Top 5 Reasons to Eat Local, Old School Style
Looking for fresh, local, free-range food in Georgia? Skip the grocery store and head to the nearest Wildlife Management Area. There are lots of opportunities to harvest your own meat....
Tag: Hunting
6 Places You Have to Hunt in Georgia
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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There’s no shortage of hunting adventure in the largest state east of the Mississippi River. Whether you’re a seasoned peach-state hunter or just passing through – there’s something for everyone....
5 Ways to Improve Your Turkey Hunt This Season
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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Having a successful turkey season? Not so much? It doesn’t matter what boat you’re in. There’s always a few things you can do to increase the quality of your hunt....
Georgia Rut Breakdown: How To Drop a Bigun this Season
by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division
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As the warm and humid days begin to taper off into cool and breezy ones, every white-tailed deer hunter waits for the next few weeks ahead – rut season. This...
Mar
25
2014
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...
Mar
21
2014
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...
Mar
19
2014
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...
Feb
05
2014
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...
Nov
20
2013
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...
Nov
06
2013
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...