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  spectr1705-17-2009, 11:03 PMGeorgia Announces Reductions In WMA Program 5/11/09
  SOCIAL CIRCLE, GEORGIA - The Department of Natural Resources' Wildlife Resources Division today announced that beginning July 1, there will be three less wildlife management areas (WMA) in the state's program and one WMA will be reduced in size. These changes were necessary due to decreased appropriations in the FY2010 state budget. Also, the Board of Natural Resources recently approved an addition of more than 1,700 acres to the state-owned Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area in Seminole County and another 7,000 acres in Long and McIntosh counties, known as Townsend WMA. The four areas affected by the 2010 budget are the Lake Burton, Lower Blue Ridge, King Tract and Rayonier WMAs. Lake Burton and Lower Blue Ridge are part of the Chattahoochee National Forest and although the Division no longer will be conducting wildlife management on these areas, they will still remain open for public hunting. The King Tract and Rayonier are annual leases in southeast Georgia and will most likely be leased from the landowners by hunting clubs.
  "The Division appreciates the continued support of the hunting public and is confident that by strategically selecting the areas to be reduced, we will minimize the ultimate effect on sportsmen," says Wildlife Resources Division Director Dan Forster. For more information on public hunting land in Georgia, visit www.gohuntgeorgia.com (http://www.gohuntgeorgia.com/) . Contact: MELISSA CUMMINGS, Georgia DNR Meilssa.Cummings@dnr.state.ga.us