Tag: Wildlife

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 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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Jul 25 2012

Fishing

Fish, Fish and More Fish

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division recently traveled to the Chattooga River to lead one of the state’s largest fish sampling surveys of the year. Joining the survey was the South...

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Jul 03 2012

Fishing

Why Fish Georgia?

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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With trout streams in North Georgia, lake and river fishing across the entire state and saltwater fishing on the coast, Georgia offers some of the most diverse fishing opportunities in...

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Jun 12 2012

Conservation

Growing-season Burns Helping Habitat, Wildlife

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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After nearly two decades of working with growing-season burns, Alan Isler knows the short- and long-term effects. Isler, a DNR wildlife resource manager and former Georgia Forestry Commission employee, has...

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Jun 08 2012

Conservation

Eagle returning to Paradise

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Public invited to June 16 release of rehabilitated raptor Seeing bald eagles at Paradise Public Fishing Area is nothing new. But when Blaine Tyler, an employee at the Georgia Wildlife...

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May 15 2012

Fishing

Pickens County Enjoys a Great Day of Fishing

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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By: David Gregory, Wildlife Resources Division Senior Wildlife Biologist The Wildlife Resources Division hosted its Pickens County Sportsmans Club Kids Fishing Event this past weekend.  This 3-day fishing rodeo was...

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May 02 2012

Conservation

Bat Conservation Interns Hard at Work

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Bronson Curry and Jackie Jeffery are spending their summer studying the northern yellow bat as part of a full-time bat conservation internship with Wildlife Resources Division’s Nongame Conservation Section.  Primarily...

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Apr 25 2012

Hunting

Mid-Season Turkey Update

by Georgia DNR, Wildlife Resources Division

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Report by: Kevin Lowrey, Wildlife Resources Division Senior Biologist The 2012 turkey season is well underway and saw a fast start in Georgia. Many regions are reporting outstanding turkey hunting,...

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