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An effort to curtail the trafficking of reptiles to China nabbed a man who shipped turtles and snakes—including deadly vipers native to Africa—from a home he had in Valdosta. Georgia DNR Law Enforcement and federal agencies cooperated on the case. A federal judge in Valdosta on Feb. 23 sentenced Ashtyn Michael Rance, 35, a resident…
When it comes to crappie, lakes have up cycles and down cycles. Lake Allatoona, the 12,000-acre U.S. Corps of Engineers reservoir located just 30 miles north of Atlanta, is definitely on an up cycle. For the second time in less than a month, an angler has broken an Allatoona lake record for crappie. On Feb.…
The Upper Chattahoochee Chapter of Trout Unlimited just concluded the latest Trout in the Classroom trout release for schools in the Atlanta area. This event was held by Mabry Middle School in Marietta. Participants included science class sixth and seventh graders along with their teachers and Trout Unlimited volunteers. The release was held at Jones…
The Suwannee River warmouth bream record was broken on Feb. 22 with a fat, prespawn fish that weighed 1-lb., 3.2-ozs. The angler was Terry Palmer, 71, of Pearson, who actually caught two warmouth within five minutes that broke the previous record of 15.04 ounces. “We fish for catfish, those little Suwannee River cats,” said Terry.…
The Law Enforcement Division (LED) of Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources entered into a partnership with the U.S. Army for a program that helps soldiers find employment once their important service to our country is completed. LED entered into an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the U.S. Army for the Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS)…
A Lake Hartwell black crappie just broke a record that has stood for almost 25 years. Jimmy Burns, of Fair Play, S.C., was fishing off a dock on March 2 with his friend Neal Boggs when he caught the new record slab. The black crappie was certified at 3-lbs., 1.76-ozs. Jimmy and Neal were fishing…
The Fallen Outdoors Georgia Chapter is hosting a fundraising banquet in Savannah on May 14. The non-profit organization’s mission is to bring awareness to the suicide rate plaguing American veterans and active-duty soldiers. The event will be held at the American Legion Banquet Hall. Below you will find details regarding the event. The night will…
Seven members of the E3 Bassmasters bass club, along with Jackson Sibley and Collin George of WRD Fisheries, spent Saturday, Feb. 5 making and deploying fish habitat on north Georgia’s Lake Allatoona. The project was supported by the Lake Allatoona US Army Corps of Engineers. “The purpose of the project was to assemble and deploy…
Adventure on Georgia’s rivers just got easier. Today, Georgia River Network (GRN), the only statewide advocacy organization dedicated solely to protecting Georgia’s water, released the free Georgia River Guide mobile application—a digital trip planning tool designed to empower river recreationists to experience Georgia’s network of more than 30 water trails. For paddlers, boaters, anglers and…
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the closure of the recreational bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) fishery in March and April 2022. Georgia law allows for the Commissioner of Natural Resources, Mark Williams, to close a fishery for up to six months through an administrative order. This law gives the Commissioner flexibility in situations like…
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