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Many sportsmen probably never knew the specifics of the region boundaries for DNR’s Law Enforcement Division (LED) and the regions for WRD’s Game Management and Fisheries Sections. The three entities have operated under different region alignments. Law Enforcement and Game Management both had seven regions, but the boundaries were different, while Fisheries operated with just…
Heartbreaking news this morning from Alabama as family members confirmed that a mother and her five children are among the victims of the Guntersville Marina fire. Annette Miles, 40, and children Zane Long, 19, Bryli Long, 16, Traydon Miles, 10, Kesston Miles, 9, and Dezli Miles, 7, were among the eight people killed, according to…
It is expected to be a quiet legislative session in terms of proposed bills that could affect hunting and fishing in Georgia. However, sportsmen should always be vigilant when state representatives and senators spend a couple of months in Atlanta considering law changes. With the 2020 legislative session just beginning, the focus currently is on…
Law Enforcement officials are confirming that at least eight people are dead after a fire fueled by exploding boat gas tanks and propane tanks roared through a north Alabama marina early Monday morning. Numerous boats sank, and rescue personnel are still looking for victims. Currently, no people have been reported as unaccounted for, but officials…
The Macon-Bibb Commission will hold a second meeting to allow the public to comment on a proposed ordinance that could limit hunting with rifles in Bibb County. The second public forum is in the Commission Chambers this Monday (Jan. 27, 2020) at 6 p.m. at the Government Center, 700 Poplar Street in Macon. Most Bibb…
Chevrolet and Realtree recently uncovered their newest outdoor truck collaboration: the 2021 Silverado Realtree Edition. The truck made its appearance at the Shot Show in Las Vegas, the annual hunting and shooting industry mega show. Realtree and Chevrolet, through the John Megel Chevrolet dealership in Georgia, have been 30-year sponsors of GON’s Truck-Buck Shoot-Out, allowing…
Little to no experience operating a firearm or bow? Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources has a great opportunity for you with several upcoming “Give It A Shot” classes, according to DNR’s Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). The free classes will be held at public shooting ranges located at West Point, Wilson Shoals and Cedar Creek WMAs.…
Stephens County commissioners unanimously passed a resolution declaring the northeast Georgia county a Second Amendment Sanctuary County. The resolution prohibits any support or participation in any way with the “implementation of federal acts, orders, rules, laws or regulations in violation of the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution.” The resolution declares the Stephens County…
Seeing a black rat snake crossing the road the second week of January was a surprise. Sure, it had been crazy warm the past week, but watching out for snakes on the way to and from the duck swamp hadn’t been a thought… until seeing that snake on the road. Now a story from Mississippi…
A North Atlantic right whale calf was spotted off Georgia on Jan. 8 with two roughly parallel and S-shaped injuries that experts say were consistent with the propeller of a vessel. The injuries are concerning because of the severity and location of the wounds. One of the injuries appears to include damage to the calf’s…