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Yellow River Game Ranch
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- Hours:
Mon-Sun. 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
9 reviews for Yellow River Game Ranch
I took my mother to the Yellow River Game Ranch, as she is from Florida and has never really seen animals. As we were walking through I noticed almost all the animals had eye infections as well as chest infections, and almost all the baby chicks has broken wings and feet. When you first enter the ranch there is a sign that say's that they take in injured animals and help them recover, but a couple of the employees told us they do not have a vet and all the animals go naturally. I figure if all of the animals are so closed in together, the infections are going to spread, and they will lose ALOT of their animals. Plus, there was a deer that got out of the fence as most of them on the outskirts were broken or bent, and all of the employees that I told, seemed to not care at all. Plus, I went to look for the deer that got away, and as I made my way all the way to the back on the outskirts along the river I came across 3 deer, 2 rabbits, and 1 beautiful rooster. I am VERY dissapointed with the ranch and hope they get their act together, otherwise they have no buisiness taking care of animals if they cannot take care of them.
Stacy
We went to Yellow River Game Ranch on the suggestion of a friend who had went and enjoyed her day. Our only mistake was not buying enough carrots and snacks for the animals.
When we walked out the door of the little gift shop/ticket area we were greeted by a baby deer (still in spots!) that we fed a carrot to. A few steps later we met a sweet and snuggly doe who ate a carrot right out of my hand, licked my face and then let me take a self portrait of myself and the deer! A few moments later.. BAM! Peacock crossing.
Needless to say there was a whole lot of petting going on, and we'll definitely be back again. Maybe when it's not as warm and the kiddies are in school.
We loved it!
This place is awesome. If you love animals, GO! The only complaint I have is that I feel like some of the cages are too small for some of the animals. I really hope they get to roam around sometimes.
But the experience of petting deer, and seeing all sorts of animals so close up and feeding them is priceless! Best thing--it's cheap!
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HOORAY! The pics of my son feeding the deer were priceless. If I were you I would definitely go and combine a visit here with going to Stone Mountain to make a day of it.
It's a cute place with plenty of animals and is basically a trail you follow thru the park as you feed and watch the animals. There are some in cages, such as bears and raccoons, and also a barn yard area to feed all the goats and sheep you can wrangle.
My son loved the ducks in their pond and actually tried to scale the fence to join them. It's not a place I would take a PETA rep, it's not the cleanest place in the world.....but the animals seem to be enjoying themselves are aren't being treated too badly.
Just be careful feeding the squirrels, they are a little scary with those claws!
My favorite area was the bunny pen. There must have been 20-30 of those furry little monsters in there!
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Oh how I love this place!
When the weather is nice, you drive out 78 till you see the big sign with the busted old car out front, and you have arrived to the Yellow River Game Ranch.
You go in through this old style shop where you can buy trinkets, taxidermied animals, dream catchers, and most importantly crackers and peanuts!
You follow along the trail and suddenly a cute lil squirrel will scurry right up to you! You offer him a peanut, and the little bugger takes it right out of your fingers and puts it in his mouth.
It's like being one of those Disney characters where all the animals out in nature are uncontrolably drawn to them. Even though they are just dealing with you because you have crackers and peanuts.
But wait, it's not just squirrels, oh no! Lots of deer, and they eat right out of your hand! There's goats, donkeys, pigs, chickens, peacocks (those f-ers kinda scare me) and even a little bunny ranch (hahaha, get it, bunny ranch?) Ok, but honestly this is such a great date, or just go with a friend type of place for animal lovers- and there really is a bunny section.
I reccomend going on a school day, to avoid the kids.
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Okay yeah this place is definitely worth a visit ESPECIALLY if you have children or your babysitting(brownie points with parents). The first time I went i was 10 and I thought it was boring but as i got older it grew on me. I'm not so sure about the caged animals (i still don't know how i feel about that) but it's a fun relaxing place to go to. I recommend during the fall when the weather is just right. During the summer it gets too hot (remember its a trail your walking) Don't forget to buy peanut bags at the entrance for the squirrels and chipmunks and bring extra coins to buy food for the petting zoo. A camera is recommended
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I have many fond memories of this place as a kid growing up around the Stone Mountain/Gwinnett area; although, I should add that most of the memories involve the smell of animal poop.
They have all kinds of smelly animals that seem to adore visitors (or despise them, animal body language is hard to read) who arrive with 50 cents worth of food purchased from the container that resembles a gumball machine dispenser. I don't know why the animals would get excited about hyper little kids groping them with their snotty little fingers and feeding them something that looks like it was taken out of a bag of Kibbles and Bits. But I guess hindsight is 20/20.
I re-visited this location about a year ago and it still smelled like animal poop all over the place like I remembered; however, they do have some really cool animals that reminded me why I loved this place so much when I was a child.
My favorite animal has always been the savage bobcat they keep near the middle of the park. It aways seems to licking its lips and admiring young children big enough to eat, while walking in stalker like circles around its cylinder shaped cage trying to figure out a way to escape. For those of you with kids, don't worry, the Bobcat's area is also surrounded by other fencing to keep those kids who have a death wish as far away as possible.
At the end of the your hike through the park, they have a bunny observation area, where little children and adults can pick up the bunnies, pet them, hug them, and almost drop them to their imminent death. I really used to like this part of the park when I was younger, but visiting this area as an adult left me a little concerned for the poor little rabbit's safety, mainly because the kids were arguing over who should hold the bunny and engaging in a tug of war over the creature trying to pull it away from one another. The little brats should not even be allowed to hold the little fella' if they are going to act like tiny barbarians. Parents, if you see your kids doing this crap lay the smack down on their back side.!! They are probably not old enough yet to realize that society ignorantly labels this action as "child abuse,"so take advantage while you can still avoid a lawsuit from the little brat. Or give me a few bucks and I will spank them.
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This place is so amazing. I try to bring everyone I know here. It is relaxing and fun. The bears are really cool they wave at you and you can throw peanuts in their mouth. There is a bunny place that has a sign out front that says "Don not pick up bunnies, do not chase bunnies if you can't follow these rules do not enter" and then inside you see children breaking both rules. The deer come to you and ask for food and if you feed them they will follow you. My favorite has to be the goats though. I love goats. Sadly the three legged goat they had must have died it hasn't been there the last couple of times I've been. All of the animals there are native to Georgia. So it is neat to go see them. They also have the largest buffalo herd this side of the Mississippi River. You will know when your near them it's the smelliest area. They stay far off from the gate though so you can't see them very well you but you can tell that they are huge animals. Oh and if you go in the Spring there will be lots of cute baby animals.
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I have gone to the Yellow River Game Ranch several times over the last few years. The rug-rats LOVE this place. Being stalked by a full size pig for a handful of animal crackers is a joy for them, as well as the perfect photo op for us. Watching a group?... gaggle?....gang?... herd?..... of deer make a mad dash at your toddler in an effort to either trample them or frighten them in to dropping their of animal crackers is also worth scrapbooking into their photo albums. It truly is a wonderful opportunity to expose the kids to animals that they otherwise would only see on the side of the road or from a distance through gates and the tuchis's of 50 foreigners with no sense of personal space. And yes, when they begin to mishandle or rough house the poor things, parents, lay a hand on their backside. Don't make me glare at your kid like I do those brats in the Reptile House that knock on the glass next to the signs that say not to. Your the parent: Teach your children well. Bring them to the game ranch with a packed lunch, a jar of animal crackers from your local warehouse store, bottles of water, and your comfy sneakers. When they tire out of the walk and feed, take them to the playground to eat, run off a little gained food energy, and then watch them pass out for the most gratifying three hour nap.
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