Anglers and paddlers closely watch bill intended to make some streambeds off limits in Georgia

Conservationists and environmental groups are sounding the alarm over a measure that they say will unravel the protections for fishing and hunting in Georgia that were fast-tracked last session. The bill, sponsored by Waycross Republican Rep. James Burchett, has been presented as a follow-up fix after the agriculture industry and private property owners objected to […] The post Anglers and paddlers closely watch bill intended to make some streambeds off limits in Georgia appeared first on Georgi

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