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The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) is pleased to recognize the Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division as its 2019 Agency of the Year. “Agencies that received our award in the past boast a record of innovative and progressive deer management, initiating positive change through regulation and hunter involvement,” said Matt Ross, QDMA’s Assistant Director of…
The Infinite Energy Center will once again be the site for this year’s Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast. This year’s hunting show will take place July 26-28, and all the greatness that has always made up the Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast will once again be at the show. The Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast will again feature…
Coyotes love cats — and not for the same reason the crazy cat lady down the street loves them. Coyotes love to eat cats. And based on the number of coyote-cat encounters that end terribly bad for the cats, apparently domesticated felines that are let outside of their comfy human homes make a fairly easy…
It’s bad enough to have blood-sucking arachnids attaching to your nether-regions. But we now know ticks are more than just a disgusting nuisance — they can transmit illnesses that dramatically transform a person’s life. Alpha Gal: A Meat-Eater’s Nightmare On an April evening in 2011, Jason Power, of Winder, discovered a tick attached to his leg.…
Having a close relationship with a wild animal is not an experience many people get to have. Gene Gilbert, of Jefferson, is one such individual who watched a whitetail doe mature through her entire life, which spanned nearly 20 years. The deer was born in mid June 1999, but a few short days after she…
Hunters saw a few surprises when the proposed hunting regulations for the 2019-2020 and the 2020-2021 seasons were first unveiled on March 28. There were numerous changes proposed, including additions and reductions to firearms either-sex deer hunting days in north Georgia, a shift of the one-day central Georgia bear hunt from January to December, and…
Hunting camps are special when deer season rolls around. Friendships are renewed, new members are introduced to traditions, and tales are repeated. However, some camps are much more. They are year-round retreats from the hectic world where family, friends and members gather to continue a way of life that is special to so many. One…
The Blue Ridge Trout Festival & Outdoor Adventures event—the Official Trout Festival of Georgia—gathers fishermen, river sports enthusiasts and allied outdoor recreation fans and their families in Blue Ridge for fun, education, food, entertainment and services while increasing the public’s knowledge of trout and the conservation ethos associated with Trout Unlimited. This year the annual…
The arrival of spring heralds many things, including increased reports of black bear sightings and activity. These sightings are normal and to be expected across our state, according to Georgia DNR. Where have the bears been? Hibernating! Many Georgia black bears, especially females with young cubs, have spent the last several months, from about Thanksgiving…
A contractor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is set to begin dredging Jekyll Creek north of Downing Musgrove Causeway to the St. Simons Sound on March 18, 2019. Cottrell Contracting, of Chesapeake, Va., will remove about 200,000 cubic yards of sediment from the eastern 75 feet of the channel, which is part of…