Windknot
08-08-11, 02:53 PM
Following are three news releases from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. Releases can be found online at www.georgiawildlife.com/news (http://www.georgiawildlife.com/news). DNR RSS news feeds: www.gadnr.org (http://www.gadnr.org)
Also follow Wildlife Resources Division through:
● Facebook (www.facebook.com/WildlifeResourcesDivisionGADNR (http://www.facebook.com/WildlifeResourcesDivisionGADNR) )
● YouTube (www.youtube.com/GeorgiaWildlife (http://www.youtube.com/GeorgiaWildlife) )
● Twitter (www.twitter.com/GeorgiaWild (http://www.twitter.com/GeorgiaWild) )
● Flickr (www.flickr.com/wildliferesourcesdivision (http://www.flickr.com/wildliferesourcesdivision) )
● Georgia Wild, a free e-newsletter
(www.georgiawildlife.com/news/e-newsletters (http://www.georgiawildlife.com/news/e-newsletters) )
SUMMARY OF RELEASES FOR AUG. 8, 2011
1. 2011-2012 HUNTING REGULATIONS NOW AVAILABLE - The 2011-2012 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations Guide is available online and in print.
2. SANDHILLS CONSERVATION EXPANDED -Work could restore 52,000 acres from Georgia to Mississippi.
3. SQUIRREL HUNTING SEASON OPENS AUG. 15TH - Often revered as a celebrated American fall tradition, squirrel hunting provides the perfect opportunity to introduce youth or a novice to the sport of hunting.
For more information, contact
Melissa Cummings, Communications/Outreach Specialist - (770) 918-6788, Melissa.cummings@dnr.state.ga.us (Melissa.cummings@dnr.state.ga.us)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2011-2012 GEORGIA HUNTING SEASONS & REGULATIONS AVAILABLE Hunting Regulations Available Now in Print and Online
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (August 8, 2011) - The 2011-2012 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations Guide is available online and in print announces the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division. This guide provides information on season dates, bag limits, hunting licenses, wildlife management areas and much more and is available to view, download and print at www.gohuntgeorgia.com/hunting/regulations (http://www.gohuntgeorgia.com/hunting/regulations) . Printed copies are available at Wildlife Resources Game Management and Law Enforcement
offices and license vendors throughout Georgia.
“The Hunting Seasons and Regulations publication is designed to better inform hunters on the laws and regulations for hunting in Georgia,” says John Bowers, Wildlife Resources Division Assistant Chief of Game Management. “We encourage all hunters to review the publication each year for any changes to their favorite hunting areas, seasons or activities.”
Members of the Board of Natural Resources enact hunting regulations by acting on recommendations made by the division’s professional wildlife biologists and field personnel. Georgia’s game and fish laws are enacted by the elected members of the General Assembly.
Regarding hunting regulations, some of the major changes for 2011-2012
include:
<o:p> </o:p>
● Baiting of Deer & Feral Hogs: The Georgia General Assembly
passed a legislation change to Georgia law relating to hunting deer and feral hog over bait. For complete information, review p. 24 in current regulations.
<o:p> </o:p>
● Bear Season for Bibb, Houston and Twiggs Counties: In response
to public desires and consistent with biological data, the Wildlife Resources Division is providing the opportunity to hunt bear on private land in Bibb, Houston, and Twiggs Counties.
<o:p> </o:p>
● Bear Bag Limit (Northern Zone): In response to public desires
and to facilitate stabilization of the mountain bear population, the bear bag limit in the Northern Zone has been increased from one (1) to two (2).
<o:p> </o:p>
● Georgia Outdoor Recreation Pass (GORP): In response to public
input and to increase the self-sufficiency of providing certain recreational opportunities on WMAs and PFAs, a GORP may be required to utilize designated fee areas on state-owned WMAs and PFAs. Additional requirements exist for certain organized events involving more than eight individuals. Individuals that hold a valid lifetime, sportsman, honorary or WMA license are exempt from this requirement.
<o:p> </o:p>
● Raccoon Zone Lines: In response to public input, the raccoon
trapping and hunting zone lines have been eliminated.
<o:p> </o:p>
● Special Coyote Hunts on WMAs: In response to public input,
several WMAs will provide special opportunities to hunt coyotes. These WMAs are Crockford-Pigeon Mountain WMA, J.L. Lester WMA, Paulding Forest WMA and Pine Log WMA.
