WMA signs in Lanier County, Alapaha River

Christopher Graham reports: “These signs are everywhere on Hotchkiss Road on the Lanier side of the Alapaha River.”

Boundary Wildlife Management Area
Boundary Wildlife Management Area; Photo: Christopher Graham, 29 July 2017

Please note this is not the Alapaha River Wildlife Management Area off of US 319 between Tifton and Ocilla. That Alapaha River WMA is way upstream of the top of the Alapaha River Water Trail (ARWT), although it is on the ARWT map.

These new WMA signs are in the middle of the ARWT on this 266 acres in Lanier County parcel 043 0005A between US 84 and Hotchkiss Road, on the east (left) bank of the Alapaha River.

Lanier County between Hotchkiss Road and US 84
Lanier County parcel 043 0005A upstream on the Alapaha River from US 84 to Hotchkiss Road.

Chris Graham saw no signs on the Lowndes side of the river, where 124.59 acres are owned by the same Acree Investments Ltd., in parcel 0259 030A.

Entire WMA viewed from Lowndes County Tax Assessors
Lowndes County parcel 0259 030A upstream on the Alapaha River from US 84 almost to Old State Road.

Chris Graham added:

So the landowner signed a two years lease with the DNR to see how it will go. This section of the river is now a WMA hunting area.

I’ve found nothing on the GA DNR websites nor any news stories about this WMA.

GA DNR Wildlife Resources Division, A Federal Assistance Project
GA DNR Wildlife Resources Division, A Federal Assistance Project; Photo: Christopher Graham, 29 July 2017

I also don’t know what “A Federal Assistance Project” means for a Georgia WMA. I will inquire. If anybody else already knows, please let us know.

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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3 thoughts on “WMA signs in Lanier County, Alapaha River”

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  2. Richard Selph

    I have looked into this tract it’s a small tract only some where around 200 and some few acres kinda small tract I would hope that this would be bow hunting only ! kinda small to be hunted with rifles and not to meantion very dangerous for rifles talk to a local game warden and he has told me that he has saw no paper work on this wma so I’m guessing paper work will be soon on this tract

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