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Georgia Outdoor News is seeking a dynamic Advertising Sales Manager to meet with existing and potential customers, identify needs, craft appropriate advertising solutions and close deals. This is a remote full-time position with benefits, requiring frequent in-state travel and occasional in-person staff meetings. Full-time job opportunities in the outdoor industry don’t become available often, particularly…

Georgia's 2024 turkey season dates infographic.

Quick Guide To Georgia’s 2024 Turkey Season

Season dates and regulations have been set for the 2024 Georgia turkey season, and the season structure and regulations are nearly identical to last season. The 2024 Georgia turkey season will open Saturday, March 30 on private lands and Saturday, April 6 on public lands, and will wrap up May 15 statewide. Keep in mind…

Conservation Law Enforcement Corner – March 2024

Recruiting New Game Wardens Under a new initiative, the Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Division (LED) hopes to make becoming a Game Warden a path that is open to a wider pool of applicants. As of Jan. 1, 2024, DNR no longer requires a college degree for Game Warden applicants. The new initiative is called ADAPT,…

Amazing Gracie

I want to share an amazing story about my niece Gracie. Gracie grew up in a family that hunted, but she never really had the opportunity or interest to go until she was in college. At the age of 20, Gracie did something that would change her life. Gracie always heard about the deer, turkey…

How To Make A Kid Tall

I believe that by now I am qualified to write a story about how to take a kid fishing. Boy oh boy, have I had some practice! And boy oh boy, has my patience been tested. I must confess that it is no major chore for me to acquiesce to my two boys’ frequent requests…

2024 Georgia WMA Turkey Special

With WMA quota-hunt drawings being held a few weeks ago, some hunters have already put in for a vacation day or two in preparation for warm weather and hopefully gobbling birds. However, as low turkey populations across the Southeast continue to get the focus from biologists and researchers, there’s a big question mark on how…

Opossum Fun Facts

One of the truly awesome things about spending time in the outdoors is seeing wildlife in motion. As hunters, we see it almost every time that we’re in the woods. During deer season, you may see a hawk, owl, fox or raccoon, in addition to deer. Perhaps on the way to your stand or blind,…

Lake Russell Black Crappie Sets New Record

Aaron Jenkins calls Canton, N.C. home now, but his heart will forever be in east Georgia. He makes the three-hour trip home to crappie fish with his dad, Keith, whenever he can. As far as Aaron is concerned, there’s only one Georgia lake in which to fish for crappie. The 31-year-old grew up fishing on…

South Georgia River Bass Fishing

Another spring has come to Georgia. Sure, we may have a few cold blasts of air conditioning left from Old Man Winter, but the sunshine beaming through my kitchen window as I begin to type this story assures me that warmer days are just a stone’s throw away. Yes-sir, it’s time to go fishing in…

Scrapbook – March 2024

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