Tag: Natural

Jul 16 2013

Conservation

A Bat’s First Flight: Recording bats emerging from Georgia’s caves.

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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By: Trina Morris, GA DNR Wildlife Biologist It’s that time of year again.  The time of year when many kinds of wildlife are giving birth and raising young. Bats are...

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Apr 11 2013

Fishing

Spring has Sprung, Go Fish Georgia!

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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With warmer weather arriving in Georgia, fishing is heating up everywhere from seasonal trout streams – which opened March 30 – to deep reservoirs. According to fisheries staff at the...

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Jan 28 2013

Conservation

Southern Lessons in Prescribed Fire

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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University of Montana students learn on Georgia burns By Hilary Smith They came from the mountains, where the winter temperature often hovers on the southerly side of zero. They came...

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Jan 25 2013

Fishing

Don’t Miss out on Wall-hanger Walleyes

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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The time for trophy walleye is nearly here.  For anglers like Lake Lanier’s Buddy Wade, the time has already come. Wade was deep jigging a spoon on a midlake hump...

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Dec 13 2012

Fishing

Preparations Already Underway for Kids Fishing Events

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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By: Anthony Rabern, GA DNR Fisheries Section, Biologist (Region I) Kids Fishing Events are very popular in north Georgia, but their success takes advanced preparation.  While many of the Kids Fishing...

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Nov 21 2012

Hunting

November Hunting Update

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Deer season is still going strong in Georgia, and plenty of people have taken advantage of the great hunting opportunities on Wildlife Management Areas and other state lands. Here are...

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Sep 26 2012

Hunting

Worldwide Bacon Shortage? We Got Pork

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Stock up now! Go hog hunting in Georgia. The headlines today report an expected bacon shortage and price increase.  Fear not!  There is no limit and no closed season on...

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Sep 26 2012

Conservation

Homage to a Bog

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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By: Lisa Kruse, Georgia DNR botanist – Nongame Conservation Section When I first walked the Statesboro bog this August, it was home to hundreds of yellow pitcherplants. Their abundant pitchers...

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Sep 21 2012

Law Enforcement

DNR to the Rescue

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Hopefully, you’ll never find yourself in a position where you need to be airlifted from the bottom of Tallulah Gorge.  However, if you do, know that the Georgia Department of...

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Sep 05 2012

Conservation

Flat Shoals Plus 136 Years

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Full report by: Michael Wolfe, Regional Outreach Coordinator and member of the Board of Directors, North American Native Fishes Association In the summer of 1876, ichthyologist David Starr Jordan and his assistant,...

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