Jason Baldwin
UKC Forum Member
Registered: Jan 2011
Location: Rockmart, Ga.
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Originally posted by Robert Johnson
The license change is not the kind of change we are looking for in terms of hunting. I don't think anything of the sort would ever float, especially since the passing of the biker and hiker type stamps that you must purchase now to do these types of activities.at is mainly being looked at is the availibilty of the WMAs to be used by the small game hunter, and havingg easy access to the roads etc.. So many times, we apply for field trial permits to use wma xyz, and it is not available simply because it is not an "open" season in place at the time of the scheduled hunt. What we are working for is to have these areas open for licensed hunts, regradless of time of year, and to have roads open also. Sure there will be times when they would want to close them before a scheduled large type state sponsored event, like a youth deer hunt, but for most part, if you have a scheduled lincensed hunt, licensed by a registry such as UKC, we are working to ensure the one of choice will be open for your event. This is not for any "kill" type hunts, or personal pleasure hunts. The personal pleasure hunts would be very nice, without the kill part, but that will have to be worked on at a later date, once we get our feet in the gate. Note that as is with every permitted hunt, license of any sort is not rerquired, so folks from out of state or non wma users could still hunt the area during your licensed events.
It will take some time to sink in, but it is believed that this part will float, and that will surely be something that will help the comp hunter. We are also working in the "kill" areas for the gates to be open during the small game seasons. to many older folks can not walk the long distances required on these areas with gates closed. It is a pure shame to get to a tree that a wheel chair bound hunter could have gotten to see, just by driving the road, and looking out the window. We do hope to make improvements here, but it will take support, and work on our part, the small game hunters.
I live in Rockmart and love to go to Paulding Forest. There is a Beautiful waterfall on it and i wanted to take my friends hiking up there. I called the game warden people and specifically asked them if my friends needed a WMA stamp if they were just going walking through the woods. They said no they do not on Paulding Forest but on some they do. I was glad to hear that. When I coonhunted it, 90 % of the time the roads were closed and I had to park and walk. I even took buddys with me coonhunting there and a couple of them just plain hated it. Its hills and walking. But the woods are huge. Around 27,000 acres i think. I love the privacy and its way less likely your dog will end up in a back yard than some smaller woods.
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