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March 17, 2010 THE TTOWNS COUNTY HERALD Page 9A SportsTowns County’s Leader In Sports ■ E-mail: [email protected] MarchDecember 17, 2, 20102009 www.townscountyherald.net Hiawassee, Georgia Four-run inning dooms Mountain Lions Time to talk turkey - turkey season opens March 20 by Mickey Seward, YHC Turkey hunters across agement Areas offer excellent bow, crossbow or compound SID the state are practicing their turkey hunting opportunities. bow. Wabash Valley College yelps and clucks in prepara- Through the WMA system, Conservation of the wild took advantage of a four run tion for the upcoming turkey resident hunters have access turkey in Georgia sixth inning and received a season. Opening day is Sat., to nearly one million acres of The comeback of the stellar pitching performance as Mar. 20 and the Georgia De- prime hunting land for just $19 wild turkey is one of Georgia’s the Warriors defeated Young partment of Natural Resourc- a year. great conservation success sto- Harris College 7-6 in a non- es’ Wildlife Resources Divi- Success rates and total ries. Although the bird popula- conference baseball game Sat- sion anticipates that the 2010 harvest numbers from 2009 tion currently hovers around urday in Young Harris, Ga. season should be good, and may help indicate which 300,000 statewide, as recently The Warriors (12-3 over- harvest levels should be simi- WMAs hunters should target as 1973, the wild turkey popu- all) trailed 6-3 going into the lar in comparison to the past this year. lation was as low as 17,000. sixth, but forced Young Har- several years. In the northwest, Crock- Intensive restoration efforts, ris (14-3 overall) to send four “There should be many ford-Pigeon Mountain and such as the restocking of wild pitchers to the mound in the in- vocal 2-year old gobblers Berry College WMA reported birds and increased emphasis ning. Young Harris starter Ben available for harvest this year the highest harvest rates. In the on biologically sound hunt- Watson, who, with the excep- thanks to the high reproduction northeast, Dukes Creek WMA ing seasons, have helped re- tion of a three run third inning, rate in the summer of 2008,” and Wilson Shoals WMA had establish turkeys in suitable had a solid fi rst fi ve innings, Adam Camara tries to cover home on a passed ball but the ball gets says Kevin Lowrey, Wildlife the highest harvest rates. In habitat in every county. This was allowed to start the sixth, away and the Wabash Warrior scores in 7-6 win. Photo by Jim & Resources Division wild tur- west central Georgia, hunt- resurgence is due to the efforts but was removed after walk- Lisa Bryant key project coordinator. ers should try Joe Kurz WMA of private landowners, hunters ing leadoff hitter Keith Koser. an RBI single to the fi rst bat- ting the defi cit to 5-3 in the Statistics from the 2009 and Rum Creek WMA. In east and conservation organizations Kendric McDonald came on in season harvest summary indi- central Georgia, Di-Lane Plan- like the National Wild Turkey relief and would face just two ter he faced B.J. Willis, but third on RBI singles by Rojas would settle the Mountain Li- and Rhodes and an error that cate that an estimated 56,113 tation WMA and Tuckahoe Federation. batters, getting Ed Rivera to resident Georgia hunters WMA reported high harvest The Georgia Chapter fl y out to right fi eld and giving ons down and keep them in the allowed another run to score. game the rest of the way. In The Mountain Lions would get bagged 27,323 turkeys last rates. In the southeast, hunters of the National Wild Turkey up a single to Steve Hodgins. year. The bird to hunter ratio should visit Dixon Memorial Federation has donated more New reliever Adam Camara fact, that single was the only another run when Marsh belted hit he would allow in 3.1 in- a solo homer over the left fi eld (harvest rate) for 2009 was .49 WMA and Sansavilla WMA. than $3,220,977 since 1985 immediately threw a wild pitch birds per hunter - the same as Middle Georgia hunter should on projects that benefi t wild that moved the batters up a nings of work. fence to make the score 6-3. Still trailing by just one But three batters later, Bollen- in 2007 and 2008. According try River Bend WMA. turkey and other wildlife. The base, then gave up a two-run to Lowrey, Georgia’s current Finally, in southwest NWTF works cooperatively single to Mel Rojas, Jr. After run, Young Harris couldn’t get bacher would enter the game anything going against Bollen- and turn the tide. turkey population is estimated Georgia, River Creek WMA in partnership with the Wild- Michael Mosby followed Ro- at 300,000 birds. and