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The 2004-2005 deer season was like every other season of late in that lots of really nice bucks were taken in all areas of the state. However, a signficiant number of hunters were not satisfied with how the season played out. A variety of factors probably led to slow hunting. An outstanding mast crop kept…
Nathan Lewis holds the current largemouth bass record for Lake Blue Ridge with an 11-lb., 10.7-oz. fish he caught on Feb. 1, 2005. Nathan also hold the Blue Ridge record for brown trout with a 9-lb., 4.8-oz. fish. Click here to see all of the Lake Blue Ridge records.
Do you want the bag limit on does increased from 10 does per season (as it is now) up to 15 as is currently being planned? Do you want scopes on muzzleloaders? Do you want the Southern Zone deer season and the deer season in archery-only counties extended to January 15? Do you want to…
Robbie Sowash wanted to be on the water right at 7 o’clock. “Daylight,” I thought. “Is there an early bite on Oconee? It’s mid January.” I must confess. It had been quite a while since my feet were planted on the deck of a boat while I chunked bass lures into my home waters of…
EXCELLENT Deer Season Dear GON, I will be the first to tell you, I have not seen as many deer in the last couple of years as I have in years past. I did not see as many deer this season as I did last. I did not kill as many deer this season as last,…
Wayne Cauthen was sure he had killed a pretty nice buck on some private property in Harris County the Saturday after Thanksgiving. What Wayne didn’t count on was what he found when he retrieved the deer. The 8-pointer featured a rack covered in velvet and a milk sack with a small penis protruding from it.…
Thirty-two youth hunters, a dozen squirrel dogs and their handlers, and about a dozen WRD volunteers showed up at Dawson Forest WMA on a frosty December 18 for a treeing-feist squirrel hunt. The kids were paired with some of the best treeing feists in north Georgia and the dog’s handler for the morning hunt. At…
Georgia lawmakers honored Georgia’s sporting heritage at the state capitol on Tuesday, January 11. Sen. Jeff Mullis (R, Chickamauga), Sen. Preston Smith (R, Rome), Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor (D, Albany) and Gov. Sonny Perdue (R, Bonaire) were among those who addressed sportsmen and representatives of more than a dozen groups that support outdoor activities, including…
February 2005 Feature Articles: Big Crankbaits On Shallow Oconee Docks The March weather is unpredictable so anglers have to be versatile to cash in on super spring fishing. Deer Management Plan Includes 17-Deer Limit Issues that affect outdoor pursuits take the stage as Georgia General Assembly heads toward final days of session. Altamaha River Crappie…
Last summer GON mentioned a new product by Pennington Seed Co. that targets waterfowl hunters and their need for a food-plot product. A Briefly blurb discussed the new Wildlife Rice product, and it drew quite a response from Georgia duck hunters. You might think that growing rice in Georgia is a stretch, and the return…
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