Category: Hunting

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 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...

Altamaha, Area, Butler Island, Champney Island, DNR, Ducks, Georgia, GORP, Hunting, Mallards, Management, Outdoor, Pass, Record, Recreational, Rhetts Island, Season, Waterfowl, Wildlife, WMA

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...

Archery, Competition, Elementary School, High School, Middle School, NASP, National, Program, Region, Regional, Shooting, State Tournament, Tournament

Feb 13 2012

Hunting

NASP State Tournament Taking Shape

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Over 600 students have already competed in this year’s National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Regionals, with one final regional tournament remaining. With four regionals complete, the NASP State...

Archery, Competition, Elementary School, High School, Middle School, NASP, National, Program, Region, Regional, Shooting, State Tournament, Tournament

Dec 16 2011

Hunting

Waterfowl and Deer Seasons Going Strong

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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The first of two adult/child hunts at Rum Creek WMA took place Dec. 10, where groups in attendance saw plenty of wood ducks, gadwalls, mallards and green winged teal. Butler...

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Dec 01 2011

Hunting

Hunting in Full Swing

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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With waterfowl season opening Nov. 19, hunting in Georgia is in full swing.  The first Butler Island quota hunt this season set a new record for quota hunts on the island!  414...

Blue Ridge, Buck, Bucks, Deer, Duck, Ducks, Georgia, Hog, Hogs, Hunt, Hunting, Thanksgiving, Waterfowl, Wildlife

Aug 02 2011

Hunting

Survey Predicts Strong Bear Season

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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The Georgia Wildlife Resources Division is expecting great opportunities this fall, as archery bear season approaches (September 10). As part of a long-term, multi-state study of Southern Appalachian black bears,...

Appalachian, Bear, Bears, Black Bear, Black Bears, Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee National Forest, Forest, Game, Game Management, Georgia, Hunt, Hunting, Mountains, National Forest, Southern Appalachian, Wildlife