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Chronic Wasting Disease

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If You Care, Leave Them There

Young wildlife may appear abandoned but are rarely orphaned.

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Could You Increase Your Land Value?
GRIFFIN, Ga.
Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 15:00 pm

If you could increase the value of your land to where it would benefit you financially, improve game and fish harvest, and provide ecological improvements, would you be curious? 

Visit a Georgia Public Fishing Area for Fun and Fishing
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 11:00 am

Why should you plan a trip to one or more of Georgia’s 11 Public Fishing Areas (PFA)? Let us tell you!

Fishing for Catfish in Georgia
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 11:00 am

Don’t let summer slip away without heading out to the local fishing hole and casting a line for catfish. 

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