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Page 8A — Wednesday, August 24, 2016, The True Citizen
Dove Season
Gather friends and family and get ready to
head to the dove fields for the opening day of
dove season. Who will be with you? The Georgia
dove hunting season opens at noon on Saturday,
Sept. 3, 2016.
“Hunting for doves brings a lot of joy to fami
lies that are anxious to kick off the fall hunting
season" said John W. Bowers, chief of Game
Management. “Georgia has a great choice of
fields to choose from with approximately 40
state public dove fields, plus opportunities on
private land available to the public through a U.S.
Department of Agriculture program called the
Voluntary Public Access (VPA)/Habitat Incen
tive Program.”
The official 2016-2017 dove seasons are Sept.
3-18, Oct. 8-Oct. 28 and Nov. 24 - Jan. 15. Shoot
ing hours are noon until sunset on opening day
(Sept. 3) and one-half hour before sunrise to sun
set for the remainder of the season dates. Sunrise
and sunset times are available on the Outdoors
GA app (available free on ITunes or in the Google
Play store) or at http://aa.usno.navy.mil.
Many WMA public dove fields are reserved
solely for quota hunts on opening day, so be
Opens Saturday, Sept. 3
sure to review dove hunting rules and regula
tions to ensure the availability of the held you
plan to visit.
Want to know what a held is expected to look
like before you head that way to hunt? You are in
luck! Each year, WRD biologists and technicians
prepare a dove held forecast for wildlife manage
ment areas and some additional helds identifying
available crops and anticipating the conditions for
opening day. This forecast is available at www.
georgiawildlife.com/DoveForecast.
Regulations quick review: The daily bag limit
is 15 doves per hunter. Collared doves may be
taken, but do not affect the count of your daily
limit. Any autoloading or other repeating shot
gun must be plugged to hold no more than three
shotshells while hunting doves. And, as always,
hunters must obtain permission from landowners
before hunting on private property.
Dove hunters 16 years of age and older must
possess a Georgia hunting license and a free Mi
gratory Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP)
Permit. HIP provides biologists with needed
information to ensure conservation of migratory
bird populations while providing quality hunting
opportunities. When hunting on a WMA, you
also must possess a WMA license. Hunters may
purchase licenses online at www.georgiawildlife.
com/licenses-permits-passes, by phone at 1-800-
366-2661 or at license vendor locations (list of
vendors available online).
Updated and accurate harvest rate estimates
facilitate the successful management of doves.
In 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey, Biological
Research Division and the U.S. Fish and Wild
life Service in cooperation with several states,
including Georgia, initiated an ongoing dove
banding project. Hunters can participate in this
conservation effort by examining harvested doves
for leg bands and reporting band numbers to the
USFWS at www.reportband.gov or by calling
1-800-327-BAND.
Planning on dove hunting at a private held? Be
sure that held is legal. How to know? Check out
the online brochure, "Dove Hunting and Agri
cultural Practices in Georgia,” available at www.
georgiawildlife.com/hunting/dovebrochure .
For more information, visit www.georgiawild-
life.com/hunting/regulations.
GEORGIA DOT STRIPING
OPERATION MOVING TO US 25
The Georgia Department of Transportation
will begin applying thermoplastic striping to
US 25/State Route 121, encompassing both
Richmond and Burke counties. Raised Pave
ment Markers (RPMs) are also going in for
Richmond County. This operation will begin
today and last until Friday, Aug. 26 from 9
a.m. to 8:30 p.m. It will occur on US 25 in
Richmond County from the Burke County
line to Tobacco Road. The Burke County
striping runs from the county line to mile
post 22. This is a slow-moving operation
that requires rolling lane closures. Motorists
are asked to use caution, reduce speed and
remain alert to changing traffic conditions.
The striping is taking place because the
rehectivity of the RPMs will enhance the
visibility for drivers at night and in inclement
weather. New stripes will also help properly
delineate lane boundaries for safe driving.
ANSWERS TO PUZZLE 836
Church news
Harvest Day Program
Thomas Grove Baptist Church's annual Har
vest Day program of the will be held Sunday,
September 27th at 2:00 p.m. Guest speaker will
be Rev. Robert Stephens and the Beechwood
Baptist Church. The public is invited.
Annual Summer Revival
Allen Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 113
Allen Chapel Road, Waynesboro, will hold its
Annual Summer Revival Aug. 29- Sept. 1 at 7:30
p.m. nightly. The public is invited.
continued from page 7A
Church Anniversary
Gospel Explosion Outreach Ministries, 431
Old Sardis Rd., Sardis, will celebrate its 18th
Walking in Love Church Anniversary August
31-Sept. 2 at 7:30 p.m. nightly. The celebration
will climax on Sun., Sept. 4 at 4:00 p.m. Pastor
and Overseer Bishop Willie Jones, Jr. invites
the public.
Annual Fall Revival
The annual fall revival of Thomas Grove
Baptist Church will begin Monday, September
5th - 9th beginning each night at 7:00 p.m. The
evangelist for the week will be Rev. Tommy
Burgess. The public invited to attend.
Choir Anniversary
The Metropolitan Baptist Church Choir will be
celebrating their Choir Anniversary on Septem
ber 11, 2016 at 2:30 pm. Rev. Timothy Kirkland
invites the public.
Homecoming
Sardis Baptist Church will be celebrating its
Homecoming, Sept. 25 at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Nich
ols will be guest speaker. A covered dish dinner
will follow. Everyone is invited.
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