Category: Hunting

Feb 05 2014

Prescribed Fire Awareness: How Fire Helps Wildlife and Habitat

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Information provided by Region VI Game Management Supervisor Chris Baumann and wildlife biologist Bobby Bond Prescribed burning is one of the most efficient practices for land and wildlife management. Burning...

Nov 20 2013

Hunting

The Hunt of a Lifetime

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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By: Lee Floyd We had been planning this vacation for months so last Sunday we loaded everything we own (it seemed like that to me) in the truck and my...

Nov 08 2013

Hunting

What’s the Strange Growth on this Deer’s Head?

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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By: John Bowers, GA DNR Game Management Chief This deer was a road-killed deer found in Cherokee County, near Canton. The tumor-like, “warty” growths on this deer’s head surrounding both...

Nov 06 2013

Conservation, Hunting

Quail Covey Count Update

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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By: Dallas Ingram, GA DNR Wildlife Biologist – Private Lands Program In the past few weeks of October and into November, several DNR employees and volunteers have been waking up...

Oct 10 2013

Hunting

South Georgia Bear Season Update: Oct. 10, 2013

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Things slowed quite a bit this week in south Georgia, with a harvest of 20 bears (15 male/5 female), for a six-day total of 65 (49 male/16 female). The largest...

Sep 20 2013

Hunting

Georgia Dove Hunting Update: Sept. 20, 2013

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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On Saturday Sept. 14, Region 6 (south central Georgia) in coordination with Georgia Department of Corrections’ Indian Ford Farm staff near Lyons, Ga. held an Adult/Child Quota dove hunt. We...

Sep 17 2013

Hunting

Georgia’s Largest Gators Thru 2012

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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It’s gator season in Georgia! If you were one of the lucky 850 to be selected to go alligator hunting this season, check out some of the monster gators that...

Sep 11 2013

Hunting

Region 6 South Central Georgia Opening Weekend Dove Report

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Dove season is in full swing, and Georgia DNR’s Wildlife Resources Division held many dove hunts across the state this past weekend, as the season opened on Saturday, Sept. 7....

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...

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...