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Eric Stone, 20, of Calhoun, killed the buck of a lifetime last Friday, Dec. 16. Not only did the buck have an amazing rack, but to top that off, it was killed on Coosawattee Wildlife Management Area in northwest Georgia. Myself being a public-land hunter, I know first-hand that a public-land buck of this size doesn’t…
For the second consecutive Georgia hunting season, more than half the state will experience periods of buck-only hunting during firearms deer season. Make sure to always check the date and the regulations prior to pulling the trigger on an antlerless deer. The change to buck-only days was brought on by hunters complaining of seeing fewer…
After some close calls, Nathan Elzey, of Cumming, finally was able to get a shot at “Frying Pan,” an 11-point Taylor County buck, on Oct. 29 during the second week of gun season. The tall-tined buck earned the nickname Frying Pan during the early part of archery season when Nathan laid eyes on the deer for the…
You might not think of Georgia when anglers talk about trophy brown trout, and you’re even less likely to consider a Georgia reservoir as a destination for big trout. However, several north Georgia lakes in the mountains offer good fishing for brown trout, and some of those fish are growing very large. Guide Nathan Lewis…
Every now and then, a legend is born. On a cool day in November of 1958 when Michael Dale Jordan entered the world, that’s what happened. If Mike was around to hear that statement, he would humbly try to disagree. Unfortunately, but thankfully, in the fall of 2015, he went to be with our Lord.…
A fire in a Greene County hunting camp the weekend before Thanksgiving took the life of an Oconee County man, leaving his wife and two children to mourn his loss over Christmas and the holiday season. In the early hours of the morning on Sunday, Nov. 20, Brandon Carter, 36, of Bishop, was sleeping in…
In late summer and early fall, Joe Dent, and his hunting companions began getting trail-camera photos of an impressive wide-antlered buck on their Terrell County hunting lease. Only problem was that all of the images were recorded at various times during the night. Not surprisingly, bowhunters never got a glimpse of the big deer, nor…
Northwest Georgia public-land deer hunters were concerned when they discovered a metal gate had been erected by a private landowner, keeping them from accessing the only parking and sign-in area on Zahnd WMA. This 1,642-acre tract in Walker County is open to bow-only hunting for deer and bear and already has very limited vehicle access. “A…
In his book, “Life Among the Apaches,” John C. Cremony describes an interesting method used by Apache hunters to take ducks found in water holes across the Southwest. These native hunters would find where ducks were coming to water and throw gourds into the water. After a bit of an adjustment period, the ducks became…
One of the first articles I ever wrote was more than a decade ago and was about a small, 170-acre public lake named Lake Mayers near Baxley. Before the trip I had never met him, but during the day on the water, I began a life-long friendship with Tommy Davis and his family. Tommy fishes…
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