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Hunting
There are different ways for a deer hunter to use scents while hunting, but not near as many ways as there are types of scents available on today’s market. One thing to note is that all scents are not lures, but all lures are scents. The difference is a scent of any type is just…
Striper fishing on Clarks Hill can be a lot like another popular November pursuit… deer hunting. Want to know why? Ask guide William Sasser, a veteran of the better part of 30 years on the lake. On a recent evening, I caught up with William, owner of William Sasser Guide Service, and picked his brain…
By Joanna Davis, D.V.M. and Melissa Ivey, MPH Do you ever field-dress feral hogs without wearing gloves? Do you forget to wash your hands with soap and water after handling hogs or their meat? Do you hunt with dogs or feed your dogs uncooked feral hog meat or trimmings? If so, you and your dogs…
Send your best trail-camera shots to GON Spy-Cam, 4331 Seven Islands Road, Madison, GA 30650. You must include your name, hometown, county where the shot was taken, date, time and any interesting details. Digital photos and info should be e-mailed to [email protected].
WRD Biologist Brent Womack said it was another good year for bear reproduction in north Georgia, and he’s heard several reports of sows with two or three cubs. “Four is not real common, but it’s not out of the question,” he said. Looks like the new two-bear limit for north Georgia black bears was just in…
Deer season is here! No doubt folks will be spending some time at hunting camp. Any good camp has a guy who’d rather stand around a smoker than anything else. Show him this spicy recipe, but tell him to be careful with the red pepper flakes. Two tablespoons are enough to smoke your tongue. Smokin’…
Email your photographs to [email protected]. Please include name, county, stats on the critter or fish, and any interesting caption info you would like to share.
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 what was happening. 20 Years Ago: October 1991 • Shot-In-The Foot Hunt Accident Awards: During the 1990 season, there were 94 hunting accidents recorded in Georgia. Included among them were…
By Sean Childers I along with Spence Price and Brian Cantel have enjoyed more than 20 years of friendship, and we all share a mutual love of the outdoors. As young hunters, we each spent countless hours with our dads and granddads hunting whitetail deer in the Georgia Piedmont. The time spent with family in our…
Cpl. Freddie Hays and Ranger First Class Billy Bryant were on routine night patrol at about 11:45 p.m. last Oct. 23 when they encountered a pair of poachers doing something a little out of the ordinary. The officers were patrolling Clybel WMA, at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Jasper County, when they saw a…
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