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So you thought National Forest land was safe from the kind of rampant selloffs that prompted Weyerhauser to dump hundreds of thousands of acres of Georgia woodlands? Think again. If a proposal by the Bush administration goes through Congress, Georgia could lose more than 4,500 acres of the Chattahoochee and Oconee National Forests — including…
It’s September, and the thoughts of most hunters are focusing on the upcoming deer season. At this point, when the season has not even opened yet, not many folks are thinking about the end of the season, but a little foresight in September can do a lot of good for your deer herd. Now is…
When my best friend and I were just a couple of years out of college, one of our favorite pastimes, outside of hunting and fishing, was talking to old men. Their stories were timeless. Real-life memories of what life was like in our town when they were young were fascinating, and hunting stories were particularly…
Capt. Judy was on deck directing traffic —“Bring your line under this one — you guys bring your lines in.” At the center of the commotion on the rocking fishing boat was GON Editor Brad Gill, who had a white-knuckled, death-grip on a pool-cue-sized rod that was bent over the gunnels like he had hooked…
There are plenty of opportunities in Georgia for quail hunters to hit the fields with a dog — especially if you want to hunt with someone else’s dog shooting someone else’s birds. It’s another kind of quail hunter that’s getting scarce, the fellow who owns and feeds his bird dogs himself and keeps them in…
You can have your dream of a luxuriant food planting for deer, turkey or other game in the isolated heart of your hunting grounds. “But,” you say, “I don’t own a bulldozer or tractor, much less a trailer to haul them on.” Even if you don’t have farm machinery, or you are in an area…
As we mark the passing of another year, we’re happy to report that hunting is still allowed, fishing hasn’t been banned, and ground beef and milk are still for sale at the local grocery store. We can also report that HSUS and PETA and other animal-rights groups are not happy about these things, and they…
By my watch, we started fishing at 8:49 p.m. Darkness was settling in over Lake Hartwell, but some fast-paced fish-catching under the lights was about to begin. Hartwell fishing guide Wayne White had pulled up on a “pull through” as he calls it, a narrow area, or funnel area that concentrates both bait and hybrids…
If you are thinking it’s too late to plan or plant any new wildlife crops this year, think again. October is the optimum time to put in annual grasses like rye, wheat and oats or ryegrass, especially if you have access to a seed drill. You may already have all of your food plots committed…
On a recent return flight from Colorado, my carry-on luggage was a fly-rod tube. I became the recipient of some nervous looks from others in the ticketing lines, as I guess a length of PVC pipe isn’t the most comforting thing for a passenger to see before they board a plane in our day and…
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