Posts by John Trussell
Project WINGS Deadline July 15
Plant it, and they will come. That is the wish of every hunter who sticks a seed in the ground. Work hard in planning, planting and managing a game food plot, then maybe your cost and sweat will pay off in increased sightings and harvest of game animals on your property. Plant it, and they…
Read MoreLast Season’s Big Bucks Honored
The Georgia woods surrendered some very fine bucks in 2017, and the top-scoring bucks were recognized recently at the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association (GOWA) meeting in Blue Ridge at Mercier Orchards. The Georgia DNR Big Deer Contest is the state’s longest running big deer contest (started in 1968) and is administered by DNR retired biologist…
Read MoreMiddle Georgia Anglers Take On Houston Lake & Lake Joy
Many middle Georgia anglers drive to big reservoirs that are at least an hour’s driving time away and pass right by some of the best fishing that is available almost out the back door. In Houston County, two large lakes are connected by Mossy Creek, and they are Houston Lake and Lake Joy. Both are…
Read MoreLucas Lake Shortens Hours Beginning May 4
Anglers wishing to fish Macon’s Lucas Lake need to be aware that an earlier closing time will begin on Friday, May 4. Anglers will need to be off the water by 3 p.m. The previous closing time was 7 p.m. Lucas Lake is a 589-acre drinking-water supply reservoir owned by the Macon Water Authority (MWA)…
Read MoreTwo Bears Killed On Middle Georgia Hunt
Jeff Mitchell had taken lots of game animals over the years, but when a black bear stepped out into the food plot at 6:05 p.m. on Jan. 13, it was something very special. He said he felt a quickened pulse and a nervousness in his fingers that he had not felt for several years of…
Read MoreSmall Lake Profile: Lucas Lake Near Macon
Lake Lucas created quite a ripple when it opened on March 28, 2004 with great fishing, but since then, it’s been under the fishing radar for many anglers. It’s likely the limited hours, fishing fees and the elector-motor stipulation that deters some anglers, but for those who fish it regularly, a day at Lucas can…
Read MoreLake Juliette Striped Bass
Lake Juliette, just a few miles north of Macon, in Monroe County, is one of those great lakes that I really like to striper fish. When you find a school of hungry stripers, you can limit out pretty quickly, but they are like roaming cows on a 3,600-acre pasture, and the clear water can make…
Read MoreLet The Rabbit Dogs Run
As a young man growing up in North Carolina in the mid 1950s, Bill Bethune liked quail hunting, but the birds always flew up in flurry, were fast on the getaway and were hard to hit with a load of birdshot. Then one day his family dog flushed a cottontail and the rabbit bounded away,…
Read More10 Bears Taken During 2016 Middle Georgia One-Day Hunt
As Dr. Albert Warren was sitting in his deer stand on Dec. 10, he was taking a rare opportunity to bear hunt, even though he had never seen a bear from his stand in south Houston County. But other hunters had seen bears on the club. Then a little after sunrise, he noticed what looked…
Read MoreFlat Creek PFA Lake Level Should Start Rising Soon
Lake Lonice Barrett at Flat Creek PFA near Perry has been dealt a double whammy—the drought and a busted pump—but help is on the way. When the lake was built, the state hydrologist said the lake should be able to hold a full pool of water with sufficient rainfall. However, in recent summers we’ve experienced less-than-average…
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