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The reaction was disbelief when on Sept. 28, 1993 a Brunswick man claimed he had shot a “lion” while bowhunting at Paulks Pasture WMA. Unfortunately, it was no joke. Sort of… It’s wasn’t a lion, but a man had shot a western cougar that had been released in north Florida as part of a wildlife…
North Georgia is still reeling from the impact of the historic blizzard of ‘93 that dumped up to 2 feet of snow in the mountains, and deer hunters are likely to feel the effects for years to come. Six days after the storm, on Friday, March 19, a crew running three chainsaws and a bulldozer…
On July 6, three immature peregrine falcons were leased by the Georgia Game Management Section from hacking site on the rim of Tallulah Gorge. Typically the young falcons will remain in the area where they were released for six weeks or so before they migrate out of the area. But one of the young falcons…
A Georgia senator has taken the lead in Washington to protect hunters from harassment from anti-hunting groups on national forest lands. Sen. Wyche Flower Jr. (D-GA) last week introduced the “Recreational Hunting Safety and Preservation Act of 1991,” which would assess civil penalties of up to $10,000 for each violation of harassing hunters on national…
The state Board of Natural Resources as its May 23 meeting approved the 1991-92 Hunting Regulations after the public had one last chance to comment on the proposed regs. Turnout was light for three Game Management Section meetings held the second week of May. Just 16 people showed up at the Marietta meetings to listen…
Back on April 26 at the Georgia Wildlife Federation Awards Banquet, Gov. Zell Miller outlined a plan he called Preservation 2000. The goal of the plan is to purchase 100,000 acres of Georgia’s environmentally sensitive areas. Last Tuesday he appointed a 15-member panel and assigned them the job of making the plan work, a stiff…
They came from all over Georgia—Calhoun, Bremen, Griffin, Carollton, Gainesville, Toccoa, Macon, Warner Robins—hundreds of hunters taking time to come to a meeting in Atlanta, concerned about what might be happening to the opportunity to hunt, trap and fish on federal refuges. The Federal Refuges Planning Team came to Atlanta March 11 for a “workshop”…
Marty Fischer, of Kennesaw, has been named the 1990 Georgia State Duck Calling Champion. It’s his second state title. Marty also won the state competition in 1987. The Georgia Slate and Southeastern Regional Duck Calling Championships were held a week ago Saturday at the Cherokee Rose Sporting Clays in Griffin in conjunction with a Ducks…
As expected, David J. Waller has been named the new Director of the DNR Game and Fish Division. The Board of Natural Resources approved the appointment at its Aug. 29, 1990 meeting. Waller succeeds current Director Leon Kirkland who retires later this year. Kirkland will assist in the transition. Waller has a strong background in…
Friday, Aug. 16, 1990 began as a normal day for John Rawlins, 17, of McRae. It was a typical summer day in Telfair County, hot and muggy. John’s father was cutting the grass at a tract of land they own, and John, an avid deer hunter, decided to do a little pre-season scouting. John has…
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