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Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Mark Williams, has announced the appointment of Major Thomas Barnard to serve as the Colonel and director of the Law Enforcement Division of DNR succeeding Eddie Henderson, who is retiring in November. The Board of Natural Resources will act to approve Major Barnard’s appointment at its December…
A Georgia police helicopter has crashed into Alabama’s Lake Mitchell in Chilton County, and there are no signs of survivors, authorities say. Recovery efforts are underway. Authorities said the helicopter was out of the Columbus area and assigned to the Metro Area Narcotics Task Force. An FFA spokesperson said the Bell OH-58 helicopter crashed at…
Duck hunters in states that make up the Atlantic Flyway, including Georgia, South Carolina and Florida, will see the daily limit for mallards cut to two birds per day next season, according to recommendations from biologists. The current limit is four mallards a day. The mallard limit will change to two birds (one hen) with…
DNR is hosting four free upcoming Feral Swine Workshop and Trapping Demonstrations. Topics will include wild pig biology, regulations and laws, effective control techniques and more. A question and answer session will follow the presentations. Speakers include representatives from WRD, UGA, the Georgia Department of Agriculture, the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts and USDA Wildlife Services.…
Photos of a large buck stuck in a Gwinnett County residential fence went viral yesterday, Nov. 5, after they were posted on Facebook by an officer who works for the Gwinnett County Police Department. Officer J.K. Brown, a deer hunter and a GON subscriber, was dispatched to the call about 7:30 a.m. and discovered just…
The weekend before the July 4th holiday, Georgia Game Wardens joined with boating officers across the nation in heightened awareness and enforcement of boating under the influence (BUI) laws as part of the national Operation Dry Water (ODW) campaign. In partnership with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), ODW is designed to…
It’s now been a few weeks since Hurricane Michael slammed into southwest Georgia leaving a path of utter destruction in its path. Square in the middle of all that destruction was one of our state’s most popular reservoirs, Lake Seminole. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Affairs Specialist Lance Davis said the lake took a…
Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Corporal Derrell Worth is the 2018 recipient of the National Wild Turkey Federation Officer of the Year Award, presented annually by the Georgia Chapter of the organization. Cpl. Worth’s dedication to the protection of Georgia’s wild turkeys, his aggressive but fair pursuit of violators, and his commitment to communicate the importance…
On Saturday, Sept. 29, Wildlife Action of Georgia hosted a fishing day for about 25 girls on Lake Allatoona. The American Heritage Girls, a national development organization for girls aged 5 to 18 that embraces Christian values and encourages family involvement, were taught how to bait their hooks, catch and clean fish by Mike Chastain,…
Editor’s Note: The article below was written by Mike Worley, president and CEO of the Georgia Wildlife Federation. GON also spoke with Reggie Dickey, president of the Georgia Hunting & Fishing Federation, who said GHFF is also supporting a yes vote on Amendment 1. Reggie said, “It’s like everything else, it has the good and…
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