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Baiting For Deer Has Multiple Benefits To The Hunters Dear GON, I moved here to Georgia 13 years ago from the great state of Texas. Since I have been here, I have had some long and sometimes heated debates about baiting. My argument is that Texas has baited for a long time and has…
If you read last month’s issue of GON and acted on all the good information in the hog stories, you should already have a tender, young little piggie. Now you need a good recipe for those backstraps. Look no further. Sweet Boar Loin: Hog Roast with brown sugar glaze 4-5 lbs. feral hog loin…
By now most bass fishermen have had enough of sitting at home staying warm and are ready to venture out and defeat cabin fever. Although there is hope for warming by the end of the month and bass will begin to feed more in response to longer days, they are not always easy to catch…
For fishing guide Doug Nelms, February is one of his two favorite months of the year. The other is March. While that might seem to be an odd selection, the reason can be summed up in one word. Crappie. Doug is a devoted crappie angler, and these two months consistently provide the best action of…
February 2011 Feature Articles The 10-lb. Tour: First Stop, Fort Stewart GON is profiling Georgia’s best public lakes for giant bass. Our February destination is the big-bass factory at Fort Stewart. Go Now! Oconee’s Biggest Slabs Move Up Early Locals know if you wait for the dogwoods to bloom, most of the giant slabs have spawned…
No charges have been filed against Jay Williams, a Lee County landowner, interviewed by DNR law enforcement in connection with two batteries of remotely operated shotguns found in the Lee County woods on a Georgia Power right-of-way in November. According to Capt. Jeff Swift, with Region 5 law enforcement, he has no evidence to suggest…
West Point: Level: 6.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 44 degrees. Clarity: Stained in the Chattahoochee; main lake and creeks are clear. Bass: Slow. Chris Bell reports, “We can only hope Mother Nature will let up a little to pull fish up. We have both lower temperatures and extremely cold water. A lot of movement…
Weiss: Level: 3.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 30s to low 40s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair to slow. Guide Warren Barnes reports, “The extreme cold weather has made for some very tough bass fishing conditions on Lake Weiss. Both largemouths and spotted bass are scattered out in the deeper areas of the lake. The…
Sinclair: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 45 to 50 degrees. Clarity: Stained to clear. Bass: Good. Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing should begin to get hot in February. Several baits will get stronger. One bait is an Ol Nelle Chatterbait. It will begin to catch some big fish as they pull shallow. Look…
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