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Hunting
Last deer season was the most phenomenal deer season that Georgia hunters have ever experienced, and we never saw it coming. Compare the estimated deer harvest from last season to the population numbers that we reported in last year’s Deer Special, and you will notice that something doesn’t sound right: we killed more than half…
As I hurried across the pasture, I couldn’t help but think what a long shot this would be. By the time I arrived at my destination, a briar-choked wale behind a small pond, only 10 or 15 minutes of shooting light would remain. But sometimes, when the conditions are right and the rut is just…
“October will be a dynamite month for hybrids,” said Tony, “and they are just about to turn on here in West Point.” As he said that, guide Tony Daigrepont was just finishing his boat preparation for a live-bait hybrid trip on West Point. It had been a slow, hot summer for hybrids, and Tony was…
Given the number of hunters and the millions of man-hours spent afield, hunting remains a relatively safe sport — but accidents occur. During the 1997-98 Georgia hunting season, the DNR Law Enforcement Section recorded 65 hunting-related accidents. The total includes 16 self-inflicted injuries, 20 cases where one hunter shot another, and the highest number of…
The last thing Dennis Holman expected on August 24 was to be attacked by a wild hog in his front yard. Dennis lives between Blue Ridge and Ellijay, about one mile from Rich Mountain Wildlife Management Area. He owns a ceramic tile business, so he decided he would knock off for the afternoon. Dennis got…
Cooler weather, less competition, and bass ready to eat make October a great time to be a bass fisherman, especially if you fish Clarks Hill. “I would rather be on Clarks Hill in October than any other lake,” said Steve Taylor, a member of the Georgia Bass Chapter Federation (GBCF) state team. “It is just…
Few buck signs are more exciting to find on your hunting property than recent rubs. Especially bragging-sized, BIG rubs.Everyone who has hunted has had a hunting buddy come out of the woods all excited saying, “Man, you wouldn’ t believe the rub I found. It’s on a tree as big as my leg and it’…
“What? No more deer tags? How will they know how many deer were killed? This is awful! Now there is no way to keep those sorry poachers from killing more than five deer!” Many hunters reacted this way when they bought their big game license prior to the ’96-’97 deer season. I was slightly amazed…
Jonathan Clifton, of Siloam, holds the current channel catfish record for Lake Oconee with a 34-lb., 8-oz.. fish he caught on May 31, 1998.
Jim Ezell, of Blue Ridge, holds the Blue Ridge lake record for smallmouth bass with a 6-lb., 14-oz. bronzeback caught in on May 15, 1998.
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