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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.
At least along Georgia’s coast, the teal arrived in the nick of time for the opening of the September season. At Seminole the hunting was reportedly slow, and at other places around the state, the teal ducked out before the season began. Altamaha WMA area manager Jason Chapman said he hadn’t seen many teal during…
On Jan. 30, 2005, the last day of the 2004-05 duck season, DNR Conservation Ranger First Class Mike Binion was on patrol in Grady County. At about 7:30 a.m. he heard the sound of shotguns being fired in the distance. He homed in on the location of the shooting, and contacted DNR Law Enforcement Sgt.…
Grady County: On January 30, 2005, the last day of the 2004-05 duck season, DNR Conservation Ranger First Class Mike Binion was on patrol in Grady County. At about 7:30 a.m. he heard the sound of shotguns being fired in the distance. He homed in on the location of the shooting, and contacted DNR Law…
Last summer GON mentioned a new product by Pennington Seed Co. that targets waterfowl hunters and their need for a food-plot product. A Briefly blurb discussed the new Wildlife Rice product, and it drew quite a response from Georgia duck hunters. You might think that growing rice in Georgia is a stretch, and the return…
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 resources from game and fish law violators. Burke County: In December of 2003, DNR Law Enforcement Ranger First Class (RFC) Jeff Billips was checking a hunt-club tract…
There are few more satisfying, more intense moments in the outdoors than the sight of a big group of mallards locked up, wings set, descending into a decoy spread. But unless you hunt polar bears on an Arctic ice drift, being a die-hard duck hunter in Georgia has to be one of the most-challenging pursuits…
All it took was that one duck hunt. The year was 1961, and the location was a beaver swamp behind what is now known as the Kenny Rogers estate outside of Athens, although Kenny has since sold the sprawling property. Back then, it had a swamp. And it had ducks. Eli Ingram of Athens was…
Georgiaʼs early teal and goose season began on Saturday, September 20, and most hunters GON talked to said that teal were scarce. According to Greg Balkcom, Georgia WRDʼs waterfowl biologist, teal numbers are generally lowest along the Savannah River, better in the middle part of the state in places like along the Ocmulgee River, and…
Those of us who have had the opportunity to hunt ducks in a flooded field of corn or grain sorghum, or in an impoundment planted in rice, know that these settings have the potential to draw clouds of ducks. The hunting opportunities that result can be outstanding, but the bad news is that most of…
After months of meetings, hearings and work, the subcommittees revising the Ossabaw Island Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP) have produced a draft of the new CMP, and two changes in particular will have an impact on hunters: both turkey hunting and small-game hunting, including the waterfowl hunts, have been removed. “The deer and the hog hunting…
Duck Recipes
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…
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…
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…