Chickasawhatchee WMA life Resources Division and jas’ single with a single of his bacher, who entered the game Voigt nearly matched in relief of starter Danny Gif- Bollenbacher’s dominance. Georgia turkey hunt- had the highest harvest rates. other land management agen- own that put runners on fi rst ers are privileged with one cies with the focus on habitat and second bases, respective- ford and shut the Mountain Li- In addition to the one hit he A special WMA license ons down the rest of the game allowed, he would walk just of the longest turkey seasons is required for any person enhancement, hunter access, ly, Camara unleashed another nationwide. With a bag limit wild turkey research and edu- wild pitch. Rojas never slowed to earn the victory. one batter and fan four in 3.1 16 years or older who does down after touching third base The Mountain Lions innings. Camara (2-1) was of three gobblers per season, not possess a valid honorary, cation. There currently are 96 and sprinted home. The throw were cruising along against saddled with the loss, allow- hunters have from Mar. 20 sportsman or lifetime license state chapters of the NWTF from catcher Brett Armour to Gifford, touching him up for ing two runs in one-third of an through May 15 to harvest when hunting wild turkey on with membership totals of Camara, who was covering four runs in the fi rst, thanks to inning. Watson allowed four their bird(s). a WMA, Public Fishing Area more than 16,000. the plate looked like it was in an RBI double by Matt Lobacz runs (three earned) on six hits Because most hunters or State Park. In addition, both For more information time to nab Rojas, but the ball and a three run home run by and fi ve walks in fi ve innings. pursue wild turkeys on private a valid hunting license and a regarding wild turkey hunting trickled out of Camara’s glove, Michael Squires. Young Har- He struck out seven batters. lands, the Wildlife Resources big game license are required opportunities, WMA hunting allowing Rojas to score. ris went a head 5-0 in the sec- Chris Holloway and Marsh had Division reminds hunters to to legally hunt wild turkey. opportunities, 2010 wild tur- Camara struck out the ond when Matt Lowery lifted a two hits each for Young Har- always obtain landowner per- Wild turkey legally can be key hunting seasons, regula- next batter before walking Ja- sacrifi ce fl y to centerfi eld that ris, and Squires fi nished with a mission before hunting. hunted with shotguns, loaded tions or license requirements cob Rhodes and giving way scored Daniel Marsh. game-high three runs batted in. WMA hunting opportunities with No. 2 or smaller shot, any in Georgia, visit www.gohunt- Wabash Valley would T(Mar17,TCH Spts1)ac to the inning’s third reliever, Georgia’s Wildlife Man- muzzleloading fi rearm, long- georgia.com. NT(Mar17,Z1)SH Steven Voigt. Voigt gave up march right back, though, cut- Softball goes 3-1 at Wallace State Invitational by Mickey Seward, YHC SID NASCAR 2010 Young Harris College’s By Gerald Hodges/the Racing Reporter softball team fi nished 3-1 at LET’S GO RACING BOYS the Wallace State Invitational While Kurt Busch’s after splitting its two games victory last Sunday at Atlanta Saturday in Hanceville, Ala. was impressive, it took a back The Mountain Lions defeat- seat to the on-track combat be- ed Jefferson Davis 4-3 in an tween Carl Edwards and Brad eight-inning affair to open the Keselowski. day Saturday. Victoria Sink The Edwards-Keselows- ki confl ict features a few chap- struck out 14 batters for Young ters written over the past season, Harris. Later in the day, Snead including the incident at Talla- State topped the Mountain Li- dega last April, the Nationwide ons 14-3. Series race at Memphis last Friday, Young Harris October, the Nationwide Se- won two games by defeating ries race at Daytona just a few Indian Hills 5-3 and Colum- weeks ago, and now the Kobalt Carl Edwards Brad Keselowski bia 7-3. The Mountain Lions Tools 500 at Atlanta. were scheduled to play Jef- Carl Edwards offered line and go in circles for three Joe Gibbs Racing, and Home swift retribution to Brad Ke- to four hours is boring. Depot took a chance with him ferson College later that night, selowski for what Edwards Edwards and Keselows- at the Sprint Cup Series level. but when the game scheduled perceived to be either an in- ki created excitement. But for every Logano, there before the YHC-JC game went tentional or foolish move by What happened between are 15 drivers who are still late and temperatures plum- Keselowski early in the race these two drivers last week waiting on sponsorships to get meted, the contest was called that damaged his car.