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Features: Tackling Lake Tobesofkee Late Summer Bass Lighted docks before daylight, combined with a variety of daytime patterns, produce well on this little Macon lake that offers good September bassing. Brooke! 13-Year-Old Wins 2005 Truck-Buck Shoot-Out Brooke Tomlin shocked the crowd and out-shot the field to win a brand new pickup truck in GON’s big-buck…
The sun was still below the eastern treeline as we chunked topwater lures in Newton County’s Lake Varner. We were hoping one of the lake’s notorious big largemouths, or an aggressive hybrid, would strike. The reservoir was slicked out — bad conditions for topwater strikes — but it sure made for a peaceful beginning to…
Are you one of those hunters sitting around the house waiting impatiently for deer-hunting season to begin? If you are, get up and go get yourself a copy of the new Georgia hunting seasons and regulations booklet and study it closely. You will find that there is an animal you can hunt during small-game season,…
Folks who had been on an alligator hunt said it would be intense, unlike anything we had ever experienced. This time, folks were right. Releasing an arrow at a gator 10 feet from the jonboat at 1 a.m. was an adrenaline rush, to say the least. But that was only the beginning of an adventure…
After watching the 120-class, 8-point buck feed on peas for 20 minutes just 30 yards away, Phil Webb now had a sinking feeling as he watched the buck slowly walk directly away and out of the food plot. “That would have been my second-biggest buck ever. I had the safety on and off several times,” Phil…
July 17: Valley Sportsman, West Point The fishing was pretty slow at the Valley Sportsman tournament at West Point. Twenty-two boats decided they’d try to beat the heat and fish, and in the end it was Martie Murphy and Mike York who won with 15.46 pounds. Second went to John Pearson and Trey Rhodes with…
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There is a new food plot on Dawson Forest WMA, coming up lush and green after all the summer rain. The high-quality plot was planted not by WRD personnel, however, but by volunteers. In late June, volunteers trailered in their own equipment to plant WRD’s seed and fertilizer. “I had three volunteers with tractors,” said…
The summer of 2005 began on Georgia’s lakes the way most summers do. Anglers, skiers, and pleasure boaters took to the water in droves as temperatures warmed. And until the last week of June, there had been very few accidents. However, in a 10-day stretch between June 20 and July 1, three separate boating accidents…
Of the many national wildlife conservation organizations that are well known to sportsmen, only the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) calls Georgia home. On Saturday, August 6, QDMA will officially open its new, permanent headquarters site near Athens, and Gov. Sonny Perdue will lead the dedication. QDMA members and all hunters interested in learning more about…
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