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The Hype, The Hunt, The Hope
By Zach Stevens, ABAC Academics Afield Coordinator The Hype Spring hunting opportunities through Academics Afield at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College can engender excitement. The squirrel hunt in February particularly aroused interest among the newer cohorts of...
read moreArtemis Georgia Hunt Camp Leads to the Retention of Women Hunters
By Bre Bashford, Georgia R3 Coordinator Artemis Georgia focuses on establishing strong community bonds among women to ensure continuation amongst our female hunters and anglers. Over the Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend, six women gathered for adventure and to encourage...
read moreMom Attends Field to Fork Adult Learn to Hunt Program to Connect with Teenage Sons
By Bre Bashford, Georgia R3 Coordinator Forsyth, GA-Tasha Bishop speaks to a Food to Fork coach Justin Mizell brainstorming ways to improve her accuracy with her crossbow. It’s the Friday of a weekend learn to hunt event with five other pairs of students and volunteer...
read moreWho Says You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks? Adults Learn to Hunt Deer Through Field to Fork
By Bre Bashford, Georgia R3 Coordinator Forsyth, GA- Participants arrived for a weekend of learning and left with inspiration and a new-found connection to the outdoors. Field to Fork participants are especially interested in hunting as a means to put high quality...
read moreABAC and UGA Academics Afield Chapters Meet at the Dove Field
By Zach Stevens, ABAC Academics Afield Coordinator Thursday, September 16th, 2021 for many people, was just a typical day. Still, for new recruits of Academics Afield at ABAC, it was an exciting yet nervous one, it was range day. Many participants have never had...
read moreArtemis Georgia Engages New and Existing Female Conservationists Through a South GA Deer Hunt
By Bre Bashford, Georgia R3 Coordinator Remaining true to its’ 1936 Bylaws, Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF) promotes hunting and fishing as essential tools of wildlife management through its’ woman’s initiative-Artemis Georgia. In partnership with the National...
read moreSenator Ossoff Supports Bipartisan Bill to Help At-Risk Wildlife
Contact: DeAnna Harris, Georgia Wildlife Federation, 770-787-7887, dharris@gwf.org Lacey McCormick, National Wildlife Federation, 512-203-3016, mccormick@nwf.org ATLANTA (11/9/2021) — Senator Jon Ossoff has signed onto a bipartisan wildlife conservation bill, the...
read moreWacky, Weird, and Wicked Wildlife
By: JT Pynne and Julia Yearout (GA DNR) Halloween season is a great time to dive into the spooky animals that exist in our very backyard. Glowing Animals Some animals have an almost supernatural ability to glow in the dark! Several biofluorescent and bioluminescent...
read moreGlowing Gopher Discovery Illuminates Questions about Natural History of Mammals
By: JT Pynne Most people know that mammals have hair and are endotherms. But, did you know that some mammals are characterized by something brighter? Something that glows, but can only be seen in the dark? Some shocking new discoveries have illuminated more...
read moreGetting Your Private Lands Ready for White-Tailed Deer Bow Season
Bow season for white-tail deer in Georgia is just getting started. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned hunter, bowhunting can be an extremely fun and rewarding experience.
read moreDr. JT Pynne Joins GWF to Aid Georgia Private Landowners
GWF recently hired a new Private Lands Biologist who is available to provide free land management assistance to landowners in Georgia.
read moreNational Wildlife Federation, Georgia Wildlife Federation and Other Affiliates Urge Congress to Permanently Protect Arctic Wildlife Refuge
Contact: Mike Worley, Georgia Wildlife Federation, mworley@gwf.org COVINGTON, GA (July 15, 2021) — The National Wildlife Federation (NWF), Georgia Wildlife Federation, and 37 other NWF state and territorial affiliates urged Congress to permanently protect the Arctic...
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