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On the opening afternoon of dove season, dedicated dove hunter Bobby Macris got himself into some trouble while trying to do the right thing. Bobby, who is from Alpharetta, was hunting in Franklin County with a friend’s son, Constantine Gavalas. It was about 6 p.m., and they were hunting around an old chicken house. “There were some…
Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs is the only Georgia college to offer archery scholarships. They have a coed varsity NCAA Division II archery program and compete under the USA Archery umbrella of intercollegiate play. There are 126 schools in the USA Archery Program that compete from all over the country. Other Georgia colleges that offer…
Sam Collis, of Eatonton, broke the flathead catfish record at Lake Oconee with an almost 50-pounder he reeled in Friday, Sept. 9. Sam had originally planned to put his boat in early that morning at Waterfront Marina in Lick Creek, but after some boat trouble, his fishing time was pushed back until after lunch. Around…
August was very hot, and September promises to be almost as hot. Lots of fishermen tend to stay at home during the late dog days. If they do, they will miss out on some fine saltwater action in the creeks and rivers on the Georgia coast. The baitfish are flooding the estuaries and are in…
More weight on your arrows is a good thing. Believe me? If you don’t believe me, take a look at some testing done by Kris Wall that’s included here. First, let me give you an example. It was the first week of November last season. I was watching the weather report, and I was also…
SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA – Georgia DNR Law Enforcement’s Region I Office, which covers 20 counties in the northwest part of the state, just relocated from Calhoun to Acworth, bringing it closer to Atlanta and Allatoona Lake. “With such an increase of recreational activity on the Chattahoochee (River) in Cobb and Fulton counties and on Allatoona Lake,…
The classic outdoor writer Havilah Babcock from South Carolina wrote a book entitled, “My Health Is Better In November,” lauding the extra spring that every outdoorsman feels under foot when the cool, crisp days of autumn make us happy to be in the woods, fields and streams in pursuit of fish and game. But I…
There. Almost got it. Alllllmost. Aaallllmmmoooosssstttt……. KERWHAP! I knew that was going to happen. So did the index finger of my left hand. The same finger that’s streaming blood and screaming bloody murder. While my toes are tapping out a cadence that would put a machine gun to shame. And the howls are impressive, too.…
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