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If you’re concerned about the impact of predators on wildlife, that alone should be incentive enough to do something about it. However, just to throw sportsmen a little added incentive to do some coyote control, GON’s 7th annual Coyote Cull is back. This year we are again offering a chance at three great prizes. The…
Before the coronavirus hit, students from the seventh grade science class at The Main Street Academy in College Park and volunteers from the Upper Chattahoochee Chapter of Trout Unlimited released 140 very large and healthy rainbow trout into the Chattahoochee River at Jones Bridge Park in Fulton County. This is the first year the school…
Georgia’s 2020 nesting season for loggerhead sea turtles is on. The first clutch of loggerhead eggs was found this morning, April 27, buried in the sand on a Cumberland Island beach. The nest, made Saturday night, marked Georgia’s 32nd year of comprehensive marine turtle nest monitoring and the seventh straight year that Cumberland National Seashore…
The uncertainties yet to be faced in the outbreak—and recovery—of COVID-19 across the country, the state and our region has led the organizing committee for Blue Ridge Mountain Trout Unlimited (BRMTU) to cancel the 2020 Blue Ridge Trout & Outdoor Adventures Festival, commonly known as simply the Trout Fest. “BRMTU believes we share a responsibility…
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) announced the promotion of Alan Isler to Chief of the WRD Game Management Section. Alan is a longtime employee of the State of Georgia, having joined the Wildlife Resources Division in 2004 as resource manager for the Wildlife Conservation Section, and most recently serving as…
A 5-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote in a California park after a pack of coyotes approached a mother and her kids. The attack occurred at 2:20 in the afternoon in a suburban park near Oakland last week. According to Lt. Gretchen Rose, the mother tried to scare away the pack of five to…
What to think of the ‘Yeah Buts.’ I have been disappointed in the reaction of some who support what they call a “lockdown” and use social media to chirp—or yell—at those who have a more practical and workable view to get through our situation. As far as defining what is practical, I support a lockdown.…
The Chattahoochee National Forest is temporarily shutting down all dispersed camping corridors, day-use areas, trailhead facilities and other recreation sites on the Blue Ridge Ranger District to protect public health and safety. “We continually consult with local leaders in our communities, in order to be in alignment with local decisions that protect human health and safety,”…
Hunting and fishing in Georgia have not been canceled. Governor Brian Kemp’s announcement yesterday that the entire state of Georgia goes under a “Shelter In Place” directive beginning tomorrow, Friday, April 3, has many asking what that means exactly. While everyone is strongly discouraged from doing so, the order does not completely prohibit you from…
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) announced the appointment of Ted Will to assistant director. Will is a longtime employee of the division, most recently serving as chief of the game management section, and having served previously as assistant chief of both fisheries and game management. “I am confident in Ted’s…