hunting

Due to hunters' requests, Georgia passed a law allowing for a primitive weapons or "black powder" season in Georgia. This program features a shooting demonstration with these weapons followed by a black powder hunt. The program also discusses quality deer management practices and the use of food plots as a management tool.

Ducks are a favorite game bird among hunters today and they have been for hundreds of years.

Even if you're not a hunter, ducks are part of our collective consciousness about the natural world. Their migration calls herald the passing of the seasons and for most people, they are instantly identifiable in flight. Whether it's the "daffy" bill at the end of their noses or the flock of birds bobbing like corks in the water we all know, "It's a duck!"

This program features a Altamaha draw hunt on Butler Island, a Georgia State Champion duck caller and a young wildlife artist who won his first Junior Duck Stamp award when her was ten years old.

Hunting for turkey in the morning and fishing for white bass in the afternoon – it's Surf n' Turf.

Dove season signals the start of a new hunting season and an opportunity for friends and family to get together. Join Michael Skinner for the Second Annual 410 Benefit Dove Hunt at Henderson Village Plantation near Perry, Georgia. Michael takes on last year's champion for the prize and a friendly round of competition skeet shooting.

After the hunt is over and the trophy is delivered you'll meet the chef who's put together a special dish just for the occasion.

Host Michael Skinner joins outdoor writer Duncan Dobie on a black powder hunt for the most popular North American big game, the whitetail deer.

Hunting only on public lands, Michael scouts and hunts on the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge and the Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area, both located in Middle Georgia.

Afterward join us for a lesson in the numerous uses of the harvested deer. Lastly, learn the story behind the new state record whitetail and how it was lost to Georgia for nearly four decades.

The bobwhite quail is Georgia's official state game bird and at one time Georgia was considered the bobwhite quail capital of the world. Today, quail populations are only a fraction of what they used to be, but with the help of conservation minded farmers and the direction of a new DNR plan the call of the bobwhite quail can ring out once more across the hedgerows and fields of Georgia.

Join host Michael Skinner as he learns more about the Bobwhite Quail Initiative.

Then Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell hosts a traditional quail hunt on his Charlane Plantation near Macon. Chuck was also voted the 1999 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year for his conservation efforts at Charlane.

Finally, the best for last, get the recipe for Quail Charlane – one of the house specialities.

Michael goes in search of some the lesser-known migratory birds found in Georgia as well as some of the more traditional ducks and geese. He'll start with an upland hunt for woodcock near Milledgeville, then take a shot at the Grand Bay Wildlife Management Area and finally finish off this hunting adventure on Butler Island off the coast with a snipe hunt (a REAL snipe hunt.)

Fewer people are learning the age-old tradition of hunting from their parents or grandparents. If you have ever had an interest in hunting, but didn't know where to begin, check out this special episode of Georgia Outdoors.

The Georgia Outdoors crew will play student to the experts of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Game Management staff and learn the ins and outs of hunting safety, equipment, outfitting and scouting.

Then we'll put our newly acquired skills to the test at the 3rd Annual Georgia Outdoors Dove Hunt Benefit at the Henderson Village Plantation near Perry, Georgia.

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www.ganet.org
You can buy your Georgia hunting or fishing license by phone, by mail or online.

212Hunting the wasically wabbit can take several forms and we'll explore two of the most interesting on this episode of Georgia Outdoors.

First, the Georgia Outdoors crew joins the Mid-Georgia Beagle Club to learn more about why beagles make such excellent rabbit hunters. Through a series of progressive pack field trials, these lovable hounds are put to the test, competing against each other for the number one spot. But not only do these beagles make fantastic rabbit hunters, they also function as wonderful outdoors companions for kids and adults alike.

Next we'll join the Georgia Falconry Association for their annual Field Meet to learn how falconers and birds of prey hunt together. We'll join Master Falconer Tom Blackburn and his son Brandon with their cast of harris hawks to learn why the relationship between hawk and human is unique and special.

Related Links

Georgia Falconry Association
They are a group dedicated to preserving the art and practice of falconry, as well as, educating the public on the conservation, management, and ecology of raptors.

Hunting Regulations
Before you head out to bag a rabbit be sure to check out the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Hunting Regulations website to make you are legal.

Duck Unlimited

Trout Unlimited

Quail Unlimited

Beagles Unlimited

American Rabbit Hound Association Learn more about using beagles, bassets and harehounds for hunting

www.ganet.org
You can buy your Georgia hunting or fishing license by phone, by mail or online.