Category: Research

May 14 2025

Biology, Georgia Wildlife, Hunting, Research

The Central Georgia Bear Population: Management Efforts for Now and the Future

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Within the state of Georgia, there are three distinct populations of black bears. These include a northern population associated with the Appalachian Mountains, a southern population associated with the Okefenokee...

May 06 2025

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife, Research

Conservation by Phone? Sure!

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Give Georgia wildlife a boost by entering observations in iNaturalist.

Jun 19 2024

Biology, Fishing, Georgia Wildlife, Research

Navigating the Depths: A Fisheries Biologist’s Journey with Caroline Cox

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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From a marine biologist wannabe to a Georgia DNR fisheries biologist, Caroline Cox shares her story.

Nov 12 2020

Georgia Wildlife, Hunting, Research

Wild Turkey Reproduction Quiz

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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How much do you know about the turkey “birds and the bees”? Test your turkey trivia with this quiz on the big game bird’s breeding behaviors.

Oct 15 2020

Georgia Wildlife, Hunting, Research

Results of Georgia’s Wild Turkey Summer Poult Survey

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Every summer since 1978, Wildlife Resource Division staff, Law Enforcement Officers, and, most recently, members of the public have dutifully recorded every turkey they see while driving all over the...

Sep 28 2020

Georgia Wildlife, Hunting, Research

2020 Georgia Turkey Harvest Report

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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It may seem like turkey season ended ages ago, but the data have been fully analyzed and the statewide numbers from our annual telephone survey are now available for the...

Sep 17 2020

Georgia Wildlife, Hunting, Research

2020 Bear Season Outlook

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Although opening day is now behind us for 2020, Georgia bowhunters still have plenty of opportunities ahead to go to the woods and make memories. Aside from just making memories,...

Feb 18 2020

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife, Hunting, Law Enforcement, Research

Dart Guns Have Georgia Roots

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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When we need to relocate a deer, reaching for the dart gun is the obvious choice. It wasn’t always that way, and the dart gun that’s now used everywhere has...

Jan 03 2020

Boating, Conservation, Georgia Wildlife, Law Enforcement, Research

Remembering Punctuation

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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She brought us eight calves and 38 years of survey excitement, and humans brought her death. A Successful Mother Female no. 1281, nicknamed Punctuation for a unique pattern of...

Dec 10 2019

Conservation, Georgia Wildlife, Hunting, Research

30 Years of Wetlands Conservation

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, or NAWCA. It’s not just a feat of time, but a celebration of waterfowl conservation...