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Scattered along the Georgia coast are dozens of brackish ponds, both natural and man-made, that are fed saltwater and sea life through culverts and other connections to the tidal marshlands. Most are bordered by private property, making them off limits to the general public. One exception is the man-made 23-acre pond on Jekyll Island, which…
Doves and lead shot both flew heavily opening day over the third annual Darden Dove Shoot, a benefit shoot for the GONetwork SEEDS youth program. The shoot was held Sept. 6 in Taliaferro County near Crawfordville. “We always have the best shoot in this part of the country,” said host Claiborne Darden. The shoot was…
The 2nd Annual Grant Taylor Memorial Fishing Rodeo in Walker County will raise money for Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a rare skin disorder that causes skin to become extremely fragile. EB took 8-year-old Grant Taylor’s life on May 14, 2007. Grant’s parents, with the support of Waterville Baptist Church in Trion, stay focused on finding a…
A ticket to Stuttgart, Ark. for the Super Bowl of duck calling — not to mention the coveted title as the 2008 Georgia State Champion — went to Clint Shipman of Byron during Georgia’s sanctioned state event held at the Outdoor Blast in Macon on Aug. 8. Competitors had to blow in three rounds of…
September bass fishing in Georgia is tough. The bass are still on summer patterns, the water is as hot as it gets, and the oxygen levels are at their lowest point. And it is still uncomfortable fishing most days. It just makes sense to head to the cool north Georgia mountains and Lake Blue Ridge…
Some 40 years ago when I became interested in shooting bows I only knew a couple of actual bowhunters. As an 8-year-old, wide-eyed kid I recall listening in wonderment to one of them, Bob Conner, as he told stories while sitting around our Jasper County deer camp. One statement about bowhunting the sage, old, tobacco-chewing…
If you want to fish the Georgia coast in an offshore party boat, you usually head for the area around Savannah. There are multiple head boats or party boats located in the area, and they can all put you on the fish. But if you live farther south and don’t want to make the drive…
Striper fishing on Lake Lanier has grown in popularity over the years to the point where it now rivals Lanier’s famous spotted-bass fishery. For those who do not have the opportunity to be on the water frequently, striped bass can be an elusive quarry and very difficult to catch. I spent a day with striper…
Keith Hardy of Winder had a knack for getting on good Barrow County bucks, typically late in the sea- son. During the 2002 season, a late- season non-typical that netted almost 140 put Keith in the Truck-Buck Shoot- Out, and he finished second to win a 4-wheeler. Last season, Keith used summer scouting to get…
If you have spent any time at all on Carters Lake, I’m sure you have developed the same love-hate relationship most all of us have for this spotted-bass sanctuary. There’s no other place I know where an angler can position his boat in 80 feet of water and actually be fishing 18 feet deep in…
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