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Two Georgia teenage hunters were involved in hunting-related shooting fatalities this past season that were classified by DNR Law Enforcement as “mistaken for game.” On Nov. 3, in Coffee County a 14-year-old from Broxton was shot and killed by his 18-year-old brother, who apparently mistook him for a deer. According to DNR Law Enforcement Sgt.…
Chris Jannakis of Gray won last month’s Georgia State Turkey Calling Championship at Unicoi State Park. The win marks Jannakis’ first win in the event, which runs in conjunction with the Georgia State Convention and Awards Banquet of the Georgia State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF). Second place went to Doug Benefield…
With deer season over, big-game hunters across Georgia are shifting gears. Turkey season is a little more than a month away, and it’s time to start thinking about how you’re going to trick that wiley old gobbler. The National Wild Turkey Federation’s (NWTF) National Convention and Sport Show is coming to Atlanta Feb. 21-24 just…
The long war over hunting on state parks had its first real battle in 1989 in Harris County over proposed hunts on FDR State Park. It is likely true that the last battle in this war was held recently, again regarding hunting on the huge park. In 1989 after numerous deer/auto accidents including one that…
The General assembly convened at the Capitol Jan. 14 with the governor’s “State of the State” address and the presentation of his proposed budget for FY 2009. Since then a recess and budget meetings have kept legislators tied up in Atlanta, but there was one bill affecting sportsmen that moved forward. “The Guns in Cars…
Deer hunter Dale Adams, 41, of Stockbridge is blind. He has been for about nine years due to complications from hypertension and diabetes. The loss of his vision, however, hasn’t dimmed his excitement over hunting and fishing. “I’m too young to sit around feeling sorry for myself,” said Dale. “Dale was a deer hunter before…
Nine disabled veterans of the United States military services went deer hunting in Crawford County on Saturday, Dec. 1 thanks to planning efforts by the Crawford County Lions Club, Uniwattee Plantation, the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) and Georgia’s Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). A coupon for the hunt was published in the October and November…
Gov. Sonny Perdue announced plans Dec. 5 for the purchase of nearly 20,000 acres of forest land to be preserved indefinitely and managed as wildlife management areas (WMA) with access to hunters and fishermen. Perdue made the announcement on the bank of Corley Lake in Paulding County, where nearly 7,000 acres of property on nearby…
Here is the response DNR has been sending to those who have written them on the subject of DNR outsourcing license sales. It was first released without a signature, and the letter plus the signature of the DNR Commissioner Noel Holcomb was just posted on DNR’s website. Thank you for your persistence. From DNR Commissioner…
Because of the persistent drought, fishermen across the state have been watching in frustration for months as the boat ramps they use to access their local reservoirs have dried up one by one. Lack of access has closed Carters Lake ramps to boats all together, and a handful of smaller reservoirs are inaccessible, as well.…