The National Rifle Association recently presented a $75,000 check to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources for the construction of three shooting ranges in the state.
Prohibiting chronic wasting disease from entering Georgia is an ongoing effort. Anyone interested in wildlife – hunters, wildlife watchers and processors, among others – are encouraged to help keep Georgia’s quality deer herd CWD-free. CWD, a contagious neurological disease affecting deer, elk and moose, belongs to a group of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, the same group of diseases affecting some domestic animals, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy or “mad cow disease.”
For the 2008-2009 hunting season, Georgia reported 43 hunting incidents, 17 of which involved firearms. With the upcoming Oct. 17 opening of firearms deer hunting season, hunters are encouraged to review the ‘Ten Commandments of Firearms Safety’ before heading to the woods. “Ultimately, each hunter is responsible for keeping themselves and others safe while pursuing deer this hunting season,” says Lt. Judd Smith of the Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.
It is finally that time of the year again for Georgia hunters. Firearms deer season opens Saturday, Oct. 17 and lasts through Jan. 1 in the Northern Zone and in the Southern Zone, through Jan. 15. “Regulated hunting is the most cost effective and efficient means of managing the deer herd,” says John Bowers, assistant chief of Game Management for the Wildlife Resources Division.
Saturday, Oct. 17, the opening day of firearms season for deer hunting, also is Turn In Poachers Day in Georgia according to a recently signed proclamation by Gov. Sonny Perdue. TIP, Inc., is a non-profit organization protecting wildlife from poachers by increasing public support for conservation rangers with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Nominations will be accepted through Friday, Dec. 18 for an award to recognize South Carolinians who are doing extraordinary work for the natural environment.
The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Advisory Committee to the S.C. Natural Resources Board will meet 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 in the H. Cooper Black Recreation Area, 279 Sporting Dog Trail, Cheraw.
Motorists throughout the state need to be constantly aware of roaming white-tailed deer, according to a state deer biologist.
The support of South Carolina coastal residents is needed more than ever to raise awareness and educate our visitors to Keep Lights Out for Loggerheads. The loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtle nesting season is May through October.
Want to learn more about fly tying, bass fishing, archery, or hunting safety? Wouldn’t it be great if you could learn about all these things in the same day, and in the same place—for free? All of this and much more is possible at the Tenth Annual National Hunting and Fishing Day “An Outdoor Family Adventure.”
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Waterfowl Advisory Committee, an advisory group to the DNR Board, has scheduled five listening sessions to be held around the state.
PFC Jim Capps of Georgetown County was awarded the title of statewide S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wildlife officer of the year for 2009 during ceremonies held Sept. 24 in Columbia.
The 2009-2010 season for harvesting oysters and clams will open two weeks later than usual on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The delayed opening is based on public health recommendations from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). In the spring of 2009, DHEC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed two cases of Vibrio parahaemoliticus illness in South Carolina resulting from oyster consumption.
The Lynches Scenic River Advisory Council, a part of the South Carolina Scenic Rivers Program, has published the “Lynches Scenic River Water Trail Guide” to help visitors enjoy the river’s outstanding recreational resource while fishing, hunting, camping and boating.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division selected Colonel Jack Bradford, U.S. Army - Fort Gordon, as the 2008 Hunter Education Instructor of the Year. “The State of Georgia is fortunate to have such a dedicated hunter education instructor as Col. Bradford who is a proven asset to the department through his commendable efforts,” says Lt. Judd Smith, Wildlife Resources Division conservation ranger.
Lionfish, an introduced marine species with highly venomous spines, should be avoided or handled with great care by divers and anglers, according to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.
Late fall and winter bring “hard times” for small game species like bobwhite quail and rabbits, according to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.
Disposal of deer remains may not be the highlight of a hunting trip, but the state’s Deer Project leader says it’s an important aspect of hunting, particularly in maintaining the hunter’s image.
A new dove field will be open on Wednesday afternoons of the mourning dove season in the Jocassee Gorges in northern Pickens County, SC beginning Sept. 16.
You can learn about the 3,500 hummock islands on the South Carolina coast, take a fall wildflower walk or build a rain garden in your own backyard and all for free this fall in the Lowcountry. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources is once again hosting these public events and more with the Coastal Explorations Series.
