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Jim Bland, of Jesup, was born in 1929 just as the effects of the Great Depression were beginning to be felt by many Americans. His outdoor life was greatly influenced by his father, James R. Bland, and his grandfather, Daniel Tate Bland, who was born in 1850. Today at 92, “Pops,” as he is known…
Wild Hogs Should Be Public Enemy No. 1 On Wild Turkeys Dear GON, I think there are many reasons why the turkey population is on the decline. I’m sure habitat reduction has something to do with it, but certainly not the only thing. I’m for a two-gobbler limit and maybe a shorter season, but is that…
Evans County High School students Davis Madden and Jayden Faulkner won the first Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Bass Fishing State Championship, presented by Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance. The championship tournament was held May 8 at Lake Lanier. Faulkner and Madden had a five-bass limit that weighed 20-lbs., 3-ozs. to collect the win. There were…
By Mike Harp Just wanted to sit down and tell my story of the last four years of gator hunting leading up to my 2020 13-3 beast. It all started with my first tag in 2013. I thought it was going to be easy to just go out and get one. Well one weekend later,…
When you have a mind like mine—or what’s left of it—philosophical discussions can turn into wondrous occasions. Eons ago, I learned all there is to know about philosophy from this one professor—Ol’ RC. That wasn’t actually his name, you see, which is but a portion of learning this philosophy business in the first place. So…
By Paul Dennis Each year Fellowship of Christian Athletes Outdoors hosts its Shooting Sports Camp the second week in June at Charlie Elliot Wildlife Center in Mansfield. This year campers from five different states gathered to enjoy safety instruction, range time, inspirational services and fellowship. Participating students are ages 12 to 18 years of age…
Summer Events June has turned a page and we’re past the halfway point of 2021. I’ve always enjoyed longer hours of daylight, but June 21 was the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. Each day now grows shorter by a minute or two, and in a few months, this will trigger a change…
Seventeen weekly winners and four hunters in our wildcard spots are looking forward to the chance to win a new truck from John Megel Chevy. The grand-prize winner will be crowned during the Truck-Buck Shoot-Out at the Ap-Pro Outdoor Blast on Aug. 22. The four weekly winners during bow season have already earned $1,100 Mathews…
Funny, the things that run through your mind at a time like this… “It’s an overlooked fishery,” guide Capt. Garrett Ross had said. Three fishermen in a boat 75 yards away have been fruitlessly beating the bank’s rip-rap up and down for at least the last 20 minutes. Mere yards beyond them, the 8 a.m.…
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