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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) announced the appointment of Thom Litts to assistant director. Litts is a longtime employee of the division, most recently serving as chief of the Fisheries Management Section. “I am thrilled to announce the promotion of fisheries chief, Thom Litts, to Assistant Director of the Wildlife…
Some of my finest tale-telling ideas come from the deer woods. Mostly while hanging on the side of a tree in a 30-year-old climber. Not that all these strictly factual and totally straight-up narratives involve deer, however. For instance, there’s one critter that I’ve long had a love-hate relationship with. Squirrels hate me; because I…
Many outdoorsmen dream of one day starting their own business that harnesses their unique vision and provides new and exciting products to their fellow hunters or anglers. Jack Lane didn’t wait to get started on that dream. Jack, 13, is the owner of Chattahoochee Worm Company, based in his hometown of Columbus. He started the…
Hartwell: Level: 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 55-60 degrees. Clarity: Some stain the creeks and rivers but mostly clear on the main lake. Bass: Guide Matthew Justice reports, “The winter patterns have set in completely. Fish the points, rockpiles and ditches with underspins and brown football jigs. Fishing a red crankbait in stained water…
Patience paid off for bear hunters in the annual one-day bear hunt on private lands in Houston, Twiggs and Bibb counties on Dec. 19 as seven bears were brought into the Oaky Woods WMA check station. The hunters sat on the stand all day, counting squirrels, birds and a few deer, but no bears were…
Believing the early December arrival of cooler weather would have a positive effect on deer movement, Justin Roberts decided to spend last Wednesday afternoon checking out his Worth County hunting area. On this particular occasion he decided to take along his 4-year-old son, Levi. After reaching a blind situated in an area of open pines,…
Mornings in the Georgia deer woods like Timothy Vaughan experienced are what get hunters excited about the potential of the rut. Peaceful stillness in the stand can be transformed immediately into unexpected, exciting action—an adrenaline rush people who don’t hunt could never imagine. “It was a very quiet, calm and cool morning…” That is how…
For my third and final gift recommendation, the Favorite Defender series rod gets the nod. I have fished a 7-foot model for the past few months, and I’ve been blown away by its strength and sensitivity. This rod is perfect for bass fishing and inshore saltwater fishing and has a respectable $99 price tag. Satilla…
When Georgia anglers think of yellow perch, their first thought is probably some northern lake where walleye are king. The shallow, cypress-laden waters of Lake Blackshear might not come to mind when a yellow perch is mentioned. That may change now that Stephen Lane, of Cordele, has registered a whopper of a yellow perch that…
Keith Pike, of Mt. Zion, was hunting on Nov. 27 in Carroll County when he saw a nice buck that was limping as it walked. Keith shot the deer, and when he recovered it, he discovered that both front hooves were long and curved. “I’ve never seen both front hooves look like his,” said Keith.…
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