Author: Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

Jun 08 2012

Conservation

Eagle returning to Paradise

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Public invited to June 16 release of rehabilitated raptor Seeing bald eagles at Paradise Public Fishing Area is nothing new. But when Blaine Tyler, an employee at the Georgia Wildlife...

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May 30 2012

Boating, Law Enforcement

North Georgia Boating Safety Poster Contest

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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By: Cpl. Jesse Cook, Wildlife Resources Division’s Law Enforcement Section Art students at North Habersham Middle School, South Habersham Middle School and Rabun County High School participated in a boating...

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May 15 2012

Fishing

Pickens County Enjoys a Great Day of Fishing

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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By: David Gregory, Wildlife Resources Division Senior Wildlife Biologist The Wildlife Resources Division hosted its Pickens County Sportsmans Club Kids Fishing Event this past weekend.  This 3-day fishing rodeo was...

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May 07 2012

Fishing

Increasing Fish Habitat on Lake Allatoona

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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By: Jim Hakala, Wildlife Resources Division Fisheries Biologist A group of angler volunteers, under the direction of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and US Army Corps of Engineers, were working hard this...

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May 02 2012

Conservation

Bat Conservation Interns Hard at Work

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Bronson Curry and Jackie Jeffery are spending their summer studying the northern yellow bat as part of a full-time bat conservation internship with Wildlife Resources Division’s Nongame Conservation Section.  Primarily...

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Apr 25 2012

Hunting

Mid-Season Turkey Update

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Report by: Kevin Lowrey, Wildlife Resources Division Senior Biologist The 2012 turkey season is well underway and saw a fast start in Georgia. Many regions are reporting outstanding turkey hunting,...

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Mar 28 2012

Conservation, Fishing

Lake Sturgeon Inhabiting Native Waters Again

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Thanks to Georgia Department of Natural Resources stocking efforts, lake sturgeon are once again inhabiting their native waters in the Coosa River basin. Wiped out in the 1960s, this prehistoric...

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Mar 22 2012

Conservation

Hellbender ‘Re-discovered’ in Northwest Georgia

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Young Hunter Owens of East Ridge, Tenn. got a surprise while fishing for catfish in a stream near Ringgold, Ga., last December. Although Hunter didn’t catch a record-sized catfish, what...

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Mar 08 2012

Hunting

Altamaha WMA Has Best Waterfowl Season Ever

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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The 2011-2012 Altamaha Wildlife Management Area waterfowl season has been the best on record since the early 1960s according to WRD Game Management Section. The 32,000-acre Altamaha WMA is home...

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Mar 06 2012

Hunting

NASP State Tournament Now Set

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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920 total archers competed in the five National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) regional tournaments in Georgia, and with the conclusion of Regional No. 5, the 6th annual NASP Georgia...

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