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Hunting
If this world were void of beagles, I believe Aubrey Holcombe would still be trying to find his purpose in life. His love for hounds and rabbit hunting run as deep as any I’ve ever seen. Beagles and hunting are so important to him that family, friends and even his preacher don’t call him Aubrey.…
On Sunday, January 23, 2005, DNR Law Enforcement Ranger First Class (RFC) Chris Hodge received a telephone call from a member of Mumfort Island Hunting Club in Camden County informing him about someone dumping a deer carcass at one of their gates. RFC Hodge drove to the area to investigate and located a deer carcass,…
Mike Tuten of Augusta, tired of his runner-up finishes in many local bass tournaments, has finally fulfilled a burning desire to make the prestigious Mr. Clark Hill Bass Fishing Championship his first major victory. On October 1 on Clarks Hill Lake, the Richmond County Fire Department lieutenant weighed in five largemouth bass totaling 14.9 pounds…
My buddy Greg Grimes called me a few years ago. “I’ve got a sweet spot to go duck hunting. Let’s go.” Sure, why not? The alarm clock went off at 2 a.m. After pouring a cup of coffee, we put his Lab in the truck and hauled tail for Calhoun. On the ride up he…
The breeze put a perfect chop on the water at Dodge County PFA as my 3/8-oz. chartreuse spinnerbait with gold willowleaf blades landed just beyond some standing timber with an audible sploosh. I let the bait sink for three full seconds and began turning the reel handle slowly. I could feel the big blades thumping…
If you are a Georgia duck hunter, hope for snow up north. For southern duck hunters the weather in northern states and the amount of water here are big influences on the quality of hunting. All things being even, what’s the prospect for the 2005-06 season? “On the poor, fair, good, excellent rating scaleв I…
With firearms deer season underway, most people have already set their stands up and are ready to do some serious hunting. Every hunter knows, however, that sometimes the best-looking stand location isn’t quite right. It’s too far from that trail the deer are using, nearby foliage is blocking a shot, or the deer aren’t hitting…
I felt a little guilty when I looked at my truck’s odometer to begin tracking my mileage for a scheduled story out of the office. My assignment was to do an article on the vast amount of WMA squirrel-hunting opportunity that is available in November while so many GON readers have deer hunting on the…
Nick Phillips of Dawsonville was hunting on Dawson Forest WMA on Sunday, September 25 when his 1997 Chevrolet Z-71 pickup truck was severely vandalized. The truck was parked at an area off Ga. Hwy 136, on the Burnt Mountain Tract of Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Nick’s truck was damaged so badly his insurance…
I parked Dale Turner’s truck and boat trailer in the little gravel lot at his Lincolnton neighborhood’s private boat ramp and hustled back down the hill expecting to see him idling the boat up to the dock so I could jump on board to begin a day of crappie fishing at Clarks Hill Reservoir. When…
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