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Hog Poison Is Not The Answer, But I Got Some Ideas Dear GON, Thank you for bringing to light the stupid and disgusting plan that the government has to rid us of feral hogs. The farmers have convinced the government to allow them to poison them. If the wild hogs are such a problem, then…
By Rodney Simpson The morning temp was in the upper 30s, and it was clear. I had a 25-mile drive from my house to my hunting land. The heater in my old truck had quit working the year before, but I had worked on it, and I thought I had fixed it. It was a…
Blake Buchanan, of Ball Ground, is an avid bass fisherman and spends a good bit of time on the water. “Thanks to my work schedule, I get to fish two to three times week,” said Blake. “I decided to take one of my normal fishing trips to Lake Lanier yesterday (Feb. 22). I got on…
The Georgia legislature is considering a law change that will legalize hunting deer around feed with no distance restrictions in the Northern Zone. House Bill 923 and Senate Bill 450 are both simple paragraphs of legislation that make legal in the Northern Zone what’s been legal in the Southern Zone since 2011. The bills remove…
Go ahead and mark Saturday, March 10 on your calendar, and plan a trip to northeast Georgia to attend a great kids event that is completely free. The Currahee Friends of NRA are hosting the YHEC Fun Day on a farm in Franklin County. YHEC is the NRA’s Youth Hunter Education Challenge. DNR and NRA…
Clarks Hill bass will soon be moving up and staging for the spawn like they always every year in late February as early March do as water temperatures warm. Some winters in Georgia are dry, and Clarks Hill is known for low-water levels. This year, the lake is 12 feet below full pool as bass hit the…
Bob Geresti didn’t expect his last-minute decision to go fishing one afternoon on Lake Allatoona to result in catching a rare breed of trout. A tiger trout—a cross between a brook and a brown trout—is a rare find in any Georgia lake, and until now one has never been documented from Lake Allatoona. The fish was…
Plano, IL (2018) – Plenty of hunters kill gobblers by setting up close to the roost, staying put and placing trust in their calling. But experienced turkey hunters know that the birds aren’t always this predictable, especially as the season progresses. Hunting pressure, breeding competition and the subtle nuances of any given morning can knock…
Now that deer season is over and most of the turkeys are still too cold to gobble, it seems like the perfect time for hunters to kick back in the old lazy chair and hibernate until spring. But for Mark Williams, of Blackshear, kicking back in a recliner is the last thing on his mind.…
One day on a creek bottom, a long, long time ago, I was working a stubborn old bird on a stretch of public land. He had gobbled plenty and had me believing he was going to show up soon. I was green and was completely at the mercy of this bird, but I knew enough…
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