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artistic bass on a hard card

License Hard Card

Choose from four card design options.

A group of hogs in a field.

Hog Down Awards Program

A group of people in motorized wheelchairs sat at a forest overlook and dressed in camouflage.

Outdoors Beyond Barriers

Learn about adaptive hunting and fishing opportunities from DNR

Deer in a field with the CWD logo

Chronic Wasting Disease

Take a stand against CWD.

A young woman wearing a blue t-shirt and bracelets holds a fishing rod while standing in the surf at the edge of the ocean. Beside her, a man in a light gray long-sleeve shirt, sunglasses, and a cap provides guidance, gesturing with his hand. The waves roll onto the shore under a darkening sky, suggesting early evening or dusk. In the background, several other people are fishing and walking along the shoreline.

Treat yourself! Go saltwater fishing?

Experience exciting saltwater fishing on Georgia’s 105-mile coast.

Fort Yargo Ranger gives kids a tour

Enjoy a State Park

Visit one of our 63 state parks and historic sites!

Amicalola Falls picture

Amicalola Falls

Visit the third-tallest waterfall (729 feet) in the eastern U.S.

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Georgia Department Of Natural Resources

Press Releases

2026 Shad Season Opens January 1
Social Circle, GA
Thursday, December 18, 2025, 13:00 pm

Commercial fishermen can take to the water beginning at 12 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2026, to take advantage of the opening day of shad season, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD).

Richmond Hill Educator Awarded Conservation Teacher of Year Grant
Social Circle, GA
Thursday, December 18, 2025, 12:57 pm
Wildlife Poster Contest Celebrates ‘Wild Little Ones’
Social Circle, GA
Thursday, December 18, 2025, 12:50 pm

Teachers and students across the state are invited to celebrate wildlife through art by participating in the 36th annual Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest.

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