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With the Paris Olympics looming this summer and Team USA qualifying matches in Arizona next month, Eatonton native Vincent Hancock earned gold and silver medals during the recent ISSF World Cup shooting competitions in Rabat, Morocco. Vincent won gold in the Skeet Mixed Team event silver in Men’s Skeet. In the Men’s Skeet competition, Vincent…
The recent announcement of Georgia Power as one of four companies honored as DNR’s 2024 Forestry For Wildlife partners should come as no surprise to sportsmen and conservationists in Georgia. Georgia Power has about 67,000 acres of forest land that primarily serves to buffer operations or provide sites for potential future projects. About half of…
Several bass fishing clubs competed at West Point Lake on Feb. 11. The lake level was at 630, 5 feet below full pool of 635, and the surface temperature of the water was 52 to 56 degrees. The lake remains stained. The river around the area of the causeways was heavily stained with visibility about…
Georgia has a new No. 2 best-ever typical bow-kill buck. The giant Gwinnett County 10-pointer grossed 182 inches and netted 174 3/8 inches and was recently scored by official measurer Bobby Bond in Fort Valley. When looking at overall Georgia bow bucks, both typical and non-typical, Grant Bailey’s buck is No. 6 on that list.…
Anderson Jones, of Lander University, saved the best for last en route to singlehandedly sacking up 43 pounds, 15 ounces and winning the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Clarks Hill Reservoir presented by Bass Pro Shops. After placing third on Day 1 with 19-12, Jones stepped on the gas and sacked up a second-round…
The weekend rains were followed by cold, but a few folks got on fish. Lakes, ponds and saltwater are where the best reports came from. Savannah River: Mark Vick returned to the river this weekend with his oldest son, Tripp. The river had risen a little from last week, and the bite slowed some, but…
Just weeks after Georgia was declared free of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, several wild birds in the state have tested positive for the disease again. Georgia DNR Waterfowl Biologist Kara Nitschke says waterfowl hunters should not be alarmed. A total of nine wood tested positive, as did black vultures in Clarke County, said Nitschke.…
The crew from Berry’s Tournament Trails will be hosting a benefit bass tournament on Saturday, Feb. 17 for the family of Jason Cody. Jason fell from a deer stand in November. His daughter Emma set up a Go Fund Me page and writes, “My dad was in a hunting accident on Nov. 21. His deer…
There’s a new push within WRD that will create hunting and fishing opportunities for those with mobility challenges. The state program received a big boost with donations during DNR’s Weekend For Wildlife fundraiser for the Wildlife Conservation Section on Sea Island this past weekend. “Saturday night event goers heard from DNR employee Chip Madren about…
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