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Will Starr parked his truck on the side of the road next to the small country cemetery and got out. He patted the locked cover on the truck bed as he walked around the rear of the vehicle. Holding a hand-made box call in one hand, he walked over to the back corner of the…
There was a brief moment in my life when I thought I had turkey hunting all figured out. With a few seasons under my belt, I was learning the ropes and getting pretty good at filling my two tags in my home state of Kentucky each spring. Most of those birds were taken on low-pressured…
So you think it’s time to build the pond or lake of your dreams, but you don’t know where you need to start? This article and another next month will provide you a solid plan of action. These articles are not written to answer all pond construction questions, but rather to act as a great…
As bass fishermen, we all have a picture of the perfect lake engraved in our minds. For some anglers, the perfect bass lake is dotted with cypress trees with sprawling roots and draped with Spanish moss. Others bass anglers prefer fields of stumps and fallen timber. And, of course there’s the crowd who loves to…
Turkey season is fast approaching, and I believe there is reason to smile a little wider now than there was at the end of last season. 2016 was a tough season, even brutal for some. It was a challenge to consistently find a gobbling bird and an even tougher task to bring one home. That…
A lot has changed in this crazy world since Steve Burch ran with his idea for a timely, relevant, local hunting and fishing publication that would be a voice for sportsmen. Leading a staff who tried harder, worked longer and simply refused to quit, Steve’s vision this month marks 30 years of publishing for Georgia…
For purposes of establishing my bona fides, be advised that I’ve known Len Sams since he was Lenny Sams. Just how far back that was is approximately none of your business, but rocks HAD been invented at the time. Len is a taxidermist and has been for the past couple hundred years. Or at least…
Happy birthday to GON. Before I get into what I want to say this month, I wanted to let you know that with this issue, GON turns 30 years old. The first issue we ever published was in the middle of March, 1987. The cover story was about a large crappie tournament that was held…
March 2017 Feature Articles The 2017 Georgia Turkey Special After a decade of lower harvest and dramatically lower poult counts, things are beginning to look up. Four Ingredients For March Redfish The right salinity and current are two keys for spottail bass. Beware Of Ticks And Awful Red Meat Allergy A bite from a lone…
West Point: Level: 4.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “As we move into March, the warming weather and a slightly stained lake should move many of the largemouth very shallow quickly, especially if we have a continued warming trend. Otherwise, expect the largemouth bite…
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