<o:p> </o:p>
● Feral Hog Hunts on WMAs: In response to public input,
opportunities to hunt feral hogs have been added or expanded on several WMAs.
<o:p> </o:p>
● Woodcock: In response to changes in the Federal framework for
this migratory bird and in response to public desires, hunting opportunity for woodcock has been increased by 15 days.
For more information on Georgia hunting seasons and regulations, visit www.gohuntgeorgia.com/hunting/regulations (http://www.gohuntgeorgia.com/hunting/regulations) contact a local Wildlife Resources Division, Game Management Office or call Hunter Services at
(770) 761-3045.
DNR Wildlife Resources Division contact:
Rick Lavender, communications/outreach specialist - (770) 918-6787; rick.lavender@dnr.state.ga.us (rick.lavender@dnr.state.ga.us) Matt Elliott, Nongame Conservation Section program manager - (770) 918-6411; matt.elliott@dnr.state.ga.us (matt.elliott@dnr.state.ga.us)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SANDHILLS, WILDLIFE BENEFIT AS DNR-LED PROJECT EXTENDED
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (Aug. 8, 2011) - If Part 2 of a five-state effort
led by Georgia DNR hits its mark, about 52,000 acres of prime sandhills
habitat will be restored from Florida to Mississippi by 2014.
That means thousands of acres rejuvenated through prescribed fire.
Thousands of longleaf pines planted and invasive hardwoods and
“off-site” pines removed. Dozens of species such as gopher
tortoises and Bachman’s sparrows helped.
It's a tall order, even though this habitat, also called dry or upland
longleaf, rates as a conservation priority across the Southeast.
But the Multistate Sandhills/Upland Longleaf Ecological Restoration
Project has in its favor a recent award of $981,000 from the State
Wildlife Grants Competitive Program, plus the addition of Mississippi
and Louisiana to an already strong lineup of Georgia, Alabama, Florida
and supporting organizations.
The project also has a record of success. Two years into the first
phase powered by a previous grant and matching money and work, partners
are ahead of schedule, particularly in the prescribed burning critical
to restoring ecosystems that require regular sweeps of fire.
“Alabama, Georgia and Florida have passed their three-year goals in
two years,” said Matt Elliott, project coordinator and a program
manager with the DNR’s Nongame Conservation Section.
Second-phase work will vary from more controlled burns on public and
private lands to planting groundcover and longleaf pine, expanded
monitoring of gopher tortoises, and continued teamwork with groups such
as The Nature Conservancy and Georgia Power. The plans dovetail with the
State Wildlife Action Plan, a comprehensive strategy guiding public and
private efforts to conserve Georgia’s biological diversity (details at
www.georgiawildlife.com/conservation/wildlife-action-plan (http://www.georgiawildlife.com/conservation/wildlife-action-plan)).
Objectives for restoration sites include increasing vegetation
beneficial to tortoises and the breeding birds characteristic of
higher-quality sandhills. Gopher tortoises will benefit, but population
changes for this slow-reproducing species will take years.
<o:p> </o:p>
More than 50 sandhills species need significant conservation measures.
Georgia DNR’s focus will include prescribed fire and longleaf
restoration at Townsend and other wildlife management areas, as well as
on many new private sites. Elliott said interest from private landowners
in using prescribed fire on their property has been a pleasant surprise.
“There are a lot more people … than we have the capacity to (work
with).”
Reaching across property and state lines is vital to boosting the
quality, quantity and connectivity of sandhills.
STATE WILDLIFE GRANTS
Since 2000, the State Wildlife Grants program has been the main funding
source to help keep common species common and protect others before they
become critically imperiled and more costly to recover from the brink of
extinction. Administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, these
grants enable DNR and its conservation partners to protect wildlife and
wild places to maintain the state’s natural heritage.
PHASE 2 TEAM
Partners in the second phase of the sandhills restoration project
include the Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi state
wildlife agencies, The Nature Conservancy, The Orianne Society, Georgia
Power, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gopher Tortoise Council, Joseph
W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway, the U.S. Army’s Fort
Gordon and many private landowners.
