Draft Letter to DNR Board

[hunt4crappie]

Draft letter removed

[hunt4crappie]

Here are all the DNR Board members and their contact information.

About the Board of Natural Resources
The Board of Natural Resources consists of 18 citizens appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Georgia Senate. The Board is responsible for setting rules and regulations ranging from air and water quality to hunting seasons and provides input into issues such as the agency’s budget recommendations and legislative initiatives. The Board meets 10 times a year, usually the fourth Tuesday (Committee Day) and Wednesday (Board Day) of each month at the offices of the Department of Natural Resources located at 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SE, Suite 1252 East Tower, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.



DNR Board Members

First District
Loyce W. Turner
608 Howellbrook Drive
Valdosta, GA 31602
Res: (229) 244-1501
Fax: (404) 656-4729

Tenth District
Joseph "Joe" M. Hatfield
P.O. Box 558
Baldwin, GA 30511
Bus: (706) 778-5100
Fax: (404) 656-4729

Second District
Philip C. Watt
P. O. Box 1577
Thomasville, GA
31799
Bus: 229-226-4300
Fax: 404-656-4729

Eleventh District
William A. "Bill" Carruth Chairman
P. O. Box 423
Hiram, GA 30141
Bus: (770) 445-3224
Fax: (404) 656-7429

Third District
Warren C. Budd, Jr.
P. O. Box 1723
Newnan, GA 30264
Bus: (770) 251-3630
Fax: (404) 656-4729

Twelfth District
Mabel C. Jenkins
1012 Highway 23 North
Millen, GA 30442
Res: (478) 982-4196
Fax: (404) 656-4729

Fourth District
Dwight J. Davis
1180 Peachtree Street, N. E.
Atlanta, GA 30309
Bus: 404-572-4791
Fax: 404-656-4729

Thirteenth District
Walter A. Hudson
6934 West Broad Street
Douglasville, GA 30134
Bus: (770) 942-5641
Fax: (404) 656-4729

Fifth District
Thomas W. Wheeler, Jr.
P. O. Box 957209
Duluth, GA 30095
Bus: (770) 476-4801
Fax: (404) 656-4729

Coastal District
Jenny Lynn Bradley Vice Chairman
1 Sylvan Island Road
Savannah, GA 31404
Res: (912) 354-3260
Fax: (404) 656-4729

Sixth District
James W. "Jim" Tysinger
3781 Watkins Place, N. E.
Atlanta, GA 30319
Res: (770) 457-2375
Fax: (404) 656-4729

Member-At-Large
Eugene "Gene" M. Bishop
9168 Dawsonville highway
Dawsonville, GA 30534
Res: (706) 265-1600
Fax: (404) 656-4729

Seventh District
Robert J. "Bob" Rutland
1137 Clark Street
Covington, GA 30014
Bus: (770) 787-2006
Fax: (404) 656-4729

Member-At-Large
Phyllis T. Johnson
87 Bill Thompson Road
Hazlehurst, GA 31539
Res: (912) 375-9865
Fax: (404) 656-4729

Eighth District
Earl D. Barrs Secretary
149 Lamar Street
Macon, GA 31204
Bus: (478) 741-8742
Fax: (404) 656-4729

Member-At-Large
William C. "Bill" Archer
P. O. Box 97
Tiger, GA 30576
Res: (706) 947-3045
Fax: (404) 656-4729

Ninth District
James A. "Jim" Walters
P. O. Box 2935
Gainesville, GA 30503
Bus: (770) 534-9909
Fax: (404) 656-4729

Member-At-Large
Ray P. Lambert, Jr.
P. O. Box 428
McDonough, GA 30253
Bus: (770) 957-8511
Fax: (404) 656-4729



For your convenience in contacting the Board of Natural Resources to provide input on DNR issues, please use the following options:

Mailing Address:
Board of Natural Resources
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SE
Suite 1252 East
Atlanta, GA 30334.
Fax Number: (404) 656-4729
E-mail Address: dnrboard@dnr.state.ga.us

[jroz]

Looks good to me Jim. I Will send one in when you have them ready

[FalconSmitty]

thx for getting us moving on this Jim. Will post for download when you finish.

[Dutch]

Are you wanting to implement a statewide 10" limit? Or do you have a few lakes in mind?

I have no problem supporting a 10" limit on some lakes, but I will not support a statewide 10" limit on crappie.

[hunt4crappie]

Are you wanting to implement a statewide 10" limit? Or do you have a few lakes in mind?

I have no problem supporting a 10" limit on some lakes, but I will not support a statewide 10" limit on crappie.

I would think on a few lakes to start as a pilot program. It may not be feasible to do this statewide. That is what I am seeking input for. The letter can be changed at this point to support the views of the majority.

Do you have some ideas as to which lakes would be the best to implement this? Maybe we should approach this in a similar fashion as striper size limits.

[DaltonTrollers]

I will not support any additional regulations. We have enough rules and regulations to go by already. Next we'll have a season for fishing and only be able to fish at certain times of the year.

[Dutch]

I would think on a few lakes to start as a pilot program. It may not be feasible to do this statewide. That is what I am seeking input for. The letter can be changed at this point to support the views of the majority.

Do you have some ideas as to which lakes would be the best to implement this? Maybe we should approach this in a similar fashion as striper size limits.

I would recommend Oconnee/Sinclair since they are centrally located, have good infrastucture ( plenty of ramps, nearby motels, eating places...etc). Also they share the same river system and both a large enough that with a 10" limit they would be a dynamite fishery along the lines of Talquin. Maybe West Point and Clarks Hill at a later date if the idea takes hold and shows that it is working.

I am sure that you will get a dozen different recommendations for lakes.

[jafacman]

I have sent you a pm Jim and would like to thank you for stepping up to the plate to help get this done You have tons of support

[jafacman]

This is a study of 5 lakes that imposed lenght or creel limits and has proven that lenght limits will make for the same amount and better quality fish in the three year old range. FACTAFS Online Journals - Evaluation of Minimum-Size Limits and Reduced Daily Limits on the Crappie Populations and Fisheries in Five Large Missouri Reservoirs

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