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With opportunities for visiting students on day field trips, overnight programs, summer camps and access for families during festivals and special events, the new Joe Tanner Discovery Center will be an often-used and well-loved location by thousands, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR). A ribbon-cutting ceremony for this new facility was held…
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a record-breaking 126-day Gulf red snapper recreational season for 2025, the longest season since Florida assumed management of red snapper in the Gulf of America. The expanded season includes additional summer and fall fishing days from 2024, offering anglers more opportunities to fish over major holidays such as Memorial Day,…
After three months of controlled deer sampling in the 1-mile radius (3,000 acres) of the first confirmed Georgia case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Lanier County, a second deer has tested positive in Berrien County only 400 yards from the first case. The newly diagnosed deer was an apparently healthy 4 1/2-year-old buck with…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has now received three new hydrographic survey vessels which will play a vital role across the Savannah District’s area of responsibility, and have named each boat after a fallen Soldier from Georgia. The 30-foot Wright is named for Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright, the 27-foot Chisholm is named…
Randy Howell did not know how his day would start, but he definitely knew where it would start. Capitalizing on a key practice discovery, the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series pro from Guntersville, Ala., made the most of his early plan and laid the foundation for a five-bass limit of 21-lbs., 11-ozs. that leads Day 1…
Get ready for some great fishing over the next month as the water warms and rivers drop out to perfect levels. The Okefenokee, ponds and St Marys River are great locations for this weekend, but different sections of some other rivers are getting right. Saltwater tides will be reasonable late this week, but they are…
Researchers at the University of Georgia have initiated a study to understand how Georgia residents perceive and deal with ticks and the diseases they carry. The investigation comes at a time when tick-borne illnesses are becoming increasingly prevalent in the Southeast. “We want to understand people’s primary concerns about ticks, and importantly, what actions they…
The Okefenokee Swamp has been producing some really nice catches for anglers the past couple of weeks, and whether you’re looking to catch warmouth, catfish or jackfish, the time to go is now. Several weeks of wet weather had pushed the fish out in the prairies, and now that the water is receding, the fish…
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Wildlife Resources Division confirmed a second deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The deer, a 4.5 year-old male, was taken in Berrien County approximately 400 yards from the first CWD-positive deer harvest location. The deer was taken by a landowner permittee assisting with ongoing…
West Point: Level: 3.5 feet below 635. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Slightly stained. On April 19, 2025, we had our club tournament on West Point Lake. We started off the morning fishing a shad spawn on some rip-rap that we located back in a creek. We caught several small spotted bass on white buzzbaits along…
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