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A new study into coyote predation on whitetail fawns suggests reducing hunter harvest, rather than intensive trapping, might be the most effective way to stabilize a declining deer population. The conclusion, based on data collected from 2010 to 2012 at the U.S. Energy Department’s Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina, is outlined in a…
Spend just a little bit of time around a campfire with a bunch of deer hunters these days and the subject of coyotes is going to come up. Song dogs howl at night, their paw prints and scat line hunting-club roads, and trail cameras are photographing them—sometimes with fawns in their mouths. And to add…
What angler hasn’t yearned for private bass waters? A lake where access is limited, the bass grow big and fat, and where there are no irritating pleasure boaters buzzing by all day. While that is a dream for almost all of us who love to bass fish, anglers can actually find those conditions at a…
Georgia’s Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) will have plenty of comments to consider before drafting possible changes in hunting seasons and bag limits later this year. During eight well-attended public meetings held across the state in January, hundreds of landowners and sportsmen shared opinions—and frustrations—about the state’s declining deer herd, the spread of feral hogs and…
It’s a small faded blue doublewide with a screened-in front porch, and sits on 100 acres of Georgia pines on the side of Little Canoochee Creek Road near the small town of Twin City in southeast Georgia. The carport beside the home holds an old red Ford Ranger sporting a front license plate that says,…
It’s not every day you kill a nice 8-point buck. So where’s killing an 8-point doe rank? We’re going to put it No. 1 among deer-hunting oddities we’ve seen this deer season. On Dec. 26, Tommy Clack, of Snellville, was hunting a 200-acre tract in Clarke County. “I was really hoping to kill a doe,”…
West Point: Level: 6.1 feet below full. Temp: 46-50 degrees. Clarity: Stained.Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “As long as the weather remains cold and the lake continues to drop and clear up, expect the bass, especially spots, to stay stacked up on deeper structures such as humps, ledges, roadbeds and brushpiles in at least…
Weiss: Level: 5.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 40s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair. Guide Mark Collins reports, “Bass have moved back to the old creek and river channel ledges. Carolina-rigged plastics, Texas-rigged Senko worms and jigs are producing well right now. The ledges in Little River and the Chattooga River are producing…
Sinclair: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 43-48 degrees. Clarity: Light to heavy stain.Bass: Fair. Tournament fisherman Aaron Batson reports, “Numbers of fish are hard to come by, but quality has been good. You have to slow way down for bites with the cold water temps. Net Boy Baits jigs have been working well,…
Seminole: Level: 0.2 feet above full pool. Temp. 51-54 degrees. Clarity: Clear.Bass: Tournament pro Matt Baty reports, “Bass are biting but are in tight schools and are a little hard to find. Look for areas on the main lake that are close to deep water and have good grass present. A lipless crankbait is hard…
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