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Hunting

Mountain Grouse: Ghosts Of Craytonia

In the fall of 1999 I had a bad case of the melancholy. My up-and-coming grouse dog had died and had left me feeling down in the dumps. Little Mac, our young Brittany spaniel, had died from what was evidently a brain tumor. Little Mac started having seizures in his second year which progressively became…

South Georgia DNR Biologists Taking Students To School

Educating customers to exactly what a business does is an important component of every business model. WRD Fisheries is no different. The truth be told, however, WRD Fisheries employees find educating youth on how it manages fish especially fun. Fisheries staff have made youth education an important responsibility in that education effort. That means taking the…

Clybel WMA Rifle/Pistol Range Temporarily Closes Jan. 3

Beginning Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, the Clybel WMA Rifle and Pistol Range will be closed for maintenance and renovation work. As part of the environmental stewardship plan for the range, the lead in the berms must be periodically reclaimed and recycled. In addition to reclaiming the lead from the range, the berms will be renovated to…

Lanier Shellcracker Record Broken After Nearly 20 Years

When you think about fishing on Lake Lanier in December, visions of big striped bass on the end of your line likely come to mind—at least before a shellcracker flopping in the boat would. Michael Madryga, of Cumming, and his son Blair, 25, were fishing Lake Lanier Dec. 12 when they put a new lake-record…

Hero Service Members Enjoy Annual Georgia SCI Veterans Deer Hunt

The Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) was proud to host Georgia veterans and family members for its annual Veterans Deer Hunt on Dec. 5 in Cedartown. Some of the veterans had never hunted, and others had never experienced success on a deer hunt. After a warm welcome and introductions, veterans were treated to…

Six Bears Fall On One-Day, Middle Georgia Bear Hunt

The annual one-day bear hunt on private lands in Houston, Twiggs, Bleckley and Bibb counties was held on Dec. 18, and this year six bears were brought to the Oaky Woods check station.  New for 2021, Bleckley County was added to the list of bear hunting counties, so now bear hunting is allowed on the…

Skin And Cape A Buck

Last month when deer processors across Georgia were full and not taking deer, we showed how to skin and quarter a deer on the tailgate. Now, let’s show how to skin a buck properly, so the cape is in great shape for a taxidermist. Scott’s video blog Southern Reflections With Scott Hodges appears regularly at…

Hunt Nice, Hope For Luck

Back in my old way of life, putting others first when deer hunting on the same piece of land didn’t usually happen. Today, many years later, when I hear a story about a deer hunter taking the last available stand on an afternoon, and then dropping a buck that scores in the 160s, it confirms…

Christmas Tree Drop-Off Stations On West Point, Allatoona

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a pair of news releases yesterday with information for those interested in turning their live Christmas trees into fish habitat. The drop-off locations are in various locations around West Point and Allatoona. Lake-specific information is below. West Point Christmas Trees The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West…

Roadkill Monarch Grosses 174 Inches

People commonly see dead does and other animals on roads but rarely a 14-point buck killed by a vehicle. When that happens, it creates a buzz among local sportsmen. Such a buck turned up on Highway 33 just south of Douthit Road near Sylvester in Worth County. This deer had quite a history in the…

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