We all know that 2020 has thus far been the most unusual year in most of our lifetimes. For Georgia’s turkey population, this was no different. With many people off...
Each spring, concerned hunters contact the Wildlife Resources Division about growing-season prescribed burns and their effect on turkey nesting. Good news, turkey hunters! Several research studies showed growing-season burns benefit...
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...
What does it take to conduct prescribe burns? For Region IV of Wildlife Resources Division’s Game Management Section, it took a helicopter and some ping pong balls. 4,947 acres were...
By: Will Ricks, GA DNR Game Management Section, Assistant Region Supervisor (Region VII) Sansavilla and Penholoway wildlife management areas had their early season deer adult-child firearms hunts this past weekend....
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,...