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In early July, 2-year-old Camp Tatum, of Waycross, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. By the Grace of God, doctors at St. Jude Children’s Research hospital in Memphis, Tenn. were able to remove the tumor. After a biopsy, doctors have determined a minimum of six months of chemotherapy will now be required to battle the…
Lavenia McDuffie caught this 5-lb., 8-oz. lake-record rainbow trout at Lake Burton on July 24, 2016.
An African pompano caught 54 miles off the Georgia coast by a lady angler is pending state-record approval from DNR’s Coastal Resources Division. To date, there’s never been an African pompano submitted for a Georgia state record. “We were just fishing for fun, for kings, mahi and stuff like that,” said Capt. Danny Johnson, of…
The Dog Days are here. It’s miserably hot when you go fishing, the water temperature is as high as it gets, and the oxygen content is low. All indicators just point to staying at home under the air conditioner. But for us die-hard bass fishermen, staying home is not an option. The good news is…
“Shark! It’s a dadgum shark.” If I heard my dad say that once while I was growing up, I heard it a thousand times. And the very next words I always heard were, “Get the knife,” after which he would promptly cut the line. My father hated sharks. I grew up hating sharks because of…
I am sure that many of you have heard the old saying, “If you want to harvest a trophy buck, you must go where trophy bucks are located.” In more than 40 years of pursuing and harvesting trophy-class bucks, I have found this to be very true. On a national level, that is why…
Underwater woody debris such as logs, brush, and stumps are all natural fish attractors. Fish use these areas for protection, as places to ambush prey, and sometimes as spawning areas. As a reservoir ages, much of this woody debris is lost through the natural process of decay or sedimentation. As a result, fish habitat is…
For years, Georgians have been reporting sightings of big cats—mountain lions or cougars—but confirming photographic or other evidence never surfaces. However, several recent big cat sightings in Walker County have the attention of WRD and concerned citizens, especially considering that state biologists in western Tennessee have recorded six confirmed cougar sightings since 2015. Dogwood Circle resident Connie Forester in Walker County said she…
How would you like the chance to hunt 6,000 acres in Morgan County that is only hunted two days a year? You would be hunting property that has an estimated deer population of 70 deer per square mile and has hunter-success rates of 50 to 80 percent. You can harvest two deer of either…
Welcome to Fargo, Georgia. Enjoy the Okefenokee, Suwanee River and the Sill for a 1-2-3 punch. Magnetism. Remoteness. Mystery. Its own aura and a feeling like you have stepped back in time. To feel it, deep down in south Georgia near the Florida border is the tiny town of Fargo, a nearly hidden gateway to…
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