Hunters in trees put on notice
For any hunters that have been using the Geltner / Audubon Nature Preserve on Anneewakee Road as their private hunting ground: Time to relocate your diggs to a new location.
Last weekend I worked with several other volunteers to clean up and post notices on illegal deer stands on the Geltner / Audubon Nature Preserve on Anneewakee Road. Hunters have until October to remove their deer stands from the property when the Atlanta Audubon Society volunteers will return to remove the deer stands and turn them over to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department.
I took pictures of the deer tree stands we found, but there could be more.
Heading into the Geltner / Audubon Nature Preserve . . .
We come across a couple of camp sites that we disbanded:
First deer stand – this one’s been here for a long time:
Second deer stand – in a really beautiful setting:
Third deer stand – a pretty basic model:
Fourth deer stand – really more a chair than anything else
And in the midst of all this. . . these hunters are baiting the deer! What sportsmanship!
And here’s a blatently unethical and lazy way to hunt. This feeding station is positioned in the middle of 3 or 4 deer stands making the hungry deer an easy target.
Fifth deer stand – another chair:
Sixth deer stand – we had to hunt for this one it was deep in the forest and camouflaged quite well.
We also picked up more than three truck loads’ worth of trash that was scattered through this beautiful forest. It appears that some of the residents from the local neighborhoods have been using the property as a dumping ground. Why, we even picked up someone’s kitchen sink!
Stay tuned for more information about this wonderful property.
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Is this nature preserve open to the public? Where on Anneewakee Road is it located? Is it safe? Also, do hunters hunt there during the day (I don't hunt so I don't know)?
The nature preserve is owned by the Atlanta Audubon Society and is not usually open to the public. However the Audubon Society is planning to host some nature walks in the future. Right now, there are not many good trails into it and it's pretty rugged. There will also be a time in October when we will return to remove the deer stands and other things - if you're interested in coming along then, send me an email and I'll let you know once it's been scheduled.
I think people trespass on the property to hunt during the Fall hunting season. I've been out there many times during the Spring and Summer and never run into anyone else.
The property fronts the North side of Anneewakee starting where the power lines are (and there's a trailer park) - the dam with the running water that you can see on Anneewakee is also on Audubon property. Beyond the dam is a pond where quite a variety of water fowl make their home.