No, don’t worry. That title is not some kind of code that will cause black helicopters to hover over your house. (Probably.) Researchers (think: tax dollars) are using satellites to track the movements of mottled ducks. If you’re not a mottled duck, Big Brother isn’t watching you. (Probably.) Mottled ducks along the Georgia coast are […]
Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Division Rangers released a recap of Labor Day incidents that took place over the busy Labor Day weekend. Rangers responded to boating incidents and drownings on waterways across the state. They will be shifting their focus to the thousands of hunters who will be entering the woods this hunting season. Labor Day typically marks […]
We regret to inform you of the death of Sheila Ann Carlotta, 33, of Marietta. Her body was found in Lake Allatoona shortly before noon on Sunday, August 31, 2014. Officials with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office say a boater noticed her body in about three feet of water near the beach at Kellogg Creek’s […]
I’m not sure who decided to use doves to represent: “a supporter of peace: someone who supports peace and the use of peaceful measures to avoid confrontation or war,” but it wasn’t a hunter. To hunters, doves represent something to be blasted out of the sky with just enough firepower to have something left […]
If snakes in Georgia could talk (Pleasant dreams!), they would say, “There’s a fungus among us.” Snake Fungal Disease — which some scientists have compared to the illness killing bats by the millions — has been documented in one wild snake in Georgia. An emaciated mud snake from Bulloch County tested positive last month for […]
On August 18, 2014, U.S. District Court Judge Harold Murphy denied a request filed in federal court on June 12, 2014, by GeorgiaCarry.org and one of its members, Paulding County resident David James, to overturn a weapons ban at Lake Allatoona. Mr. James sought permission to carry a concealed weapon on Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) property […]
You are invited to attend the Acworth Cultural Arts EXPO. It’s a FREE one-day, mini-Festival at the Roberts School Community Center at 4681 School St. Acworth, GA. on Saturday, August 23rd starting at 11:00 a.m. The Acworth Cultural Arts EXPO will showcase the Arts and Cultural Opportunities scheduled for the fall. Hands-on demonstrations, information tables, games and food will be available […]
Seriously, isn’t “Bat Blitz at Black Rock Mountain” the best title for a news story ever? Grab your Batman garb and take a trek to Black Rock Mountain State Park in northeast Georgia’s Rabun County the weekend of September 4-7, 2014, for the first Bat Blitz with the batty folks at the Georgia Bat Working Group. […]
Robert Eidson’s Fishing Report for Lake Allatoona Striper & Hybrid Bass is brought to you by First Bite Guide Service. When you’re ready to catch stripers and hybrids, contact Robert at 770-827-6282 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Line-sides remain Good at First Bite Guide Service!! Fishing has slowed down some compared to the last few weeks, […]
Georgians have the chance to win a lifetime hunting and fishing license in the next edition of the Lifetime License Contest sponsored by the Georgia Natural Resources Foundation. Participants can fill out an entry form by visiting the Wildlife Resources Division Facebook page. Click Here for the Wildlife Resources Facebook Page “This has become a […]