GIVING WILDLIFE A CHANCE
The sandhills project is another example of how buying a nongame
license plate or donating to the Georgia Wildlife Conservation Fund
through the state income tax checkoff and other ways supports wildlife
conservation. Contributions benefit Georgia DNR’s Nongame Conservation
Section, which receives no state general funds for its mission to
conserve wildlife not legally hunted, fished for or trapped, as well as
rare plants and natural habitats in the state.
For more information, visit www.georgiawildlife.com/conservation (http://www.georgiawildlife.com/conservation) or
call Nongame Conservation offices in Social Circle (770-761-3035),
Forsyth (478-994-1438) or Brunswick (912-264-7218). For details on The
Environmental Resources Network, or TERN, a nonprofit advocacy group for
Nongame Conservation, call the Forsyth office or go to
http://tern.homestead.com/ (http://tern.homestead.com/).
Photos: Rick Lavender (rick.lavender@dnr.state.ga.us (rick.lavender@dnr.state.ga.us)) or Public Affairs
(770-918-6400).
Learn more about Georgia’s rare plants and animals in a new online
lineup of species accounts at www.georgiawildlife.com/node/2721 (http://www.georgiawildlife.com/node/2721) .
For more information, contact
Melissa Cummings, communications/outreach specialist - 770-918-6795;
Melissa.cummings@dnr.state.ga.us (Melissa.cummings@dnr.state.ga.us)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SQUIRREL HUNTING SEASON OPENS AUGUST 15TH
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (August 8, 2011) - The beginning of squirrel season
is just around the corner, are you ready? Often revered as a celebrated
American fall tradition, squirrel hunting provides the perfect
opportunity to introduce youth or a novice to the sport of hunting.
Unlike some big game hunts, the pursuit of bushytails often involves
more action for energetic youth, providing a greater level of
interaction with the outdoors.
Beginning August 15, 2011 and lasting through February 28, 2012,
hunters can pursue both gray and fox squirrels. The maximum daily bag
limit is 12 per hunter.
“Prior to the successful restoration of white-tailed deer, pursuing
squirrels in the fall became a significant cultural hunting tradition in
Georgia,” says John Bowers, Wildlife Resources Division’s Game
Management assistant chief. “Squirrel hunting provides one of our best
opportunities to introduce youth to hunting, instill in them our
responsibilities to wildlife conservation and provide exposure to the
outdoors. Additionally, it’s fun, inexpensive and provides constant
action.”
Squirrel hunting, especially with squirrel dogs such as feists,
terriers and curs, is a great way to introduce youth to hunting and the
outdoors. In terms of number of hunters and harvest, squirrels are the
second most pursued small game species in Georgia, behind doves.
Georgia’s wildlife management areas offer access to nearly one
million acres of hunting opportunity for only $19 a year, and squirrel
hunting is allowed on WMAs at specified times during the statewide
squirrel season. Hunters are advised to check the hunting regulations
for specific WMAs and dates.
The two species
Both the gray and fox squirrels can be found throughout Georgia. The
gray squirrel, abundant in both rural and urban areas is the most common species. Though mostly associated with hardwood forests, grays also can
be found in mixed pine/hardwood forests. Predominantly gray, with white
under parts, gray squirrels appear more slender-bodied than fox
squirrels, weighing anywhere from 12 ounces to one-and-a-half pounds.
Fox squirrels have several color phases, varying from silver-gray with
a predominantly black head, to solid black, to a light buff or brown
color tinged with reddish-yellow. Generally larger than grays, fox
squirrels range in weight from one pound to nearly three, and are more
closely associated with mature pine and mixed pine/hardwood habitats and especially in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions.
For more information on the 2011-2012 squirrel hunting season or other
small game hunting seasons, visit www.gohuntgeorgia.com (http://www.gohuntgeorgia.com/) . To renew or
purchase a hunting license, visit
www.georgiawildlife.com/recreational-licenses (http://www.georgiawildlife.com/recreational-licenses) .
Editor’s Note: A photo of a squirrel is available by visiting the
Division Flickr site (www.flickr.com/photos/wildliferesourcesdivision (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildliferesourcesdivision) )
or by emailing Melissa Cummings at Melissa.cummings@dnr.state.ga.us (Melissa.cummings@dnr.state.ga.us) .
