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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 68…
A new community archery park will hold its grand opening at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at Lakepoint State Park at Lake Eufaula. The Lakepoint Community Archery Park is located near the park’s campground and day-use area. The public and media are invited to attend the grand opening ceremony. The archery park will…
A couple of fishermen off the coast of San Diego, Calf. recently did their part to continue the life of a great white shark. Captured on video, they were able to remove some fishing-net lines that had become tangled around the shark, according to a news story on Fox6. Watch the latest video at foxnews.comSean…
I’ve wanted to write this one for a long time, but finding the words is just flat hard. I’ll just come out and say it. Man, I miss Michael. It’s funny to say that now. As I’m typing these words I can remember a time when we didn’t care for each other in the slightest,…
Most every striped bass caught in Georgia waters is spawned in a hatchery and stocked by WRD Fisheries personnel, but in the rolling stretch of the Coosa River from Rome to Lake Weiss there’s some natural reproduction of stripers. It’s a rare occurrence for landlocked populations of this anadromous species—fish that naturally migrate from the…
Logan Fisher and Will Hart of Madison County High School in Danielsville finished a fantastic bass fishing season with a second-place finish at the 2021 Bassmaster High School Series Classic on Eagle Mountain Lake and Lake Worth near Fort Worth, Texas. Logan and Will came up just short—only 6 ounces—from winning the High School Classic…
Team Bubba Key won first-place and a check for $3,000 in the 100% payback Brandon Key Catfishing Tournament on Lake Sinclair June 5-6. The 6th annual fundraiser netted $42,458 for 30-30 Ministries, a 501c3 non-profit organization youth ministry whose mission is to use hunting and fishing as a platform to share the Gospel of Jesus…
The ePropulsion Georgia TEC (Total Electric Championship) was held on Hard Labor Creek Reservoir on May 29. There were 72 anglers who competed for the opportunity to earn a Navy 6.0 EVO 9.9 hp electric outboard motor. Out of the nine clubs that competed in the state championship, Blake Yarter and Charlie Dick landed the…
Researchers have discovered the longest distance ever recorded by an adult male white-tailed deer—close to 200 miles (300 kilometers) in just over three weeks. According to researchers, the finding has important implications for population management and the transmission of disease, especially chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological disease. “Deer are one of the most abundant,…
If you’re looking for a hunting opportunity this time of year, you might want to consider a trip down to Florida for some wild hog hunting. During spring and summer, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) offers public hunting opportunities for wild hog at 26 wildlife management areas (WMAs) across the state. Wild…
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