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Hunting
The glorious season is upon us. It is time to hunt! While the primary purpose for many of us is to put fresh, all-natural meat on the grill and stock the freezer, please remember that hunting is fun. Get out there as often as possible and take advantage of something that makes our country unique—abundant…
The Conservation LE Corner is designed to highlight the efforts of Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Division (LED) officers who, among their many duties, protect Georgia’s wildlife, sportsmen and natural resources from game-law violators. The following account is provided from DNR LED. Bacon County: On Nov. 27, 2020, game warden Luke Rabun was surveilling an area…
September brings opening day of bow season and the launch of fall. Two young hunters eagerly await their chance at matching wits with a target buck. Does experience matter, or will good fortune win the day? Jethro Jones eased down the shoulder of the dirt road, careful not to leave footprints. The sun dropped…
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By Josh Smallwood Oct. 7, 2021 is a day I’ll likely never forget. I’ve always wanted to harvest a deer from a Georgia WMA, and due to private land being harder to get, that wish became a reality. Until that day I had never deer hunted on any type of public land. It’s always been…
Archery hunting has had a long journey. The earliest human civilizations hunted with primitive bows and stone points. We have since evolved tremendously to compound bows with mechanical broadheads, all the way to crossbows that can accurately shoot up to 100 yards. Yet, there is still a group of individuals who pursue hunting with traditional…
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Included in these three pages are last year’s bowhunting stats from Georgia WMAs, PFAs, State Parks and VPAs. It’s impressive the number of places someone can take a bow or crossbow and get after a deer this month. Every September we publish last year’s WMA bowhunting stats as a service to our readers. The amount…
During a mid August float on Lake Lanier, I took the opportunity to simply enjoy the pleasures of being on the water. It was a great time to contemplate the upcoming deer season. As I watched beautiful white clouds drift over the lake on a brilliant blue sky bathed in sunshine, I noticed an incredible…
They found it in Mississippi, then western Tennessee, then northwest Alabama, and now northwest North Carolina. It might be next year or it might be much longer, but yes, one day we are likely going to find chronic wasting disease in Georgia whitetails. I say this not to scare you but to prepare you, because…
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