Wild Turkey Reproduction Quiz
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.
Category: 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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice: One Biologist’s Search for Burying Beetles
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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On a sweltering day in May, Dr. Vanessa Lane is on her hands and knees sifting the sand around a rotting dead rat in a 5-gallon bucket. The Abraham Baldwin...
Research Highlight: Male Turkey Gobbling Behavior
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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Georgia DNR biologists work hard every day to make the best decisions for the citizens of Georgia and the management of our wildlife resources. This often requires extensive research studies...
Study Spotlight: Robust Redhorse in the Savannah River
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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Georgia DNR biologists work hard every day to make the best decisions for the citizens of Georgia and the management of our wildlife resources. This often requires extensive research studies...