Category: Hunting

Mar 28 2014

Conservation, Hunting

How Wildlife is Thriving Thanks to Firearms and Hunting

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Here’s a pretty cool infographic from the National Shooting Sports Foundation highlighting just how much the hunting and firearms communities contribute to wildlife conservation. Hunters, anglers and wildlife watchers all contribute...

Mar 25 2014

Hunting

Determining the Rut

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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By: John Bowers, Georgia DNR Chief of Game Management and Charlie Killmaster, Georgia DNR state deer biologist; with info provided by Bobby Bond, Georgia DNR Wildlife Biologist The timing of the...

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Mar 21 2014

Hunting

It’s Turkey Time! Season Begins Tomorrow, March 22

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Wildlife biologist Kevin Lowrey provides his outlook for Georgia’s 2014 Turkey Season, as well as data from past seasons Turkey season opens tomorrow, March 22! We know you’re ready to...

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Mar 19 2014

Hunting

Think Twice Before Deeming Deer a “Cull”

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Info provided by Randy Wood, Georgia DNR Wildlife Technician Check out this photo. The buck on the top-left was caught on a trail camera in 2012. If you take a...

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Mar 14 2014

Conservation, Hunting

DNR, Partners are Busy Burning

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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The week of the Tallulah Gorge burn proved a busy one statewide for restoring habitats with prescribed fire.  Fire management officer Shan Cammack says crews burned more than 5,000 acres,...

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Feb 05 2014

Conservation, Hunting

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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