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By Jan. 20, there were 624 people who participated in WRD’s public meetings, either through attendance at one of the eight venues around the state, through Facebook Live or by making a comment by email. At press time, there was still time to make comment, and results were still rolling in from WRD online surveys…
An effort to create a National Park along the Ocmulgee River from Macon to Hawkinsville has taken the next step as the National Park Service (NPS) has opened public comment on the proposal. The comment period is part of a Special Resource Study of the Ocmulgee River Corridor being conducted by NPS. The purpose of…
The outdoor and hunting world in Georgia has lost a very special friend. Art Rilling, who owned and operated the Stone Mountain Game Ranch from 1962 to 1982, and later the Yellow River Game Ranch from 1982 to 2012, passed away on Jan. 4, 2021. He was 92. Art was a mentor and inspiration to…
This year’s WRD-hosted Hunting Regulations Public Input Meetings will be hosted in mid January. Those dates and locations are below. These meetings allow hunters to attend and share their thoughts with WRD staff regarding hunting regulations that will be compiled and composed over the next few months and ultimately be our hunting regulations for the…
The Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) was proud to host wounded veterans for a deer hunt on Saturday, Dec. 12 in Cedartown. For most of the veterans, this was their first deer hunt. After a warm welcome and introductions, veterans were treated to lunch and then headed for the shooting range where they…
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) announced the appointment of Thom Litts to assistant director. Litts is a longtime employee of the division, most recently serving as chief of the Fisheries Management Section. “I am thrilled to announce the promotion of fisheries chief, Thom Litts, to Assistant Director of the Wildlife…
Don’t wait until the last minute. You can knock outdoorsmen and women off the list easily with gifts they’ll use and like. If you enjoy the articles and information GON provides in the monthly magazine and online at gon.com—not to mention our special efforts like the Georgia Deer Records, Lake & River Records and the…
Some improved fishing spots and structure that will improve habitat for numerous saltwater species were added to St. Catherines Sound in November. Georgia DNR recently coordinated a materials enhancement at Bear River and Van Dyke Creek Inshore Artificial Reefs located at St. Catherines. “At Van Dyke Creek the deployment supplemented 25-year-old metal material that had…
Last Sunday Nov. 15, Brian and Kate McCabe, of the Carriage Ridge subdivision in Harbor Club in Greene County, got to experience firsthand the force of nature during the rut. It was about 1:30 p.m. and the McCabe’s had just finished a birthday party at their house for about 30 people to celebrate the first…
Chris Sagar, of Johns Creek, came across something in the Putnam County woods on Nov. 9 that he felt was of interest to our readers. Those of you who despise a rattlesnake, keep reading. “I was filling a feeder and putting out some Throw & Gro seed mix,” said Chris. “As I was driving out…