TWIGGS COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia wildlife agents have cited multiple people for hunting violations.
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Twiggs County Game Warden Wes Freeman was patrolling the area on Saturday when he encountered a group of duck hunters on a private pond.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources said, upon inspection, Freeman found that the group had taken 28 ducks over the legal bag limit
Officials said citations were issued and the ducks were donated to a local veterans support group.
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According to Georgia DNR, permission must always be granted before hunting on someone’s property.
Georgia’s total bag limit is six birds per day.
The DNR said duck species daily bag limits include:
- One Black or Mottled Duck
- Two Canvasback
- One Fulvous Whistling Duck
- Two Mallards (only one may be a hen)
- One Pintail
- Two Redheads
- One Scaup
- Three Wood Ducks
For more information on hunting regulations, click here.
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