<o:p> </o:p>
-------------------------- End Transmission -----------------------------
Regretably, there is no official word on the whereabouts of Honey Badger.
Also follow Wildlife Resources Division through:
● Facebook (www.facebook.com/WildlifeResourcesDivisionGADNR (http://www.facebook.com/WildlifeResourcesDivisionGADNR) )
● YouTube (www.youtube.com/GeorgiaWildlife (http://www.youtube.com/GeorgiaWildlife) )
● Twitter (www.twitter.com/GeorgiaWild (http://www.twitter.com/GeorgiaWild) )
● Flickr (www.flickr.com/wildliferesourcesdivision (http://www.flickr.com/wildliferesourcesdivision) )
● Georgia Wild, a free e-newsletter
(www.georgiawildlife.com/news/e-newsletters (http://www.georgiawildlife.com/news/e-newsletters) )
SUMMARY OF RELEASES FOR AUG. 8, 2011
1. 2011-2012 HUNTING REGULATIONS NOW AVAILABLE - The 2011-2012 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations Guide is available online and in print.
2. SANDHILLS CONSERVATION EXPANDED -Work could restore 52,000 acres from Georgia to Mississippi.
3. SQUIRREL HUNTING SEASON OPENS AUG. 15TH - Often revered as a celebrated American fall tradition, squirrel hunting provides the perfect opportunity to introduce youth or a novice to the sport of hunting.
For more information, contact
Melissa Cummings, Communications/Outreach Specialist - (770) 918-6788, Melissa.cummings@dnr.state.ga.us (Melissa.cummings@dnr.state.ga.us)
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p> </o:p>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2011-2012 GEORGIA HUNTING SEASONS & REGULATIONS AVAILABLE Hunting Regulations Available Now in Print and Online
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (August 8, 2011) - The 2011-2012 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations Guide is available online and in print announces the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division. This guide provides information on season dates, bag limits, hunting licenses, wildlife management areas and much more and is available to view, download and print at www.gohuntgeorgia.com/hunting/regulations (http://www.gohuntgeorgia.com/hunting/regulations) . Printed copies are available at Wildlife Resources Game Management and Law Enforcement
offices and license vendors throughout Georgia.
“The Hunting Seasons and Regulations publication is designed to better inform hunters on the laws and regulations for hunting in Georgia,” says John Bowers, Wildlife Resources Division Assistant Chief of Game Management. “We encourage all hunters to review the publication each year for any changes to their favorite hunting areas, seasons or activities.”
Members of the Board of Natural Resources enact hunting regulations by acting on recommendations made by the division’s professional wildlife biologists and field personnel. Georgia’s game and fish laws are enacted by the elected members of the General Assembly.
Regarding hunting regulations, some of the major changes for 2011-2012
include:
<o:p> </o:p>
● Baiting of Deer & Feral Hogs: The Georgia General Assembly
passed a legislation change to Georgia law relating to hunting deer and feral hog over bait. For complete information, review p. 24 in current regulations.
<o:p> </o:p>
● Bear Season for Bibb, Houston and Twiggs Counties: In response
to public desires and consistent with biological data, the Wildlife Resources Division is providing the opportunity to hunt bear on private land in Bibb, Houston, and Twiggs Counties.
<o:p> </o:p>
● Bear Bag Limit (Northern Zone): In response to public desires
and to facilitate stabilization of the mountain bear population, the bear bag limit in the Northern Zone has been increased from one (1) to two (2).
<o:p> </o:p>
● Georgia Outdoor Recreation Pass (GORP): In response to public
input and to increase the self-sufficiency of providing certain recreational opportunities on WMAs and PFAs, a GORP may be required to utilize designated fee areas on state-owned WMAs and PFAs. Additional requirements exist for certain organized events involving more than eight individuals. Individuals that hold a valid lifetime, sportsman, honorary or WMA license are exempt from this requirement.
<o:p> </o:p>
● Raccoon Zone Lines: In response to public input, the raccoon
trapping and hunting zone lines have been eliminated.
<o:p> </o:p>
● Special Coyote Hunts on WMAs: In response to public input,
several WMAs will provide special opportunities to hunt coyotes. These WMAs are Crockford-Pigeon Mountain WMA, J.L. Lester WMA, Paulding Forest WMA and Pine Log WMA.
