Posts by Erika Cochran
Pierce County Girls Win It All At 4-H State BB Match
The Georgia 4-H State BB Match occurred on May 5, and 531 4th-8th graders from across the state flocked to Rock Eagle in Eatonton to compete in the match. Three chances to go to the Daisy National BB Gun Championship Match in Rogers, Ark. were on the line for the 77 teams that attended. The…
Read MoreFishing Boat Plowed By Big Bayliner
Ever been on the water and had a boat coming straight toward you—like maybe they are just hoping you’re going to move out of the way, or worse, they don’t actually see your boat? That frightening scenario played out for three Oregon anglers, and the bone-chilling crash was captured on a camera. Bryan Maess, an…
Read More4-H Project S.A.F.E. Wrap-Up
It’s safe to say that thousands of coaches, parents and students across this great state have something to do with the 4-H Project S.A.F.E. (Shooting Awareness Fun and Education) program. From the fourth grader in their first year of shooting a bow to the senior in high school who can hit 25 for 25 clay…
Read MoreMako Shark New Georgia State Record
Tyler Gary caught a shortfin mako shark off the Georgia coast in late April that is now the new state record and was confirmed by DNR’s Coastal Resources Division (CRD) on May 26. Tyler was fishing out of Richmond Hill with the Vindicator Fishing Team and Charters on April 26. The shark bit 70 nautical…
Read MoreNational Forest, Cohutta Hunters Needed To Attend Events
Those who hunt the Chattahoochee National Forest and Cohutta WMA are encouraged to stay involved and continue sharing opinions and thoughts during an ongoing U.S. Forest Service planning project. The next workshop for the “Foothills Landscape Project” will be held May 23-24 in Gainesville. Several other events will be taking place prior to that workshop, including a webinar conversation on…
Read MoreNational Forest, Cohutta Hunters Needed At Workshop
Voices of sportsmen who hunt the Chattahoochee National Forest and Cohutta WMA are needed during the ongoing U.S. Forest Service planning project. Workshops will be held March 28 and 29 in Gainesville. With good forest-management strategies going forward, public land in the north Georgia mountains could see improved habitat and better wildlife populations on nearly 145,000 acres of public land across…
Read MoreDead Coyote Fences
Larry Burns was headed to pump a well in Oklahoma when he saw a sight that he says he has seen every year for the past 10 years. Dead coyotes were hanging on fence posts for as far as the eye could see. This practice of hanging dead coyotes on fence posts dates back to the mid-1900s, when…
Read MoreChattahoochee National Forest, Cohutta WMA Hunters Voices Needed
Chattahoochee National Forest and Cohutta WMA hunters are encouraged to participate in an ongoing U.S. Forest Service planning project in an effort to improve habitat and boost game populations on nearly 145,000 acres of public-hunting land across eight north Georgia counties. The Foothills Landscape Project began with a series of Community Conversation meetings in the fall of 2016,…
Read MoreTick Bite Causes Human Allergic Reaction When Eating Red Meat
While you enjoy your springtime pursuit for a gobbler, you may be joined by a small critter that will try and hang around for a while. The lone star tick is the most common tick in the Southeast, and it’s the only tick in the United States to carry the tick-bite-induced red meat allergy. All…
Read MoreHunter Killed In Shooting Accident
Joseph Wesley Hoffman, 34, of Morgan County, passed away Nov. 11 after being shot when another hunter’s gun accidentally discharged. The incident occurred when Hoffman and the other hunter were retrieving their guns from the backseat of a four-door pick-up truck at opposite ends of the truck after arriving at private property in Jasper County. The incident…
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