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“Rarely do opportunity and timing collide.” Those words sum up Mark Williams’s decision to retire after 13 years as the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Starting July 1, he will leave his current position to serve as the Executive Director of the Jekyll Island Authority. As a resident of St. Simons Island,…
The Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast returns again this year to the sprawling LakePoint Champions Center from Friday, July 28 to Sunday, July 30, and just for walking in the door, attendees will again have free chances to win a gun in a drawing that occurs every hour of the show. A name will be drawn every…
Year-long negotiations between DNR and landowners have come to an end, and barring a miracle, the 14,000-acre Pine Log WMA in Bartow County will be no more. DNR has removed its equipment from the property, transferred its personnel to other WMAs, and the gates have been locked blocking public access. DNR has leased the property…
Recent reports of a nearly 1,200-lb. great white shark being tracked via satellite off the coast of Georgia have created a buzz. For many Georgia citizens, the report may have come as a surprise since the Georgia coast is not where the public would typically picture this type of shark. However, a Georgia Coastal Resources…
Just before the kids have to go back to school, there’s a great way to put a wrap on a Georgia summer while getting pumped up and ready for the upcoming hunting seasons. The Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast returns to the LakePoint Sports Champions Center in Emerson near Lake Allatoona the last weekend in July.…
An 8-year-old Villa Rica girl is home from the hospital and recovering after being bit by a copperhead snake near her home. Quick action by her mother, and by her 9-year brother, who is being hailed as a hero, are credited with the girl’s recovery. Southerlyn Fisher was playing at Lamar Moody Lake on May…
You’ve probably heard that we all get by with a little help from our friends. That’s certainly true when you are putting together a three-day sportsman’s show where folks can gather to celebrate hunting, fishing and Georgia’s great outdoors. The Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast is the perfect example. GON has been blessed to have great…
More than 230 sportsmen, women, and conservationists from across the Southeast gathered at Adventure Outdoors for the annual Sportsman’s Banquet and Auction hosted by the Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI). Preliminary numbers indicate a record-breaking night for fundraising. Georgia SCI was proud to again recognize outstanding individuals from the Georgia Department of Natural…
Animals that eat fawns, turkey eggs and rabbits are high interest. Therefore, we’ve partnered with our friends at the Georgia Trappers Association to bring their equipment and know-how and share it with Outdoor Blast show-goers. GTA will host three trapping seminars at the Blast, and we know coyotes—a hot-button critter—will certainly be part of their…
You don’t have to search long to find parallels and common denominators between the major U.S. cities of Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Atlanta. Employment opportunities, major sports teams, the availability of the arts, diverse populations and progressive attitudes are the reason that many give for making these cities home. There is one little-known…
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