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Trout Stocking Begins Thanks to the long-standing partnership between the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resource Division and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, anglers can look forward to another great year of trout fishing. “The Georgia trout stocking program is typically supported by four trout hatcheries. With the Lake Burton Hatchery renovation wrapping…
Outdoor Dream Foundation Chases Georgia Gobblers Coastal landowners, guides and volunteers gathered over the youth turkey weekend to host eight kids with The Outdoor Dream Foundation (ODF) as they searched for longbeards. The ODF’s goal is to connect kids and families suffering from chronic or terminal illness with the outdoors. The entire hunt was funded…
Murray County: On Sunday, March 15, 2020 at about 11:30 a.m., Game Warden Ryan Thomas was patrolling Coosawattee WMA on Sexton Road when he noticed a black Chevy Trailblazer traveling southbound on Sexton Road driving in a reckless manner. “The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed through a curve causing the driver…
Editor’s Note: The below story appeared on the GON Forum on Oct. 4, 2020. To read the unedited story, go to https://forum.gon.com/threads/first-real-deer-hunt-with-my-daughter-and-son-and-what-a-result.977964. By Kenny Crowson My 9-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son haven’t been too excited about hunting and usually made comments like, “Dad I can’t believe you’re going to shoot those pretty deer.” So in…
What Is A Poacher I bowhunt in a suburban area north of Atlanta, so my deer season officially ended on Jan. 31, 2021. Georgia has one on the longest whitetail deer seasons in the country, and that is one of the great benefits aligned with hunting in Georgia. Our 2021 turkey season opens on March…
By Otto Gruhn Sr. I’ve had some great times in the woods chasing game and have made countless good memories with friends and family. I truly have been blessed. However, this past trip to our property in Clay County was one that will be played over and over again in my mind and heart and…
Scott Robinson Named New WRD Chief Of Fisheries Scott Robinson has been named the new Chief of Fisheries for the Wildlife Resources Division of DNR. Scott is a longtime employee of the division, most recently serving as assistant chief of the Fisheries Section. As chief, Robinson’s responsibilities will include coordinating and managing the statewide fisheries…
Email your trail-cam pictures to [email protected]. Please include your name, GON subscriber number, hometown, county where the picture was taken, date, time and any interesting details for a caption. Print images can be mailed to GON Spy-Cam, 4331 Seven Islands Road, Madison, GA 30650.
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. Lowndes County: On Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, Game Warden Johnny Robinette and Cpl. Jon Penuel worked a night-hunting detail along Monk Road…
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