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Fishing
Georgia’s commercial and recreational shrimpers will have more time this season to harvest food shrimp after the state Department of Natural Resources extended the shrimping season Monday. State law normally closes the shrimp fishery Dec. 31, but the Commissioner of Natural Resources can lengthen the season if data show shrimp are abundant and likely to…
Dr. Michael Chamberlain, Ph.D Terrell Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources University of Georgia With deer season winding down, turkey hunters are eyeing spring and what many of us consider the best time of the year—spring wild turkey season! A question I am often asked is why…
VOTES, which stands for Voice Of The Educated Sportsman, is a GON survey that has been around for more than two decades. A question on the survey each and every year is Rate Your Deer Season, which gives us county-specific ratings that can be compared to historical trends. We simply want to know how your…
Country-Fried Venison Steaks You’ve got to try this recipe from Beth Strickland, who prepared this dish as part of the Middle Bay Boat Team during a AWF Gulf Coast wild game cook-off. 2 lbs. cubed venison steaks Whole milk 2 cups all-purpose flour Seasoning salt Black pepper to taste 1/4 cup bacon grease 2 cups…
I’m that guy who gets a message on Facebook and might see it four weeks later—and by might I mean maybe and probably not. You are better off sending smoke signals than “hitting me up” with a social media message. There is lots to dislike about social media, but what’s happening now is dangerous. Remember…
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The minutes ticked on: forty-four, forty-five, forty-six. I was running out of patience, time and getting really antsy. Dad told me to sit still; it was just getting prime time for the deer to start moving and coming out to eat. The anticipation was killing me. I had seen the big buck on the trail…
It was 6:00 o’clock that morning. The alarm clock was making the noise of an airplane roaring through the sky. I leaped out of my bed as I was rubbing the gritty, sleepy sand out of my eyes. I did not get much sleep last night because I was so excited about the next morning…
Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The water finally cooled off, and the fishing is heating up. The baitfish are starting to bunch up better, and the bass are feeding up heavy right now. We have been catching a lot of spotted bass, and every now…
Clarks Hill: Level: 3.2 feet low. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Mild staining. Linesides: Guide Bradd Sasser, of William Sasser Guide Service, reports, “The hybrids and stripers have moved into the backs of the creeks on the upper end of the lake and also out the Georgia Little River branch. Downlines, planer boards and trolling A-rigs…
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