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Duck Hunting

Georgia 2024-2025 Waterfowl Hunting Dates

Early Teal Sept. 14-29

Canada Geese  Sept. 7-29; Oct. 12-27; Nov. 23 - Dec. 1; Dec. 7 – Jan. 26

Duck   Nov. 23 - Dec. 1; Dec. 7 – Jan. 26

Youth/Military Waterfowl Nov. 16-17

Duck Species Daily Bag Limits: 1 Black or Mottled Duck, 2 Canvasback, 1 Fulvous Whistling Duck, 2 Mallards (only 1 mallard may be a hen), 1 Pintail, 2 Redheads, 1 Scaup, 3 Wood Ducks. Possession limit is three times the daily bag limit.

Fire Kills At Least Eight At Guntersville Marina Boat Dock

Law Enforcement officials are confirming that at least eight people are dead after a fire fueled by exploding boat gas tanks and propane tanks roared through a north Alabama marina early Monday morning. Numerous boats sank, and rescue personnel are still looking for victims. Currently, no people have been reported as unaccounted for, but officials…

Banana Water Lily Improves Waterfowl Habitat

Banana Water Lily is an under-appreciated and under-utilized waterfowl food that is gaining acceptance as a real winner. Long known to be a great food source for diver ducks, Banana Water Lily, or Nymphaea mexicana or Castalia mexicana as it used to be called, has been shown in our demonstration impoundment in Georgetown, South Carolina…

Seminole Duck Hunting Report – Dec. 19, 2019

Guide Aaron Crews reported on Dec. 19, 2019, “The grass has recovered better from Hurricane Michael than most figured. Duck hunting is slow. The ducks are spooky and are easily pushed out of an area by pressure. They should be scouted by use of binoculars and scanning the area and not running into it full…

Conservation Law Enforcement Corner – December 2019

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. If you live in rural Georgia or spend time in a hunt camp during the fall and winter, there are few parts…

Duck Hunting Etiquette

Bob is sitting in his boat blind on the local wildlife management area on opening morning of duck season. He is excited about the prospects of shooting some birds. Mallards would be nice, but woodies, or whatever will do. Bob has done his homework … he has scouted over the past few weeks and knows…

Georgia 2019 Duck Season Forecast

If you’ve seen the articles from Ducks Unlimited or Delta Waterfowl, you know overall duck numbers are down this season. The estimated duck population is the lowest it’s been in 12 years and about 5 1/2 percent below the 20-year average. Does that matter for Georgia duck hunters? Not so much. Most Georgia hunters are…

Podcast: Georgia Duck Forecast 2019

Georgia waterfowl biologist Greg Balkcom talks about the prospects for the 2019-2020 duck season. Details and info on the mallard and pintail limits that were cut in half this season, plus a look at a WMA opening up to quota waterfowl hunts for the first time. Get After The Latest Episode

Clean Sweep For Scarborough In 2019 Georgia State Duck Calling Events

For the third year in a row, Chad Scarborough, of Odum, is the Georgia State Duck Calling Champion. Chad edged out former state champ Jacob Fortner, of Lawrenceville, and Drew Archer, of Monroe, to take the title and earn another trip to Stuttgart, Ark. for the World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest. Chad also earned the…

Carp Stocked In Clarks Hill As Corps Fights Hydrilla

(Editor’s Note: GON policy has always been to use the original local names for lakes, rather than names later enacted by Congress to honor fellow politicians. So this lake is always referred to in GON as Clarks Hill rather than J. Strom Thurmond. Likewise, we use Lake Eufaula rather than Lake Walter F. George. The…

Conservation Law Enforcement Corner – July 2019

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. Dodge County: On Saturday Dec. 22, 2018, Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division game warden Allen Mills and Cpl. Dan Stiles…

Duck Recipes

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Wild In The Kitchen: Poor Man Peking Duck

Poor Man’s Peking Duck Upscale Chinese restaurants offer peking puck, a famous dish dating back more than 400 years. The traditional method uses a specific rare duck, and it takes days to prepare. We’ll make our version using a mallard, and it will only take about four hours. 1 mallard plucked, cleaned 1 bunch green…

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Wild In The Kitchen: Roast Duck & Wild Rice

Roast Duck With Wild Rice Dressing No hindsight ip unit displayed. 1 wood duck, dressed giblets 1 cup cooked wild rice 4 tbsp. butter black pepper seasoning salt 2 oz. jar pimentos 2 oz. jar mushrooms 2 tbsp. chopped bell pepper 1 celery stalk, washed 1 medium onion, chopped 1/4 cup chicken broth 1 apple…

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Wild In The Kitchen: Barbecue Wild Duck

Barbecue Wild Duck Ingredients 2 wild ducks, halved 1 cup ketchup 1/2 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon hot sauce Mix sauce ingredients in saucepan. Heat to a low boil and simmer for about 5 minutes. Place duck halves…