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Fishing
After one of the warmest early springs I can remember, a series of mini cold fronts have blanketed the state for the past couple of weeks. Currently, as I’m typing this, I can see the last bit of frost melting off the hood of my pickup truck in the backyard. But, on the TV in…
Lynn Darsey is a frustrated mom. Her son, Cannon, took his first turkey ever last season, and it was a doozy. She, and a lot of others, believe the 11-year-old’s gobbler is one of the best-scoring typical birds in Georgia history. Where exactly that bird ranks among other typical Georgia gobblers is unknown, however. Normally,…
There was a time years ago when I tried pretty hard to convince my younger brother, Walter, to go turkey hunting with me. I had experienced some early success in the turkey woods and curiosity eventually got the best of him. The first day we went to the turkey woods together, I managed to call…
A solid bass right off the bat is always nice—takes some pressure off when you need a picture fish. On the contrary, it’s a bad feeling when hours tick by and cast after cast go unnoticed. We know that feeling too, because after a bass that hit in the first 10 minutes of our morning,…
Parents today make sure their children are equipped with helmets, knee pads, elbow pads and bottled water before they are allowed on a bicycle. They have the pediatrician on speed dial. The kid’s Pre-K vaccination records are stored in their computer. Things weren’t always that way. When I was a kid, I was a student…
Georgia B.A.S.S. Nation Winners Find Hartwell Bass Deep The Georgia B.A.S.S. Nation held its high school and middle school tournaments on Lake Hartwell on March 18, and the top participants had no problem with catching fish. The Irwin County duo of Peyton Dunn and Gavin Guy was the top high-school team with a five-fish…
Wild Dogs Chased Me Up A Tree Dear GON, Probably 20 years ago, I was still hunting for deer on private land in middle Georgia. While stalking in the woods, I heard a pack of wild dogs. As I passed into an open area, the barking got frighteningly close. Fortunately, I spotted a small tree…
As winter slowly loosened its grip in the South, some warmer, sunny days reappeared in March. It sure was a nice change from seemingly endless days of rain and cloud cover. My daily drive across Lake Lanier confirms the amount of rain we’ve had. The lake is almost at full pool. With spring in view,…
It seems to be a fact of everyday life—EVERYDAY—that wherever breakfast is served in establishments open to the public, one can stumble upon, over, around and through a gaggle of gents confidently curing the world’s ailments. One by one. Despite the fact that they’re all talking at the same time. Did I say gaggle of…
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