The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is opening portions of its land for wild hog and deer hunting for two days near the end of October.
Refuge rangers have scheduled the hunts for next Friday and Saturday. Parts of the vast refuge will be closed to all but permitted hunters from 5:30 a.m. to noon both days.
The Okefenokee refuge will issue only 40 permits for the hunt on a first-come, first-serve basis. Hunters must use shotgun slugs or muzzle-loading rifles only.
All hunters must have a valid Georgia hunting license. Permits for the Okefenokee refuge hunt are $12.50 apiece.
The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge covers 402,000 acres of federally protected land near the Georgia-Florida state line. The refuge is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Security will be tight and traffic will be messy around the Morehouse College campus today. President Barack Obama will address graduates at the college's commencement ceremony.
Security will be tight and traffic will be messy around the Morehouse College campus today. President Barack Obama will address graduates at the college's commencement ceremony, and he'll also attend a Democratic Party fundraiser while he's in Atlanta.
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They say you can't win if you don't play, and thousands of people are. The jackpot for Saturday night's Powerball drawing is an estimated $600 million, giving many a bad case of lottery fever.
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State officials are reminding drivers the national "Click It or Ticket" campaign is set to begin and could translate to fines for drivers and passengers who aren't wearing seatbelts.
State officials are reminding drivers the national "Click It or Ticket" campaign is set to begin and could translate to fines for drivers and passengers who aren't wearing seatbelts.
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