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A feature film on grouse hunting in America will be a highlight of an event on Feb. 8 in Thomasville, as Project Upland magazine and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) host the Public Grouse Film Festival. It will take place at the Thomasville Center for the Arts. “This festival will highlight upland bird hunts from…
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…
The damaging impact of fish-eating cormorants on recreational fishing is now being looked at by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and possible measures to control cormorant populations could be allowed in the future. The USFWS is asking for public comment now through March 15, 2020. An extensive 2017 study on the impacts of cormorants…
Quail restoration efforts in South Carolina improved exponentially recently when the 28 partners who make up the South Carolina Quail Council agreed to work together to help bring back the “Prince of Gamebirds.” “Quail restoration is one of the greatest conservation challenges we have ever faced because of the large-scale changes in land use that…
The Georgia Wildlife Federation has rebranded its college learn-to-hunt program as Academics Afield. This past semester deer, dove, squirrel and waterfowl programs were hosted at ABAC and UGA. Of those participating in the programs, nearly 70 of the college students had never hunted previously, and 67% of those new hunters were female. “The program is…
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.…
Buyer Beware! A scam license website has been found by the Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Division. This site appears to be active in both north Georgia and on the coast. This scam website appears as an ad link during a Google Search for “Georgia Fishing License.” The site then allows you to enter your personal…
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…
The family leaves for a quick trip to Disney World and you can’t go because of work. How about slipping away for a few hours to bear hunt on a Saturday? That was the situation that Quent Floyd found himself in on Dec. 21, 2019 when Houston, Twiggs and Bibb counties held their annual one-day…
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