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Public meeting/Hearings about hunting regulations for bear, dog bear, deer, national forest, etc.
- Thread starter splatek
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jbogg
Senior Member
For any of you bow hunters who might be upset with the timing of the dog bear hunt this is your opportunity to let your voices be heard. The dog bear hunt was a two year trial and while I am sure it is here to stay I feel strongly that the hunt should be moved back Several weeks to give bowhunters more of an opportunity than the one week they have currently before rifle hunters roll in followed immediately by dog hunters. I have heard that the DNR is open to considering making changes to the dog bear hunt, but only if they hear from concerned hunters. Please check out the links and try to find a meeting near you. You can certainly send in your comments by letter, but I believe that showing up in person carries more weight.
tree cutter 08
Senior Member
Head and hide law removed to just head
spring bear season
Youth use centerfire for bears during muzzloader week
spring bear season
Youth use centerfire for bears during muzzloader week
gobbleinwoods
Keeper of the Magic Word
They sure didn't listen last year when the dog hunters' dollars is all they saw.
chrislibby88
Senior Member
It isn’t just dollars. Dogging is a much more effective management tool than bow and rifle hunting.
Timberjack86
Senior Member
Not a resident, but I went ahead and asked for a spring bear season.
strothershwacker
Senior Member
Ata boy!
Timberjack86
Senior Member
Spring bear season would help too, kill em during the rut!
C.Killmaster
Georgia Deer Biologist
If money were the motive then it would have been opened across North GA and not quota limited. This may account for a very small handful of new licenses which is peanuts in the scheme of things. It's not like DNR employees get paid more money if more licenses are sold.
Sautee Ridgerunner
Senior Member
Stop it Charlie. You know you bought a new king ranch f-150 after the last dog hunt.
chrislibby88
Senior Member
Man I’m all for spring bear. I didn’t even think about including it in the email I sent. Dangit!
C.Killmaster
Georgia Deer Biologist
No worries, you would need to talk to your state representatives anyway because that would require a law change.
C.Killmaster
Georgia Deer Biologist
I wish! I paid less than $10k for the truck I'm driving right now.
chrislibby88
Senior Member
Guess we need to start a GON petition and send it to our lawmakers.
Sautee Ridgerunner
Senior Member
It’s not hard to find bears in the fall. It’s ridiculously easy to find them in the spring. Im not a fan but GA would be the first state in the east to have a spring season so it seems incredibly unlikely. Hoping it stays the way it has been.
ddd-shooter
Senior Member
If it went to the state house, we’d probably lose like New Jersey, we are a “blue” state after all now.
Can we get the state house to leave management decisions to the WRD? I’d be for that instead. That way they can manage best without politics.
Can we get the state house to leave management decisions to the WRD? I’d be for that instead. That way they can manage best without politics.
chrislibby88
Senior Member
Doesn’t have to be open season. Could be a very limited quota hunt, and or it could be the first 3-5 day hunt in the spring hog/yote hunt, maybe on WMAs only so spring bear hunters and national forest hikers don’t rub elbows.
chrislibby88
Senior Member
Our National reps are blue, but I think our state reps are mostly red, could be wrong though.
Sautee Ridgerunner
Senior Member
Ga is definitely one of many states who should have biologists making decisions instead of politicians. We seem to share that problem with most Eastern states. The florida and new jersey situations are a perfect example.
But if that were the case we wouldnt have deer baiting and that seems to be a necessity now for some reason.
But if that were the case we wouldnt have deer baiting and that seems to be a necessity now for some reason.
splatek
UAEC
Is deer baiting a political decision?
i am asking for real, because I am new to this game and don;t now the history.
