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If you enjoy competing in fishing tournaments on lakes Oconee or Sinclair, it may be time to shift gears and do a little yard work. In a statement released on March 30 by Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, he is asking fishing tournament directors to reschedule any tournaments taking place between now and at least…
Blake Jeffers has done some great video work for GON, and he is also the agriculture teacher at Metter High School in Candler County. Blake has always been proactive in getting his students involved in outdoor education. “This past week I took my classes out to our local industrial park, which gets heavily used by ducks…
At this time, the Wildlife Resources Division remains operational across the state. Administrative offices are open, and biologists and technicians continue to manage wildlife and habitat across the state. Please be advised that any service provided online or by telephone, such as license purchasing or boat registration, must be done though the provided methods below.…
If you currently have a Georgia weapons carry license (GWL) and it’s set for renewal between now and April 13, you’re getting an extension on that deadline, according to a recent statement by GeorgiaCarry.org. Currently, probate courts across the state have temporarily suspended acceptance of new applications and renewals for Georgia weapons carry licenses after…
DNR recently announced the selection of the first Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program “Conserve Georgia” grants for conservation and outdoor recreation projects. Grants are awarded through the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program (GOSP). In 2018, Georgia voters passed Amendment 1 to authorize the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act. GOSP is Georgia’s first source of dedicated funding for the…
If you’re depending on social media for your news, please reconsider. And at the very least verify anything you see posted that seems the least bit outrageous or hard to believe. Hopefully few sportsmen believe a Facebook post going around this morning that claims Georgia DNR has suspended all game laws during the Covid-19 epidemic.…
High school bass fishing is now a sanctioned high school sport in Georgia, with a four-event season starting next January and a state championship offered to high school fishing teams during the 2020-2021 school year. On March 4, FLW, The Bass Federation (TBF) and the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) announced that Georgia has become…
Federal, state, and local partners last week enhanced the fixed and floating docks at Fort Pulaski’s Lazaretto Creek Boat Ramp in Chatham County. Lazaretto Creek boat ramp on the south side of U.S. Highway 80 was improved in a partnership between the Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources, Chatham County, and the…
Project WINGS (Wildlife Incentives for Nongame and Game Species) is a unique program designed to create new wildlife lands along gas and electrical transmission lines. Offering cash grants and professional wildlife management advice to landowners, WINGS is committed to rights-of-way brush control and habitat improvement. Electric and gas utility transmission lines span thousands of acres…
The state budget, and specifically how Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed 4% budget cuts will affect the state, has dominated the Georgia legislative session thus far. We expected a quiet legislative session in terms of proposed bills that could impact hunting and fishing in Georgia. So far it’s been quiet on all fronts, and not just…