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Fishing
It’s time to blow the dust off your Zebcos and spinning reels — crappie season is about to be here! Those of you who still go fishing for the pure comfort and relaxation of the sport may not enjoy the hustle and bustle that often accompanies fishing on a major reservoir. Maybe a day of…
With the approach of the 2002 General Assembly, we grow closer to learning whether sportsmen will be missed, winged, or gut shot by budget cuts. DNR’s Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) has already submitted mandatory proposals for meeting a 5-percent cut for the budget, and as GON reported last month, the items on WRD’s list don’t look…
If a big bucketmouth in the boat is on your agenda this spring, let me get you started a few weeks early — and you’ll barely have to leave Atlanta to try and catch one. Located in portions of Butts, Jasper and Newton counties, Lake Jackson is a traditional big-fish lake in February. You don’t…
Wyman Stowell, of Griffin, said he had hunted Oaky Woods WMA for three years and had not seen a deer. “But this place is so thick with planted pines that I thought there had to be a big deer in there.” On the afternoon of Nov. 28, 2001, Wyman was 18 feet up a tree…
For 10 minutes the buck was in sight around Jeff Banks’ deer stand. The first day of gun season, and evening hunt, and Jeff was about to shoot a buck—and that’s saying something. This is a man who has already killed and passed up bucks that would gross near 150. Pulling the trigger on a…
As I walked the two-thirds of a mile back to the tree where my portable stand was hung, it seemed as though you could see every star in the sky. It was 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 27, and about 24 degrees. I walked in slowly, as to not make any unnecessary noise, or get overheated. …
Before picking a tree to climb opening morning, it may be advantageous to first think about all the changes a piece of hunting property can go through. Recent clearcuts should be a little thicker while older ones may be more open. Was timber harvested? Maybe the oak branches are heavy with acorns — maybe they’re…
Opening day of archery season often presents a contradiction to southern bowhunters. We spend months practicing, scouting, placing stands, and getting ready. Anticipation is high, and we canʼt wait to get in the woods. Then, when we finally get to hunt in mid-September, we find that the heat is almost suffocating, and the bugs are…
August in Georgia. Itʼs one of the most uncomfortable places on earth this time of year. Most anglers have given up on fishing for the year and are starting to get in that hunting mode. Well, thatʼs too bad, because this month is when the bass fishing really heats up—just do it at night. A…
Georgia Outdoor News is moving to the country—making the move from Marietta to Madison. GON purchased the 13,000-square-foot, 46-year-old Springfield Elementary School, located on Seven Islands Road southeast of Madison. The building was last used as a school in the early 1970s. Most recently it housed a commercial venture to grow mushrooms. Renovation of the…
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