Posts by Daryl Gay
The Legend Of Charlie Elliott
Legend? Surely; there can be no doubt about that well-earned status. Successful writer and author? Why, a man could plop down in an easy chair and stay lost for days on end in tales of hunting and fishing from over half a century of traipsing up and down a pair of continents. Raconteur and teller…
Read MoreFirst Things First
For purposes of establishing my bona fides, be advised that I’ve known Len Sams since he was Lenny Sams. Just how far back that was is approximately none of your business, but rocks HAD been invented at the time. Len is a taxidermist and has been for the past couple hundred years. Or at least…
Read MoreKeep It Moving!
Long ago, I made a decision not to stagnate. Either physically or mentally. And since, for starters, there’s not a lot to work with, the process to this point has been a rather labor-intensive undertaking. But this is simply the way of life. It boils down to that simplest of axioms: use it or lose…
Read MoreIt Hurts Right Here
As we slip and slide into a new year, methinks this might be prime time for reflection, introspection and maybe a half cup of castor oil for all-’round motivation, matriculation and decalcification. OK. So maybe we’ll just reflect and introspect. (Assuming that’s a word…) Besides, castor oil is old school. Among other things. Have an…
Read MoreRecord-Class Bear From South Georgia
It had been a long summer for Leta Carter. The 30-year-old south Georgia mother of three from Folkston was as excited as one of her children awaiting Christmas. “I thought about it all summer and had been counting down the days. I almost couldn’t wait to get the opportunity to kill my first bear,” Leta…
Read MoreNot What You Think
They miss it, do the antis. Totally and completely. It sails right over their heads. But then, folks believe what they want to believe; no changing it, mostly. It saddens me though. That they think it’s about a pile of dead birds. Ever have your best day and your worst day on the same day?…
Read MoreBoat-Buying Buzz
Gazing wistfully at what typically remains of the Ocmulgee River this time of year, an educated thought presented itself: “Why would anybody want a new boat?” Since the Oc may have been transformed by a couple of unlikely monsoons between the times I’m writing and you’re reading, be advised that on this particular afternoon, it…
Read MoreAt Your Own Risk!
Question to idiotic, inept, would-be thieves: Just how do you plan to tote out that big ol’ tower stand considering the fact that you ain’t gonna have no kneecaps? Call or text when you come up with an answer. Assuming you are left with enough fingers and/or thumbs to punch buttons. If that’s so, it’s…
Read MoreWe Ain’t Right
It is a little-known fact, very likely proven via reams of some egghead’s psychiatrical conglomerationism, that fishermen don’t think like normal people. Me neither. Think like normal people, that is. But then, I’m a fisherman. I rest my case. Not really. Because if I did, there would be a lot of empty white space on…
Read MoreSmall Lake Profile: Evans County PFA
Mention the word hydrilla to a farm pond fisherman, and you’re apt to be rewarded with a look of total disgust. And likely the only folks who detest this pond-blanketing weed more than pond fishermen are WRD Fisheries biologists. When WRD undertook the transformation of the aging three-lake chain at Evans County Public Fishing Area,…
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