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Hunting
Across the hills and hollers of north Georgia, you can hear the howling of coon dogs on any given night of winter. Whether the dogs are out working or just begging to be released, one thing’s for sure: no raccoon is safe. If the hound dogs’ noses get one whiff of them, they’ll either be…
January 2011 Feature Articles Hogs… And The Tactics To Put ’Em In a Hog Hearse Some consider wild hogs a curse, but they are expanding their range and are apparently here to stay. They’re also fun to stalk. And tasty. Here’s a great article by Glen Solomon. Call Of Coon Hounds Is True Mountain Music…
In early November, utility company contractors inspecting a right-of-way on private property in southwest Georgia stumbled upon two systems aimed at food plots and designed to fire shotguns unmanned. According to a bulletin from the Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center, the systems were linked to a web-accessible camera system that would allow the weapons…
An 11-boat C&R tournament in December on Seminole was won with 24.60 pounds. The second- and third-place C&R teams weighed in bags heavier than 20 pounds. Several hundred miles north, the Dec. 11 Berry’s tournament was won with 15.88 pounds. They had 119 boats. It was on Sinclair. Hmm… makes it pretty clear where I’d go,…
Now is the time I like to look back and think about the hunting opportunities of last year. I remind myself how fortunate I am to live in a state that has such plentiful game, quota limits and long seasons. In fact, our deer season is one of the longest in the country. Even while…
At first glance, Kristen Sharpe, 13, of Uvalda, thought she was looking at a cow when she peeked out the window into the 10-acre field behind her house. The home-schooler was at home watching “Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman” on the television on Dec. 3 when her Beagle-Rottweiler mix Herby started barking. Kristen said Herby had…
Georgia now has a die-hard hunter heading up the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). On Dec. 8, Mark Williams, of Jesup, took the helm of an agency that began almost a century ago, funded by sportsmen, to protect and enhance wildlife. DNR’s days of being the Game & Fish Commission may be history, but to…
After the leaves have hit the ground across northeast Georgia, things on Lake Burton start to get hot. Add in the fact that most of the pleasure boats and jet skis are long gone until next summer, and you can find yourself in a great spot for an excellent day of fishing. Lake Burton is…
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