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Opposition by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to a specialty license plate that would raise money for SEEDS, a program that promotes hunting and fishing to kids, resulted in the SEEDS fundraiser being cut. Volunteers who have been organizing kids hunts and youth conservation work days through the SEEDS program expressed shock. GON is…
Jason Harrison, of Calhoun, was on the Oostanaula River March 11, 2007 with his brother David, who already held three river records prior to the trip. Jason was fishing cut bait and caught his own record fish, a 37-lb., 3-oz. flathead catfish. This fish was weighed, identified, and then returned to the river near where…
If you pay attention to the information an uncooperative gobbler provides you each morning, you may be able to turn the tables on the tom during an afternoon hunt. The wind was blowing fairly hard when I got out of my vehicle at approximately 4 p.m. for a late-afternoon turkey hunt. I checked my equipment,…
The anti-hunting effort is alive and well and living in Georgia. As we have reported several times recently in GON, the rampant anti-hunting organization The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is trying to stop all hunting on Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and 36 other recently acquired refuges across the country. Their weapon…
For more information on the Chattahoochee River tailwater and its macro-invertebrate life (fancy term for trout food), visit the website of the Chattahoochee Coldwater Fishery Foundation at www.ChattahoocheeFoodWebs.org/ “Critter”: Caddis Size: 14-20 Dry Fly Pattern: X-Caddis or Elk-hair Caddis Sub-surface Pattern: Hare’s Ear Nymph, Prince Nymph or Z-Wing Caddis “Critter”: Blue-winged Olive Size: 14-24 Dry…
I was able to spend my summers in high school working for a general contractor. The money was good, and I had the opportunity to acquire some skills that I use around the house today, from duct-work to carpentry. Some of those days, however, were pretty tough. I have a few memories that involve me…
Hook: TMC 100, Sizes 12-18 Thread: 6/0 or 8/0 Tan Hackler/Tail: Light Ginger Hackle/Hackle Fibers Wing: Dyed Yellow Mallard Body: Light Cahill Dubbing “Light cahill mayflies begin showing up in March, but come late April, they will be in their full glory. Fish these flies when small, cream-colored mayflies are present, which will generally be…
Georgia bass fishermen have a wonderful dilemma every March. There are so many good lakes for bass fishing this month that it is hard to choose which one is best. Lake Lanier has to be at the top of any list when considering where to go right now. Lanier is full of big spotted bass,…
I was feeling pretty confident as I stood beside my hunting partner Bobby Knight. It was opening day of turkey season and the orange glow of the eastern sky began to push the darkness from around us. The woods were coming to life as a half a dozen or so barred owls began their morning…
Opening day of turkey season is a date that every turkey hunter in Georgia looks forward to each year. For my dad and I, the 2004 season was only the second year we had looked forward to opening day of turkey season. We are both active deer hunters and my dad, Jeff Sr., is a…
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