PNG' alt='E Gon Adventures' title='E Gon Adventures' />The Story Of Arthur Woody And His Trout. Ask just about anyone in the Peach State who is even remotely familiar with the name Arthur Woody 1. Hes the man who brought deer back to the mountains. Although he is best remembered for restoring deer to the mountain region, one of the least publicized aspects of his extraordinary career in conservation and one that is every bit as important is his visionary trout stocking program. Explore Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace with videos, a plot synopsis, and pictures. U/TilcNtYKC1I/AAAAAAAAAEs/IvN3witclp4/s1600/e-gon3.PNG' alt='E Gon Adventures' title='E Gon Adventures' />His work in introducing non native rainbow and brown trout to the mountains, and in restoring native brook populations, is nothing short of amazing. Thanks to his hard work and determination, by the time Ranger Woody began to gain notoriety for his successful deer program in the late 1. Blue Ridge WMA had been a popular outdoor activity among Georgia sportsmen for well over a decade. Arthur Loved His Specks. For a man of the mountains, Arthur Woody had an unusual affinity for water and the creatures that swam in that water. Although its likely he never saw a beach or an ocean during his lifetime, he loved to swim in the lake he built behind his house, and he swam in it often. That love of swimming almost cost him his life toward the end of his career in 1. Woody Lake, as he often did whenever the weather permitted. During his 3. 0 plus year career with the Forest Service, Ranger Woody was instrumental in the construction of four lakes in the Suches area, and he did much to clean up and improve many of the mountain streams and rivers that flowed through his district after the heavy logging operations of the early 2. He grew up stalking native brook trout and other fish species in some of those very streams. To his way of thinking, a mountain stream or river without trout was like a dark summer night in the South without fireflies. Thanks to his efforts nearly 1. No sooner had Arthur Woody been promoted to the rank of forest ranger in 1. This was nearly 1. From 1. 92. 7 to 1. Ranger Woodys deer herd grew from a few dozen animals to an estimated population of 2,0. During its early years, the primary focus of the Forest Service was to reclaim the land and restore the forests that had been so badly exploited. Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast Rarest. E Gon Adventures' title='E Gon Adventures' />Hey, welcome to the super cool lowtech search page To search for something, hit CtrlF or AppleF and type what youre looking for. Let your browser do all the. E Gon Adventures' title='E Gon Adventures' />Preventing forest fires, and fighting fires after they had started, was also a top priority. These tasks were challenging at best, and the Forest Service had its hands full simply trying to accomplish its goal without expanding into other areas. Ranger Woody clearly understood that he had been hired to reclaim the land and restore the forests. He attacked his job with a passion, but his vision for reclaiming the forests was much broader in scope than that of his employer. He strongly felt that no forests could ever be complete without containing the fish and wildlife species that he had known and loved as a boy. Deer and bears had all but been exterminated from the north Georgia mountain region by 1. Wild turkeys were on a steep decline, and the native brook trout that he loved so much were becoming increasingly rare. So what did he do He took matters into his own hands. One of his favorite mottos was Do what needs to be done, and ask permission later. Using his own money and his own resources, he set in motion a plan for procuring and releasing an unknown quantity of non native rainbow trout from a fish hatchery in Denver, Colorado into some of the local streams in his beloved Rock Creek Refuge later to become Blue Ridge WMA. In all likelihood, the Forest Service was probably aware of what he was doing, and he probably had the blessings of his superiors. As long as he carried out his normal duties, his superiors couldnt find fault with any extracurricular activities. Itchy Fungus Between Fingers. The first shipments of rainbow trout made the cross country trip by rail. They arrived in Gainesville in large wooden barrels. Ranger Woody and his son Clyne met the train and loaded the barrels onto a truck. Clyne later recalled that he and his father hauled the barrels of fish by truck to the foot of Black Mountain and transferred them over to a horse drawn wagon. From there the history making trout splashed their way along Grassy Gap Road, across Grassy Gap, and over to the game refuge, a strenuous trip to say the least. Its a wonder they survivedThis was before the road from Stonepile Gap to Suches was completed over Woody Gap. Automobile travel across the mountains was very difficult in those days because very few improved roads existed in the area. The best way to reach Suches from Dahlonega was by way of the Grassy Gap Road route, but it was a grueling journey, and one that automobiles often failed to complete. Strained engines often overheated on some of the steep uphill grades, and brakes often burned up trying to navigate some of the dangerous downhill grades. With the help of several hired individuals, Ranger Woody and Clyne placed the trout in Noontootly Creek today known as Noontootla Creek, Smith Creek, Little Rock Creek, Cooper Creek and the Toccoa River, now regarded as one of the best trout rivers in Georgia. Apparently the fish thrived in their new home. Thus began a very primitive trout stocking program that the Ranger continued to improve upon for the next two decades. Ranger Woody continued ordering rainbow trout from Colorado, and he also ordered several shipments of non native brown trout from a hatchery in Washington State. He built his first fish rearing enclosures on land he owned next to the game refuge on Rock Creek. Within a year or two, he began ordering brook trout fingerlings and fry from sources believed to be in New York State or New England. The invasion of the Civilian Conservation Corps, often called Roosevelts Tree Army but known locally as the CCC boys, to Camp Woody in Suches and several other nearby camps in 1. Ranger Woodys conservation projectsincluding his fish stocking efforts. Suddenly he had a small army of willing and able bodied young men to carry out dozens of projects, including the labor intensive job of hauling heavy fish canisters and barrels to remote streams and releasing those fish safely into the water. The CCC boys also built special fish ponds and small dams in streams and did much to improve trout habitat across the area in and around Rock Creek Refuge. Ranger Woody continued to order rainbow and brown trout throughout the 1. Realizing just how important trout and deer were to the mountain region, the Forest Service finally got on board with Ranger Woodys fish and deer stocking programs in the early 1. As some of the local lakes and state parks were developed in the early 1. Trout fishing in Rock Creek Refuge and other nearby areas became very popular with Georgia sportsmen long before the first deer hunt was held in 1. Fishing Was A Lifelong Passion. Jdbc Driver For Oracle 8I. Ranger Woody loved his mountain trout. In fact, he loved to fish for bass, bream and anything else that might be found in a mountain lake or stream. In a December 1. 94. Outdoor Georgia magazine titled Deer Hunt by Jim Mc. Graw, which described the first deer hunt of modern times held in the Blue Ridge WMA a month earlier in November, the author made the following observation Every trout fisherman in the Southeast knows the creeks Noontootly, Jones, Montgomery, Mill, Rock Creek, and Rock Creek Lake in the refuge. Many thousands of rainbow and native trout brook trout have been released in those streams and in the lake. Each year, trout fishermen eagerly await the announcement of open dates on those streams. They flock to Rock Creek Lake throughout the weekends of summer. DMX Ruff Ryders Anthem. Best of DMX https goo. LVLFFu. Subscribe here https goo. RLFj. LMMusic video by DMX performing Ruff Ryders Anthem. C 2. 00. 1 The Island Def Jam Music Group.