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Hunting
Crazy things can happen when you’re hunting, but when they happen twice, in the same location, exactly one year apart, it goes beyond crazy. On the opening day of the 2014 dove season, R.L. Wingo, of Loganville, was hunting in Walton County. “It was early afternoon, and there had not been a whole lot of…
Often, September can be the most frustrating month of the year for bass fishermen. The surface temperatures are as hot as they get, and the oxygen content is at the lowest levels of the year. Early in the month, the days are still hot and uncomfortable, and the bass are sluggish. But cooler nights are…
Four youth—and their parents—will have a chance to experience a wild quail hunt thanks to the state’s Bobwhite Quail Initiative (BQI) program, which is working to booster bobwhite quail populations in Georgia. Hunts will be held Jan. 9, 2016 in Pulaski County and Jan. 16, 2016 in Bleckley County. How To Apply: Apply by letter…
Each month we turn back the clock to see what was being reported in the pages of GON, both 20 and 10 years ago. Here’s a look back at what appeared in GON. 20 Years Ago: September 1995 A 1965 Report On Hunting Expenses: How much will you spend on your hunting related needs this…
The Georgia Hunting and Fishing Federation (GHFF) held its 5th annual benefit hunt at the United Fox Pen in Swainsboro July 31-Aug. 1. The GHFF would like to thank Mr. Ronnie McMillan, owner, and his two assistants, Larry Boundren and Sonny Cerny, for the use of this fine pen. This hunt is growing each year.…
By Dex Worley We all have that dream of killing our own buck of a lifetime. Everyone loves to watch the monsters on television, and I think a lot of hunters find themselves just wishing that one day it could happen to them. Listen to me my fellow hunters, I’m here to tell you it…
By Jerald McLeod I’ve been hunting this property for about 18 years. At one time there was around 380 acres of mature woods and cow pastures. The Towaliga River was the east side property line, and Thompson Creek was more or less the west side property line. There is a powerline on the north property…
If there’s one thing I’m a proud possessor of, it’s a smeller. Especially considering the fact that I once almost lost it. If you’ll take a close look at the Back Page’s top right tiny photo—I wanted it larger but editors thought your chillun may run screaming in terror should they get a glimpse—you can…
Like wet Johnny Appleseeds, bass-fishing teams from Alexander, Central, Harris County, Crosspointe Christian, Breman, Carrollton and Newnan high schools literally jumped in the lake to create important new fish habitat at West Point Lake. Many hands made light work during this mid-August outing. The kids placed hundreds of water willow plants at select locations around…
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