Author: Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

Jul 16 2013

Conservation

A Bat’s First Flight: Recording bats emerging from Georgia’s caves.

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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By: Trina Morris, GA DNR Wildlife Biologist It’s that time of year again.  The time of year when many kinds of wildlife are giving birth and raising young. Bats are...

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Jul 03 2013

Hunting

Get Your Gator Applications In!

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Don’t wait! Start planning for the 2013-2014 hunting seasons today:  The quota hunt application period is open! The deadline to get your alligator applications in is July 31. We received...

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May 30 2013

Conservation

Monitoring Bats on the Hooch

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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First aquatic Anabat route in Georgia a success By: Trina Morris, DNR Wildlife Biologist After the announcement last spring about the opportunity for volunteers to run Anabat routes across the...

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Apr 25 2013

Conservation

Rx fire season in review: Partnerships, proven skills and pound cake

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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It has been another successful season for that band of traveling prescribed-fire specialists known as the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ seasonal fire crew. In four months, we burned 9,882...

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Apr 25 2013

Hunting

Turkey Report: Plan Your Next Turkey Hunt

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Go Hunt Georgia before turkey season ends May 15. Make the most of the remainder of the season, and plan your next wildlife management area hunt using these reports from...

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Apr 11 2013

Fishing

Spring has Sprung, Go Fish Georgia!

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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With warmer weather arriving in Georgia, fishing is heating up everywhere from seasonal trout streams – which opened March 30 – to deep reservoirs. According to fisheries staff at the...

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Mar 12 2013

Conservation, Hunting

Ping Pong Balls and Helicopter Help DNR Burn Over 5,000 Acres

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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What does it take to conduct prescribe burns? For Region IV of Wildlife Resources Division’s Game Management Section, it took a helicopter and some ping pong balls. 4,947 acres were...

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Jan 28 2013

Conservation

Southern Lessons in Prescribed Fire

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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University of Montana students learn on Georgia burns By Hilary Smith They came from the mountains, where the winter temperature often hovers on the southerly side of zero. They came...

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Jan 25 2013

Fishing

Don’t Miss out on Wall-hanger Walleyes

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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The time for trophy walleye is nearly here.  For anglers like Lake Lanier’s Buddy Wade, the time has already come. Wade was deep jigging a spoon on a midlake hump...

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Dec 13 2012

Fishing

Preparations Already Underway for Kids Fishing Events

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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By: Anthony Rabern, GA DNR Fisheries Section, Biologist (Region I) Kids Fishing Events are very popular in north Georgia, but their success takes advanced preparation.  While many of the Kids Fishing...

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