<o:p> </o:p>
● Feral Hog Hunts on WMAs: In response to public input,
opportunities to hunt feral hogs have been added or expanded on several WMAs.
<o:p> </o:p>
● Woodcock: In response to changes in the Federal framework for
this migratory bird and in response to public desires, hunting opportunity for woodcock has been increased by 15 days.
For more information on Georgia hunting seasons and regulations, visit www.gohuntgeorgia.com/hunting/regulations (http://www.gohuntgeorgia.com/hunting/regulations) contact a local Wildlife Resources Division, Game Management Office or call Hunter Services at
(770) 761-3045.
DNR Wildlife Resources Division contact:
Rick Lavender, communications/outreach specialist - (770) 918-6787; rick.lavender@dnr.state.ga.us (rick.lavender@dnr.state.ga.us) Matt Elliott, Nongame Conservation Section program manager - (770) 918-6411; matt.elliott@dnr.state.ga.us (matt.elliott@dnr.state.ga.us)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SANDHILLS, WILDLIFE BENEFIT AS DNR-LED PROJECT EXTENDED
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (Aug. 8, 2011) - If Part 2 of a five-state effort
led by Georgia DNR hits its mark, about 52,000 acres of prime sandhills
habitat will be restored from Florida to Mississippi by 2014.
That means thousands of acres rejuvenated through prescribed fire.
Thousands of longleaf pines planted and invasive hardwoods and
“off-site” pines removed. Dozens of species such as gopher
tortoises and Bachman’s sparrows helped.
It's a tall order, even though this habitat, also called dry or upland
longleaf, rates as a conservation priority across the Southeast.
But the Multistate Sandhills/Upland Longleaf Ecological Restoration
Project has in its favor a recent award of $981,000 from the State
Wildlife Grants Competitive Program, plus the addition of Mississippi
and Louisiana to an already strong lineup of Georgia, Alabama, Florida
and supporting organizations.
The project also has a record of success. Two years into the first
phase powered by a previous grant and matching money and work, partners
are ahead of schedule, particularly in the prescribed burning critical
to restoring ecosystems that require regular sweeps of fire.
“Alabama, Georgia and Florida have passed their three-year goals in
two years,” said Matt Elliott, project coordinator and a program
manager with the DNR’s Nongame Conservation Section.
Second-phase work will vary from more controlled burns on public and
private lands to planting groundcover and longleaf pine, expanded
monitoring of gopher tortoises, and continued teamwork with groups such
as The Nature Conservancy and Georgia Power. The plans dovetail with the
State Wildlife Action Plan, a comprehensive strategy guiding public and
private efforts to conserve Georgia’s biological diversity (details at
www.georgiawildlife.com/conservation/wildlife-action-plan (http://www.georgiawildlife.com/conservation/wildlife-action-plan)).
Objectives for restoration sites include increasing vegetation
beneficial to tortoises and the breeding birds characteristic of
higher-quality sandhills. Gopher tortoises will benefit, but population
changes for this slow-reproducing species will take years.
<o:p> </o:p>
More than 50 sandhills species need significant conservation measures.
Georgia DNR’s focus will include prescribed fire and longleaf
restoration at Townsend and other wildlife management areas, as well as
on many new private sites. Elliott said interest from private landowners
in using prescribed fire on their property has been a pleasant surprise.
“There are a lot more people … than we have the capacity to (work
with).”
Reaching across property and state lines is vital to boosting the
quality, quantity and connectivity of sandhills.
STATE WILDLIFE GRANTS
Since 2000, the State Wildlife Grants program has been the main funding
source to help keep common species common and protect others before they
become critically imperiled and more costly to recover from the brink of
extinction. Administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, these
grants enable DNR and its conservation partners to protect wildlife and
wild places to maintain the state’s natural heritage.
PHASE 2 TEAM
Partners in the second phase of the sandhills restoration project
include the Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi state
wildlife agencies, The Nature Conservancy, The Orianne Society, Georgia
Power, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gopher Tortoise Council, Joseph
W. Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway, the U.S. Army’s Fort
Gordon and many private landowners.
