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Camo Coalition Legislative Update: March 2024
This has been a tremendously active year at the Capitol for Camo Coalition and you are making a real difference for the future of hunting and fishing. Thursday, February 29, marked a watershed day in the Legislature. Known as Crossover Day, any...
read moreA Tale of Rabbits and Students
Statesboro students recently went out on their third hunting trip in their Academics Afield programming. The 2023-2024 SY cohort, funded by the Georgia State Chapter of NWTF, had two previous hunts where the intended game species was not successfully harvested. During...
read moreNew Resource Highlights R3 Strategies for Connecting College Students to Hunting
A Practitioner’s Guide and Academics Afield Toolkit Covington, GA – Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF) just released a comprehensive guide and toolkit outlining the benefits of engaging college students for hunter recruitment, retention and reactivation. Packed with...
read moreJob Announcement: Sportsman’s Programs Specialist
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read moreCamp Charlie at the Okefenokee Returns to Folkston in February
Program expands to bring together returning campers as mentors for new families COVINGTON — Georgia Wildlife Federation’s Camp Charlie is returning to the Okefenokee February 23-25. The program targets families who would like to experience the outdoors but may lack...
read moreCamo Coalition Legislative Update: January 2024
Welcome to Camo Coalition 2024. The Legislature begins today and we want you to be on the lookout for Camo Alerts during this legislative session. As many of you know, 2024 is the second year of the General Assembly session, any bills that were introduced last year...
read moreAcademics Afield Students Hunt in the Rain
While becoming a hunter, a person may be faced with many obstacles that could deter them from continuing. For example, not harvesting can discourage a beginner from going out in the field again. For our Academics Afield Statesboro students in the 2023-2024 cohort we...
read moreArtemis Georgia Hosts Four Deer Hunts for Women to Engage in Conservation
Covington, GA – Twenty-eight women enjoyed the comradery of ladies only deer hunts at various locations across Georgia this season. Artemis Georgia, of Georgia Wildlife Federation, hosted four events (three donated by private landowners and one on a state managed...
read moreDeer Hunt with a Crossbow Experience
By: Milo Raoof I recently had the opportunity as an Academics Afield Intern with the Georgia Wildlife Federation to hunt deer on private land with a crossbow. Mrs. Bashford and Mrs. Minchey organized and led the hunting event and we all had so much fun! We learned all...
read moreDeer Processing with the Jones Center at Ichauway
Albany State University students recently went to the Jones Center at Ichauway in Southern Georgia for a hands-on field dressing and processing workshop on deer. Brandon Rutledge, Conservation Coordinator at the Jones Center, welcomed the students on the property and...
read moreCollaborative Effort Results in Guidance for Large-Scale Solar Projects
Best Recommendations to Minimize the Impact on Wildlife and Habitat Now Available Covington, GA – Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF) is part of a collaborative effort to make large-scale solar utility projects in Georgia more wildlife-friendly. When it comes to solar...
read moreAcademics Afield in Statesboro – A Hunting Community Courtesy of NWTF GA
By Coral Minchey and Bre Bashford Academics Afield is a learn-to-hunt program led by Georgia Wildlife Federation, supported by the Georgia R3 Initiative and the Georgia Southern University Shooting Sports Education Center, aimed at engaging college students in hunting...
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