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Trout Unlimited Cohutta Chapter Sponsors Veterans Fly Fishing Class
By Rob Hilkin The Trout Unlimited Cohutta Chapter recently completed its third Veterans Fly Fishing Class. The four sessions were held at the Boys and Girls Club in Canton. The class opened with a wounded warrior from Iraq sharing his experiences. He was seriously wounded in Iraq and nearly died. While he was recovering in…
Read MoreDucks Unlimited Releases Season Review
For the second year in a row, Ducks Unlimited (DU) has released their Season in Review, a report designed to show broad-scale habitat conditions, weather and regional duck abundance from the 2021-22 waterfowl season. Notable additions to this year’s report are an expanded look at the 2021 drought and its likely impacts on the fall…
Read MoreClassroom Program Produces Trout For Chattahoochee River
The Upper Chattahoochee Chapter of Trout Unlimited just concluded the latest Trout in the Classroom trout release for schools in the Atlanta area. This event was held by Mabry Middle School in Marietta. Participants included science class sixth and seventh graders along with their teachers and Trout Unlimited volunteers. The release was held at Jones…
Read MoreNew Fish Homes Deployed On Lake Allatoona
Seven members of the E3 Bassmasters bass club, along with Jackson Sibley and Collin George of WRD Fisheries, spent Saturday, Feb. 5 making and deploying fish habitat on north Georgia’s Lake Allatoona. The project was supported by the Lake Allatoona US Army Corps of Engineers. “The purpose of the project was to assemble and deploy…
Read MoreGeorgia River Network Launches Georgia River Guide Mobile App
Adventure on Georgia’s rivers just got easier. Today, Georgia River Network (GRN), the only statewide advocacy organization dedicated solely to protecting Georgia’s water, released the free Georgia River Guide mobile application—a digital trip planning tool designed to empower river recreationists to experience Georgia’s network of more than 30 water trails. For paddlers, boaters, anglers and…
Read MoreNukem Hunting’s New “Grab And Go” Hunting Blind
Nukem Hunting has announced the new ‘Grab and Go’ ground blind is now available for purchase. Nukem Hunting blinds were developed by outdoorsmen with decades of experience to meet the needs of the mobile hunter. The lightweight design and versatile nature of Nukem Hunting blinds allows hunters to set up in seconds, not minutes. To…
Read MoreGeorgia Power Marks Its First Efforts To Restore Piedmont Region’s Native Shortleaf Pine Ecosystem With Prescribed Burn
Georgia Power announced this week a successful prescribed burn on approximately 60 acres of company land at Lake Oconee adjacent to the Wildlife Management Area. The effort, under permit by the Georgia Forestry Commission and in collaboration with the Shortleaf Pine Initiative, is designed to begin restoring a native shortleaf pine ecosystem once prevalent in the…
Read MoreDeclines In North Georgia Deer Population May Point To Larger Issues
By Kristen Morales Deer populations in the north Georgia mountains have dropped by almost two-thirds over the past few decades, according to new research by the University of Georgia. This decline has also led to a precipitous drop in deer hunting—68% fewer hunters head into the woods now compared with statistics gathered in 1979. And…
Read MoreWoods-N-Water Hunt/Fish Outfitters Voted Best In Georgia
Woods-N-Water hunting and and fishing outfitters, one of GON‘s Youth Big-Buck Contest sponsors, was recently voted “Best of Georgia”‘ in the Hunting and Fishing Services category by the Georgia Business Journal. “Everyone at Woods-N-Water Services is truly honored and blessed to have received the Georgia Business Journal 2021 Best in Georgia award,” said Blaine Burley,…
Read MoreChristmas Tree Drop-Off Stations On West Point, Allatoona
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a pair of news releases yesterday with information for those interested in turning their live Christmas trees into fish habitat. The drop-off locations are in various locations around West Point and Allatoona. Lake-specific information is below. West Point Christmas Trees The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West…
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