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Hunting

Dan Quillian: Master Of The Longbow

The archery business is enjoying an unparalleled boom across Georgia and the nation. The lion’s share of this growth revolves around compound bows and their related equipment, But, there is a growing company of bowmen who have tried the wheeled bows and are reverting back toward traditional longbows. Perhaps the best known longbowman in the…

New Georgia Duck Stamp

To hunt ducks in Georgia this fall, you’ll have to be a two-stamp hunter. Georgia’s new mandatory duck stamp is available, and just like the definition says, if you want to hunt waterfowl in Georgia, you must have the state stamp in your possession in addition to the federal duck stamp. The stamp is expected…

Richard Little’s West Point Lake Record Bass

Here’s the 14-lb., 2-oz. largemouth bass record from West Point. Richard E. Little, of Powder Springs, caught the fish on April 15, 1988.   West Point Lake Record Fish  

26-Point Piedmont NWR Freak

When David Studdard of Lafayette stumbled out of the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge woods Oct.29 and excitedly stammered to his hunting buddy that he had killed a deer with 13 points on each side, and to top it off, the non-typical rack was still in velvet, his friend looked at him and said ” Oh…

Jackson Lake Record Striper

Scott Hayes holds the current Lake Jackson striped bass record with a 27-lb. fish he caught in June 1985. A few weeks earlier, Scott’s dad, Guy, caught a big striper in the same stretch of Lake Jackson that weighed 24 pounds. “They were both caught at the headwaters of Lake Jackson at the Alcovy River…

Altamaha River Record Largemouth Bass

The official record bass from the Altamaha has stood the test of time, but it wasn’t recognized for most that time. Discovering a bucketmouth from the past is like finding an old Boone & Crockett buck, but it’s much more difficult. An old buck’s rack can be officially measured, but and old fish had to…

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