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November 16, 2016
Reporter
Monroe Outdoors
Big opportunities for
BY TERRY W.
JOHNSON
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f you are
a hunter,
November
and
December
are special
months. With
all of the fanfare
associated with
deer and water-
fowl hunting, it
is easy to forget
that small game
hunting offers
some exciting outdoor
experiences.
Ironically, few Monroe
Countians take advan
tage of this bounty of
hunting opportuni
ties. Before the close of
December hunters will
be able to hunt the fol
lowing small game spe
cies: squirrels, crows,
rabbits, opossums, wood
cock and quail.
Squirrel season has
been open since August.
Dove season opened in
September. The opos
sum and raccoon sea
sons started in October.
The season on crows
opened Nov. 5 and closes
Feb. 28. There is no
limit on the number of
crows you can bag daily.
Quail season
opened Nov.
12 and will
close Feb. 28.
The daily bag
limit for the
popular game
bird is 12.
Rabbit sea
son began
Nov. 12 and
also ends Feb.
28. Hunters
are allowed to
take 12 rabbits per day.
Woodcock season will
not open until Dec. 10.
This season on this
unusual game bird goes
out Jan. 23. Since wood
cock numbers are still
quite low, hunters are
permitted to bag only
three timberdoodles per
day this year.
Ever since white
tailed deer populations
expanded to include
much of November and
December, many small
game hunters have been
reluctant to pursue their
sport. As a result, they
often do not even hunt
until the deer season
closes. This is unfortu
nate as November and
December provide fabu
lous hunting.
If you want to hunt
small game in November
and December but har
bor safety concerns, I
would like to suggest
a possible solution to
your dilemma. Why not
take advantage of the
small game hunting
opportunities offered on
the nearby Rum Creek
Wildlife Management
Area, Bond Swamp
National Wildlife Refuge
(NWR), and Piedmont
NWR?
The 5,739-acre Rum
Creek WMA is located
right here in Monroe
County. The area will
be open for hunting any
small game in season
from Nov. 13-Feb. 28.
You must sign in at the
Rum Creek WMA office
prior to going hunting.
A Wildlife Management
Area License is required
for any person 16 years
of age or older hunting
on a wildlife manage
ment area, public fishing
area or Georgia State
Terry W. Johnson
hunting small game
Park unless
they possess a
valid Honorary,
Sportsman’s
or Lifetime
Sportsman’s
License.
If you have
any questions
regarding
small game
hunting on the
Rum Creek
WMA, call the
Georgia Game
Management
Office in Fort
Valley at 478-
825-6354.
The Bond
Swamp
National
Wildlife Refuge
(NWR), locat
ed south of
Macon along
the Ocmulgee
River, is open
for squirrel,
rabbit, and quail hunt
ing Dec. 4-Jan. 31.
If you are interested
in hunting the Bond
Swamp NWR, visit
www.fws.gov/bond-
swamp. Permits are
required for all hunts.
In addition, hunters are
Rabbits are one of the small game available for
fall hunting in Middle Georgia. (Photo/Georgia
Wildlife Resources Division)
required to sign out har
vested game at refuge
check stations.
The Piedmont NWR
is open for small game
hunting as follows:
squirrel, rabbit and
quail only Nov. 13-Feb.
28; raccoon and opos
sum Jan. 6-7,
Jan. 13-14, Jan.
20-21, and Jan.
27-28.
Refuge
permits are
required for all
hunts. Contact
the refuge office
(478-986-5441)
for permits and
information
regarding small
game hunting
on the refuge.
Should you
hunt small
game on any
of these areas,
you will find
you will be
afield with few
hunters, none
of which will be
hunting white-
tailed deer.
Terry Johnson
is the retired
Program Manager of
the Georgia. Nongame-
Endangered Wildlife
Program. Pie has written
an informative column
for the Reporter for
many years.
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