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The long 2022 Georgia deer hunting season is now just a memory. The hunters have retreated to the comfort of their homes for a much-needed break. There will be months before they begin serious preparations for the 2023 deer season. Some might wonder. Once the deer season ends, do WRD biologists, technicians and other personnel…
It’s almost here. Spring is right around the corner. Warmer weather beckons from just a little ways out now, and cabin fever will be cured soon, for several months at least. We’re fortunate here in the South to only be dealt a mild, though still unbearable winter. I have no clue how our northern brethren…
Many deer hunters see the calendar in phases. Take the Fourth of July, for example. Bowhunters will mark that as a time to take the bow to an archery shop and get it tuned. You may consider adding some new arrows or broadheads to replace those lost or shot up last season. As July moves…
By Kayla Segars My husband, Billy Segars, has been hunting northeast Georgia since he was old enough to walk. His father would let him tag along to the hunting club since he was around three or four years old. He has always sat by himself. To this day, the pair has never sat in the…
Five Coyotes On Redlands WMA Dear GON, After not being a subscriber for years, I decided to start again due to GON’s Coyote Cull. I was at Redlands back during the bow season, and the first thing I noticed in an area where I was hunting was that there were no squirrels. After 6 p.m.…
Smack-dab in the middle of more than 5,500 game-rich middle Georgia acres; beagles squalling and roaring fit to blow needles off the pines; a perfectly frosty, sunny morning; perched squarely in the path of the already half-hour race—and leave it to Blaine Burley to come up with a kamikaze attack rabbit! Monday, Jan. 16, was…
In the 20-plus years that GON has been asking readers to rate their deer seasons, the 2022-23 hunting season survey resulted in the highest percentage of hunters giving their season ranking as “Excellent,” the top choice in the survey. Of the 1,292 readers who either filled out a Rate Your Season cover ballot, sent an…
Smoked Catfish Dip We had some company coming over to watch some football recently and my wife asked me to pick up an appetizer at the grocery store. A smoked fish dip sounded nice, so I checked out the offerings at Publix. It was $8.99 for a small tub of dip, and I would probably…
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It’s a sad day in America when a good man passes away yet we have to worry about labels like environmentalist and conservationist as being bad words. Long before there were terms to describe what we were doing, it was hunters and fishermen who protected and enhanced our lands and waterways. Regardless of the word…
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