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WMA Turkey Hunters Asked To Comment On Hilliard Plantation Tract

Some WMA turkey hunting regulations are being proposed on a newly acquired 7,000-acre tract of dirt in Marion County. The Hilliard Plantation Tract is part of the Chattahoochee Fall Line (CFL) WMA, which includes three other tracts: Almo (6,700 acres), Fort Perry (2,100 acres) and Blackjack Crossing (1,600 acres). The Hilliard Plantation Tract was brand new…

Widow Charged With Murder Of Missing Seminole Duck Hunter

UPDATE: Dec. 16, 2018: Denise Williams was found guilty Friday, Dec. 15 in a Tallahassee courtroom of three counts, including first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Her husband, Mike Williams, was killed by Brian Winchester, who had been Mike Williams’ best friend. Denise Williams and Winchester were having an affair and planned the murder.…

4th Annual Unicoi Call Makers Show Is Jan. 11-12

Some of the best turkey call makers in the country are convening at the lodge at Unicoi State Park on Friday and Saturday Jan. 11-12 for the 4th annual Unicoi Call Makers Show. Some 75 call makers from across the South and as far away as Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania will be offering their hand-crafted…

204-Inch Bow-Buck Returned To 17-Year-Old Hunter

The saga of a massive Worth County buck taken with a bow by a 17-year-old hunter, later confiscated by DNR because the teen didn’t have a valid hunting license, has concluded with the young hunter paying a fine and the rack being returned. “We paid the fine, and we got the horns,” said Jeff Paramore,…

Cohutta’s John Roy Brackett Passes

He was buried in his camo shirt and work overalls with a cigar in his pocket. If he’d had his way, they probably would have buried him with his 50-year-old Willys Jeep that still runs like a charm.  John Roy Brackett, of Cisco, well-known locally for his lifetime of hunting exploits, passed away quietly at…

Trappers Who Think

I enjoy reading articles about trappers who have found a way or technique that really works for them. Lots of trappers have written books about trapping, some of which cover the basics while others go into great detail about specific sets or baits to use. Trapping videos are a great way to relax and spend…

Gator Trout In The Deep December Holes

Georgia is truly blessed to have one of the very best trout fisheries on the east coast. From the creeks of Savannah to the marsh down in St. Mary’s, trout are plentiful and plain fun to catch. From April to mid-December, limits can be had by slinging jigs to creek mouths or soaking shrimp under…

A Wood Duck Game Plan

Duck season preparations for us in Talbot County begin in May as soon as the last of the turkey gobbles are heard in the morning fog. When the leaves are fresh and thick on the trees, we know it is time to start planting our duck fields. We have a 12-acre bottom that is filled…

Local High Schoolers Win FLW Tournament On Seminole

The Georgia Student Anglers duo of Jackson Conley, of Bainbridge, and Brunson Fain, of Donalsonville, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 17-lbs., 3-ozs. to win the 2018 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Lake Seminole Open presented by Berkley. According to post-tournament reports, the duo caught their fish in the Flint…

100 Years At Thompson Pasture Hunting Club

As the memories begin to flow, so do a few tears; but like those recollections, they spring from joy.  Eighty-nine-year-old Dent Newton can’t hold them back, and that’s OK. The big crowd on hand to honor the oldest member of Georgia’s oldest deer-dogging club has nothing but respect for this gentleman—a word that fits him…

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