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MONROE OUTDOORS by Terry W. Johnson
Don’t miss a chance to hunt
en you for a number of small
stop and game species open during
think Nevember. Here is a list of
about the seasons that begin this
it, the month.
only two months Monroe ' Quail The season
hunters cannot legally hunt for the bird known as
are June and July. Isn’t that the Prince of the Game-
something? It is hard to birds runs from Nov. 16
believe we can enjoy through
this time-honored Feb. 29.
tradition throughout The daily
most of the year. bag limit is
That being said, if 12. Before
you were asked to pick the white-
your favorite month tailed deer
to hunt, which would became
it be? In my case, in the most
the blink of an eye, I popular
would choose Novem- 2 game
ber. . TERRY w. JOHNSON animal in
There are a couple of the state,
reasons why I would veteran
pick November. First, I hunters will tell you open-
love to hunt in November ing day of the quail season
because the weather is so was the most highly antici-
often ideal. In my eyes, the pated opening day of the
perfect November day is entire hunting season.
cool, humidity is low, and Nowadays the popu-
skies are often crystal clear larity of quail hunting
and breathtakingly blue. I has plummeted locally
also enjoy the scent of the primarily because quail
fall woods, beautiful red, are not nearly as abundant
yellow, and orange fall foli- as they once were. One of
age, as well as the sound the prime reasons for the
made by leaves crunching quail’s demise is much of
beneath my hunting boots. the county’s quail habitat
To top it off, at some time has disappeared. As such,
during the month I can most local quail hunters
Zhunt all species of game travel elsewhere to hunt
found in Monroe County this magnificent game
with the exception of the bird.
wild turkey, fox, bobcat Rabbit - The rabbit
and American woodcock. season also extends from
This unbelievable assort- Nov. 16 through Feb. 29.
ment of hunting oppor- Hunters can bag 12 rabbits
tunities is made possible per day. Nowadays al-
by the fact the seasons though rabbit populations
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November l3, 20l9
this
November
Quail season in Monroe County is Nov. lb-Feb. 29, but quail, known as the
‘Prince of Gamebirds,’ are now hard to find
locally, primarily because of loss of habitat. (Photo/Terry Johnson)
will often fluctuate from
year to year, rabbits are
faring better than quail.
While few hunting experi-
ences compare with hunt-
ing rabbits with a pack of
beagles, hunters can also
hunt them without the
help of dogs.
Crow — The crow season
opened Nov. 2 and will
close on Feb. 28. There is
no limit on the number of
crows you take in a day. It
should be noted crows can
be taken outside the hunt-
ing season only when they
are causing. damage to
agricultural crops. While
most crow hunters use a
call held in the mouth, the
use of electronic calls is
also legal. .
Snipe Snipe season
comes in Nov. 15 and
ends Feb. 28. Hunters are
allowed to take eight per
day. The Wilson’s snipe is a
long-billed migratory bird
that winters in small num-
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Most of the snipe bagged
locally are en route to their
wintering grounds in such
places as South Georgia
and Florida. They are
particularly abundant in
shallow marshes along the
coast. Before the demise
of most of the dairy farms
in the county, snipe could
often be found probing
for food in muddy spots
created by herds of dairy
cows. These days snipe are
most often encountered
along the muddy shores of
farm ponds and the like.
Fortunately, local hunt-
ers can hunt small game
on public lands a few
miles from their home.
The Rum Creek Wildlife
Management Area offers
small game hunting Nov.
2-13 as well as Nov. 17-
Feb. 29.
Across the Ocmulgee
River in Jones County,
hunters can hunt small
game on the Piedmont
National Wildlife Refuge
on the following dates:
Squirrel - Nov. 10-13 and
Nov. 17-Feb. 29; Rabbit
Nov. 17-Feb. 29; Quail
- NOV. 29-30, Dec. 13-14,
Dec. 27-28, Jan. 17-18, and
Ian. 24-25; and raccoon
and opossum - Dec. 6-7,
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For more information
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sult the 2019-20 edition
of the Georgia Hunting
Seasons and Regulations
Guide. This free publica-
tion is available at your
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guide can also be viewed
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Georgiacom.
In closing, please note
the following corrections
to the printed guide: quail/
rabbit opening date - Nov.
16, 2019 and crow season
Nov. 2, 2019-Feb. 28, 2020.
Terry Johnson is retired
Program Manager of the
Georgia Nongame-Endan-
gered Wildlife Program. He
has written the informative
column ‘Monroe Outdoors’
for the Reporter for many
years. His book, ‘21 Journey
to Discovery,” is available at
The Reporter. Email him at
tjwoodduck@bellsouth. net.
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