Wingshooting USA Debuts Third Season

A Georgia plantation hunt with “ugly dogs” launches the third season of Scott Linden’s Wingshooting USA television series, broadcast on NBC Sports and four other networks. The episode, airing the week of Sept. 26, was shot at Quail Country Plantation near Arlington, Georgia, and offers several twists on the traditional southern-style hunt.

Appropriate to the rough-and-tumble approach of German Wirehairs and shorthairs featured on the show, Scott and his guest Terry Wilson “walk up” bobwhite quail rather than approach via the more genteel mule-drawn wagon. Three generations of dogs, a touching story of physical and emotional redemption, and classic southern habitat highlight the program. Scott’s wirehair Buddy teaches him the value of “weekends,” even for dogs, in the Buddy & Me segment. The “TruckVault Cares” public service segment features the International Hunter Education Association.

In addition to NBC Sports, the award-winning program airs on Sportsman Channel, AMG-TV, TUFF-TV and Legacy Television. Days and times vary by network; detailed program information is available at www.scottlindenoutdoors.com.

Voted “favorite upland hunting series” and “favorite host” two years running in a national viewer survey, Scott Linden’s Wingshooting USA is shot entirely in high definition. It is available to over 235 million households via Dish Network, DirecTV, most cable television providers, and more than 300 local television stations.

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Georgia Hunters Need New Deer Harvest Record Prior to 2011-2012 Season

Social Circle, Ga. September 2, 2011 – The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division reminds all deer hunters, including big game license holders, honorary and lifetime license holders, hunters under 16 years of age and landowners, to obtain a new deer harvest record for the upcoming season.

Deer harvest records are required for any person hunting deer, regardless of age, are free of charge and available at www.gohuntgeorgia.com/recreational-licenses or at any retail license agent.

“A deer harvest record is good only for a single hunting season because the bag limit is a season limit,” said John W. Bowers, WRD Assistant Chief of Game Management.

Hunters must complete a deer harvest record before moving a deer from the site of a kill, except when participating in a wildlife management area or national wildlife refuge hunt that requires hunters to check out harvested deer. Hunters may not possess or use multiple big game licenses or deer harvest records and should keep harvest records with hunting licenses.

“We appreciate the honesty, cooperation and support from each hunter in respecting wildlife and the conservation tradition by following game and fish laws. We encourage hunters to police themselves by using the anonymous Turn In Poachers (TIP) line (1-800-241-4113) to turn in individuals who violate these laws,” said Bowers.

For more information, visit www.gohuntgeorgia.com, contact a Wildlife Resources Division Game Management office or call (770) 761-3044.

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Archery Deer Hunting Season in Georgia Opens Sept. 10

Social Circle, Ga. September 2, 2011 – Deer season is the most popular hunting season of the year for hunters, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, and this year archers get first draw beginning Sat., Sept. 10. Last year, 122,316 archery hunters harvested more than 66,352 deer.

Statewide archery season runs through Oct. 14, but special regulations apply to archery-only counties and extended archery season areas. Hunters should refer to the 2011-2012 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations guide available at www.gohuntgeorgia.com/hunting/regulations for the most accurate information.

Georgia is considered a top destination in the country for non-resident hunters and continues to draw tens of thousands of hunters from across the country each year. The state’s quality deer hunting opportunities and the close to one million available acres of public hunting land serve as the main appeal.

Georgia offers more than 90 state-operated wildlife management areas. Many of these public lands offer specialty hunts, including primitive weapons hunts, adult/child hunts and ladies-only hunts. Dates and locations for these hunts are available in the 2011-2012 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations guide, and WMA maps are available at www.gohuntgeorgia.com/hunting/wildlife-management-areas .

Hunters are allowed a season bag limit of ten antlerless deer and two antlered deer (one of the two antlered deer must have a minimum of four points, one inch or longer, on one side of the antlers).

“This statewide framework provides landowners and hunting clubs great flexibility to meet their management objectives,” says John W. Bowers, Assistant Chief of WRD Game Management. “However, it is the responsibility of landowners and hunting clubs, individually or collectively, to set site-specific deer harvest regimes within this framework to meet their deer management goals.”

To pursue deer in Georgia, hunters must have a valid hunting license, big game license and a current deer harvest record. If hunting on a WMA, a WMA license also is required.

For more information on deer hunting seasons and regulations, visit www.gohuntgeorgia.com.

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Georgia DNR Board Approves Waterfowl Regulations

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (August 31, 2011) – The Board of Natural Resources recently approved the 2011-2012 waterfowl hunting regulations.

“There are no changes to the 2011-2012 migratory bird and waterfowl regulations this year,” says State Waterfowl Biologist Greg Balkcom. “We have another 60-day season for ducks with the same bag limits as last year. Breeding ground conditions were generally good to excellent across the eastern U. S. and Canada, so I expect the ducks had a good nesting season this year.”

The September Canada goose season runs from Sept. 3-25 and the September teal season runs from Sept. 10-25. Hunting season for ducks is Nov. 19 – Nov. 27, 2011 and Dec. 10 – Jan. 29, 2012. A summary of migratory bird hunting season dates and bag limits can be found online at www.gohuntgeorgia.com/hunting/regulations .

Youth Waterfowl Days are Nov. 12-13, 2011. On these two days, youth age 15 or younger, may hunt specific migratory birds, such as ducks, Canada geese and mergansers, as long as they are accompanied by an adult of at least 18 years of age (only the youth may hunt).

In order to hunt waterfowl, hunters must have a hunting license, federal duck stamp, Georgia waterfowl conservation license and a HIP permit. If hunting on a wildlife management area, a WMA license is required.

For more information on hunting regulations, visit www.gohuntgeorgia.com and click on the “Hunting Regulations” icon on the home page.

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