns are centerfire rifles and handguns of .22 caliber or larger with expanding bullets, shotguns 20 gauge or larger loaded with slugs or buckshot, and muzzleloaders .30 caliber or larger. Either-sex days follow color-coded county zones, so check the current regulations for your county.
Dixon Memorial is one of the largest WMAs in south Georgia, with deer, feral hogs and small game across the swamp edge. Hogs are unlimited year round on private land, but WMA hog hunting follows the posted season dates.
Dixon Memorial WMA wraps the swamp edge south of town and has a DNR range with 100-yard and 25-yard lines, with the Okefenokee refuge a few miles further on.
Georgia's public firearms ranges sit on Wildlife Management Areas run by the DNR Wildlife Resources Division, plus two ranges on Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest ground. The old Georgia Outdoor Recreational Pass has been retired, so anyone 16 or older now needs a hunting license, a fishing license or a Lands Pass, and the national-forest ranges charge a separate daily or annual fee paid through the Recreation.gov app.
Source: Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division public range listings and US Forest Service Chattahoochee-Oconee range pages, September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Blackshear, Hoboken, Folkston, Waycross or anywhere in Ware County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
No. Georgia has no permit to purchase and no state registration. You show ID, complete Form 4473 and pass an FBI NICS check at the licensed dealer who receives your order.
At the Ware County Probate Court, in the county where you live. You must be 21 or older, or 18 to 20 with proof of completed military basic training, and you are fingerprinted as part of the application.
No. Handguns, rifles and shotguns go to a licensed FFL dealer you choose, where you finish the paperwork and the background check. Ammunition, optics and most parts ship to your door.
Not in most places. Since April 2022 a lawful weapons carrier may carry openly or concealed without a license, but courthouses, jails, government buildings behind security screening and a few other places are still off limits.
Statewide firearms season for deer opens Oct. 17, 2026 and runs through Jan. 10, 2027. Archery opens Sept. 12 and primitive weapons run alongside, with either-sex days set by your county's zone.
Yes. On private land with the owner's permission there is no closed season, no bag limit, and hogs may be taken at night with a hunter-carried light. On WMAs and national forest land, hog hunting follows the posted seasons and night hunting is not allowed.
Each dealer sets its own fee, commonly $20 to $75. Call before you order to confirm the price and that they accept firearms shipped from an online store.
General information, not legal advice. Rules current as of September 2026. See our Georgia gun law overview and check with Ware County Probate Court or a local attorney about your own situation.