GIVING WILDLIFE A CHANCE
The sandhills project is another example of how buying a nongame
license plate or donating to the Georgia Wildlife Conservation Fund
through the state income tax checkoff and other ways supports wildlife
conservation. Contributions benefit Georgia DNR’s Nongame Conservation
Section, which receives no state general funds for its mission to
conserve wildlife not legally hunted, fished for or trapped, as well as
rare plants and natural habitats in the state.
For more information, visit www.georgiawildlife.com/conservation (http://www.georgiawildlife.com/conservation) or
call Nongame Conservation offices in Social Circle (770-761-3035),
Forsyth (478-994-1438) or Brunswick (912-264-7218). For details on The
Environmental Resources Network, or TERN, a nonprofit advocacy group for
Nongame Conservation, call the Forsyth office or go to
http://tern.homestead.com/ (http://tern.homestead.com/).
Photos: Rick Lavender (rick.lavender@dnr.state.ga.us (rick.lavender@dnr.state.ga.us)) or Public Affairs
(770-918-6400).
Learn more about Georgia’s rare plants and animals in a new online
lineup of species accounts at www.georgiawildlife.com/node/2721 (http://www.georgiawildlife.com/node/2721) .
For more information, contact
Melissa Cummings, communications/outreach specialist - 770-918-6795;
Melissa.cummings@dnr.state.ga.us (Melissa.cummings@dnr.state.ga.us)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SQUIRREL HUNTING SEASON OPENS AUGUST 15TH
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (August 8, 2011) - The beginning of squirrel season
is just around the corner, are you ready? Often revered as a celebrated
American fall tradition, squirrel hunting provides the perfect
opportunity to introduce youth or a novice to the sport of hunting.
Unlike some big game hunts, the pursuit of bushytails often involves
more action for energetic youth, providing a greater level of
interaction with the outdoors.
Beginning August 15, 2011 and lasting through February 28, 2012,
hunters can pursue both gray and fox squirrels. The maximum daily bag
limit is 12 per hunter.
“Prior to the successful restoration of white-tailed deer, pursuing
squirrels in the fall became a significant cultural hunting tradition in
Georgia,” says John Bowers, Wildlife Resources Division’s Game
Management assistant chief. “Squirrel hunting provides one of our best
opportunities to introduce youth to hunting, instill in them our
responsibilities to wildlife conservation and provide exposure to the
outdoors. Additionally, it’s fun, inexpensive and provides constant
action.”
Squirrel hunting, especially with squirrel dogs such as feists,
terriers and curs, is a great way to introduce youth to hunting and the
outdoors. In terms of number of hunters and harvest, squirrels are the
second most pursued small game species in Georgia, behind doves.
Georgia’s wildlife management areas offer access to nearly one
million acres of hunting opportunity for only $19 a year, and squirrel
hunting is allowed on WMAs at specified times during the statewide
squirrel season. Hunters are advised to check the hunting regulations
for specific WMAs and dates.
The two species
Both the gray and fox squirrels can be found throughout Georgia. The
gray squirrel, abundant in both rural and urban areas is the most common species. Though mostly associated with hardwood forests, grays also can
be found in mixed pine/hardwood forests. Predominantly gray, with white
under parts, gray squirrels appear more slender-bodied than fox
squirrels, weighing anywhere from 12 ounces to one-and-a-half pounds.
Fox squirrels have several color phases, varying from silver-gray with
a predominantly black head, to solid black, to a light buff or brown
color tinged with reddish-yellow. Generally larger than grays, fox
squirrels range in weight from one pound to nearly three, and are more
closely associated with mature pine and mixed pine/hardwood habitats and especially in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions.
For more information on the 2011-2012 squirrel hunting season or other
small game hunting seasons, visit www.gohuntgeorgia.com (http://www.gohuntgeorgia.com/) . To renew or
purchase a hunting license, visit
www.georgiawildlife.com/recreational-licenses (http://www.georgiawildlife.com/recreational-licenses) .
Editor’s Note: A photo of a squirrel is available by visiting the
Division Flickr site (www.flickr.com/photos/wildliferesourcesdivision (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildliferesourcesdivision) )
or by emailing Melissa Cummings at Melissa.cummings@dnr.state.ga.us (Melissa.cummings@dnr.state.ga.us) .
<o:p> </o:p>
-------------------------- End Transmission -----------------------------
Regretably, there is no official word on the whereabouts of Honey Badger.