A high-tech research project teamed with middle Georgia’s Devil’s Backbone hunt club to catch their first golden eagle in Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.
The golden eagle – considered one of the state’s rarest raptors – was caught on Feb. 15 on the club’s 4,700-acre lease area that borders Sprewell Bluff Wildlife Management Area near Thomaston.
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