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The Wiregrass Farmer, October 11,2017 - Page 3
Blackpowder season opens Saturday Chamber plans turkey shoot fundraiser
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SHARP:SHOOTERS,
GUN SLINGERS,BEM EVES
AND OTHER FOLKS KHO LOVE TO SHOOT
12 & 20
gauge
No outlaw
guns.
House
gun avail.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TURKEY SHOOT
FUNDRAISER
OCT 21 f 1-3 P.M. SYCAMORE SHOOTING RANGE
Must
shoot
provided
ammo
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The week-long primitive
weapons deer hunting season
(often called blackpowder sea
son) opens Saturday, Oct. 14.
Last year, almost 42,000
hunters took to the woods with
muzzleloaders, bringing in al
most 6,000 deer, according to
the Georgia Department of
Natural Resources’ Wildlife
Resources Division (WRD).
“The primitive weapons
season is a great opportunity to
get out and enjoy the woods
before the busy firearms sea
son starts,” said Charlie Kill-
master, state deer biologist
with WRD Game Manage
ment. “All deer hunters do
need to remember that they are
required to report their harvest
through Georgia Game Check.
The free Outdoors GA app
has multiple uses, including
purchasing and storing hunting
and fishing licenses, finding
hunting and fishing areas,
helping you
locate a boat
ramp, viewing
regulations
and so much
more! For
hunters, this app additionally
allows them to check their har
vest, even without cell service,
according to the Georgia De
partment of Natural Re
sources’ Wildlife Resources
Division.
“We continue to see im
provements with this free app
and it provides essential infor
mation for all outdoor enthusi
asts’,” said Rusty Garrison,
Director of the Wildlife Re
sources Division. “Being able
to truly go ‘paperless’ is a great
step and one we think hunters
will find beneficial, especially
now that it can be used without
needing to be in cell range.”
Outdoors GA app features
include:
• Hunters can “check” har
vested game even with NO
available cell service - elimi
nating any need for a paper
copy of a harvest record, un
less desired.
• Quick access to Georgia
rules and regulations
• Carry an electronic copy
of your license, and your
whole family’s licenses
• Access your current har-
Deer can be checked on the
Outdoors GA app (which now
works even without cell serv
ice), at
gooutdoorsgeorgia.com, or by
calling 1-800-366-2661.”
During the primitive
weapons season, hunters may
use archery equipment, muz
zleloading shotguns (20 gauge
and larger) and muzzleloading
firearms (.44 caliber or larger).
Youth under 16 years of age
may hunt deer with any legal
deer firearm, including during
any wildlife management area
primitive weapons hunts.
Either Sex Day Map:
Hunters can check out the in
teractive map created to see the
opportunities available for the
counties they hunt. More info
vest record and Georgia Game
Check
• Use geo-locating tools to
enhance your recreational ex
perience
• Determine sunset/sunrise
times based on GPS location
and other useful tools
• Find public fishing areas,
boat ramps, and wildlife man
agement areas near you
Download the free app now
on your mobile device through
the Apple or Google Play Store
and search “Outdoors GA.”
at http://georgiawildlife.com/
hunting/deer-opportunities.
More than one million acres
of public hunting land is avail
able to hunters in Georgia, in
cluding more than 100
state-operated wildlife man
agement areas. Many areas
offer special hunts throughout
the season, including primitive
weapons hunts. Dates and lo
cations for hunts are available
in the 2017-2018 Georgia
Hunting Seasons and Regula
tions guide (http://georgiaw-
ildlife .com/hunting/regulations
)■
The season bag limit is 10
antlerless deer and two
antlered deer (one of the
antlered deer must have at least
four points, one inch or longer,
on one side of the antlers).
Special regulations apply to
archery-only counties and ex
tended archery season areas.
All deer hunters, including
archers, are required to wear a
minimum of 500 square inches
of daylight fluorescent orange
above the waist during primi
tive weapons season. Scopes
and other optical sighting de
vices are legal for muzzleload
ing firearms and archery
equipment.
To pursue deer in Georgia,
hunters must have a valid hunt
ing license, a big game license
and a current deer harvest
record. Licenses can be pur
chased online at http://geor-
giawildlife .com/licenses-permi
ts-passes, by phone at 1-800-
366-2661 or at a license agent
(list of agents available on
line).
The Turkey
Shoot is back.
The Turner
County Cham
ber of Com
merce is
sponsoring a
turkey shoot on
Saturday, Oct.
21 from 1-3
p.m. at the
Sycamore
shooting range.
The shoot is
timed to give
hunters a
chance to come
shoot and still
get to their
stands for the
opening day of
gun season for
deer.
Turkeys, do
nated by the Piggly Wiggly in
Ashburn, are the prizes for
shooters. The event is a
fundraiser for the Chamber of
Commerce and the 4-H Air
Pistol team which recently
won a national championship.
The Chamber will supply
12 and 20 gauge ammunition.
Shooters may not use their
own ammo. A house gun in
each gauge will be provided.
Shots are $2 each or 6 for $10.
Shooters can shoot for closest
to center of the target or most
pellets in the target. Shooters
may enter both competitions.
Shooter groups are 12 and
under, 13-18 and over 18. 12
turkeys will be awarded. You
do not have to be present to
win, but you do have to shoot
to have a chance to win. The
chamber will call winners who
may pick up their turkey cer
tificate at the Chamber or it can
be mailed.
"Outlaw" guns may not be
used. Max barrel length is 36
inches with no restrictions on
choke types. Guns must be
empty and cleared before ap
proaching the range. A range
officer will hand over ammuni
tion when the shooter steps up
to shoot.
Range officers are members
of the Sycamore and Ashburn
police departments.
The 4-H team will sell re
freshments.
DIRECTIONS - The
Sycamore Shooting Range is
off Highway
41 on the south
side of
Sycamore .
Turn west,
across the rail
road tracks, at
Sycamore
Baptist Church
which is at the
intersection of
Highway 41
and Georgia
Highway 32.
Continue
straight ahead
and go through
the gate to
enter the
Sycamore
spray field.
The range is on
the far side of
the field.
Signs will be posted.
For a complete list of the
rules or more information,
please call the Chamber at
567-9696.
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Scarecrow Contest
‘7
Each applicant must Cut off date for Entry and voting will
supply the Chamber with a photo of be October 31 st at Noon. Winners will
the scarecrow. The Chamber will then be picked before 5 p.m. on October 31.
upload the official submission!
The voting will be “People’s Choice
Style”. Vote for your favorite Scare
crow on the official Ashburn-Turner
County Chamber of Commerce
Facebook page.
Photos may be emailed to
turnercountychamber@gmail.com
or dropped off to
238 E. College Ave
Prize to be decided.
No Cost to enter!
Last year’s winner: Ashburn Primary Care
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