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Thought I Had Chased My Last Longbeard… Dear GON, I was diagnosed with an extreme case of renal cell cancer two weeks before the 2020 turkey season. After surgery that removed my right kidney and included some major complications for the first year, I thought I had chased my last turkey. I went from 272 pounds…
The Conservation LE Corner is designed to highlight the efforts of Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Division (LED) officers who, among their many duties, protect Georgia’s wildlife, sportsmen and natural resources from game-law violators. Ware County: Around lunchtime on Oct. 15, 2022, Cpl. Sam Williams received a phone call from Sgt. Jason Shipes instructing him to…
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When one makes his living with words, betimes there be exclamations or comments or phrases that simply leap out and grasp at one. Happens to me all the time. Doesn’t even have to be spoken; printed clauses jump right off pages. Especially mispelt ’uns. So I’m roaming from room to room a few weeks ago,…
It lies, does the old homestead, on an island of its own. A century old now but even at that little changed, it is surrounded by the vastness of the Okefenokee Swamp. The alligators know the place well, as do the bears, the hogs, the deer. But not as well as Joe Chesser. Looking back…
Although Lake Eufaula is known as “The Bass Capitol of the World,” a smorgasbord of panfish await your hook there in July. You might struggle to catch a limit of bass in the heat of the summer, but anglers can fill a cooler with tasty panfish like bluegill, shellcracker and crappie this month. With 46,000…
It’s no secret that just about every deer hunter wants to shoot big bucks. With the exception of obtaining free-range meat and perhaps the challenge of the pursuit, it’s a top reason many of us hunters wake up so early just to sit 20 feet up in the cold, dark woods instead of…
Beginning in January and going into March, thousands of kids from elementary age up to seniors in high school compete in the 4-H Project S.A.F.E. program. From archery to shotguns and even .22 rifles, kids are introduced to these sports, and a lot of them shoot better than seasoned adults. The state indoor archery match…
My boys’ faces lit up with joy and excitement. “Daddy, we hit the jackpot!” Not too many things in this life rank even close to seeing such joy in the eyes of your child. It was one of those days, one of those days every Georgia outdoorsman knows all too well. The sun was scorching…
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