CornStalker
Senior Member
Hey folks, I got this email notification earlier today, and I wanted to pass it along. The Wildlife Resources Division of the DNR are holding three public meetings to get comments and input on their 2018-2027 Bear Management Plan Draft. The north Georgia meeting is on October 17th in Young Harris. You can also provide input via emails:
https://georgiawildlife.com/public-...medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
Here is the link to the management plan draft:
https://georgiawildlife.com/sites/d...medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
It's a long read, but I would encourage y'all to read through it. For one, it's a lot of good information and really interesting to see what research has been done. Secondly, this is an opportunity for us (hunters and conservationists) to play a vital role. We are losing ground as bear hunters nationally, and there will come a day when we will have to defend the tradition and right to hunt bears (Just look around the rest of the states and see the battles that are being waged).
We have an opportunity to not only support hunting, but also promoting the bear as a valuable part of our forest. If hunters become the voice for conservation and habitat protection, we will help preserve our rights to be able to also hunt. Let's live up to our claim that we our the greatest conservationists!
Go give your input and support the DNR---those guys are fighting for wildlife and our hunting heritage more than you know!
https://georgiawildlife.com/public-...medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
Here is the link to the management plan draft:
https://georgiawildlife.com/sites/d...medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
It's a long read, but I would encourage y'all to read through it. For one, it's a lot of good information and really interesting to see what research has been done. Secondly, this is an opportunity for us (hunters and conservationists) to play a vital role. We are losing ground as bear hunters nationally, and there will come a day when we will have to defend the tradition and right to hunt bears (Just look around the rest of the states and see the battles that are being waged).
We have an opportunity to not only support hunting, but also promoting the bear as a valuable part of our forest. If hunters become the voice for conservation and habitat protection, we will help preserve our rights to be able to also hunt. Let's live up to our claim that we our the greatest conservationists!
Go give your input and support the DNR---those guys are fighting for wildlife and our hunting heritage more than you know!