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Alligator Hunt Permit Deadline: July 31st

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Are you tough enough to fight an alligator?  One on one?  Bare handed?  Man against beast? I am, as long as my bare hands are holding a loaded gun capable of blasting through bank vaults. In 2012, 850 hunters in Georgia harvested 247 alligators.  The average gator was just under 100″ and the longest gator measured 161 […]

Trail Running in GA State Parks

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Trail running through several state parks in Georgia is being organized and sponsored by Dirty Spokes Productions. If you are one of the roughly 27 people who were able to follow the action and/or story line in The Bourne Legacy, the link between running and “dirty spokes” probably makes perfect sense to you. The Dirty […]

Family Camp at Red Top Mtn State Park

Volunteer at Lake Allatoona's Red Top Mountain State Park

This weekend will be the best part of Summer 2013 for the folks headed to Family Camp at Red Top Mountain State Park. Park Naturalist Ranger Marcus Toft says: “Part of the reason we’re doing Family Camp is because people often tell us they get tired of the same old camping routine, which usually involves a […]

Alabama’s Senator Sessions’ “Water Wars” Press Release

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This press release was distributed on July 22, 2013, by Alabama’s Senator Jeff Sessions.  We present it without edits or commentary (except for the illustration). WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), a senior member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after today’s hearing concerning the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) and the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) River Systems: […]

DNR Law Enforcement Report (7-18-13)

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Bandits, crooks and other desperados must not pay attention to the news about other bandits, crooks and desperados getting busted by Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division. This Law Enforcement Report proves our natural resources are protected 24/7 by DNR Rangers. This week’s perps include: Stolen watercraft recovered  – Forsyth County Operation Dry […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (7-18-13)

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Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service of Lake Allatoona.  When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Line-side fishing is great.  The bite this week is the same as last week, so change nothing.  The summer bite is in […]

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report (7-10-13)

First Bite Guide Service

Robert Eidson’s Lake Allatoona Fishing Guide Report is provided by First Bite Guide Service of Lake Allatoona.  When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Line-side fishing is Good! The bite this week has been very good.  Change nothing when it comes to locations and techniques. Down-lining shad […]

Boating Fatality on Lake Allatoona

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The GA DNR Wildlife Resources Division’s final boating incident report for the Fourth of July holiday weekend brings news of a drowning and a boating related fatality on Sunday, July 7, 2013. The fatal accident on Lake Allatoona took the life of Robert Lewis, 52, of Dallas, Georgia. Mr. Lewis fell from his bass boat […]

Fireworks Displays Planned for July 6th

In 2015, your neighbors can do this too.  Over your house.  You're more safe watching the professional fireworks displays.

Pity the poor people who are trying to figure out if the fireworks that were rained out on the Fourth of July … and rescheduled for Saturday, July 6th … will be able to go off as planned. One thing is for sure, as of 11:15 AM Saturday morning, nobody is sure. Could there be […]

GA’s Fourth of July Boating Incident Report (7-5-13)

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Melissa Cummings — DNR Wildlife Resources Division’s Communications & Outreach Specialist — has some decent news for us. As of 9:42 PM, Friday, July 5, 2013, there have been no drownings and no boating related deaths on Georgia’s lakes thus far this July 4th holiday weekend. In spite of the rain and increased patrols, we have had seven […]