Posts by Mike Bolton
Avian Influenza Impacts Birds Across Georgia
For Jenkins County landowner Robert Jenkins, it was a ghoulish scene right out of the Alfred Hitchcock movie “The Birds.” “They were logging on my property and they came to me and said that I had a lot of dead birds around my ponds,’” he said. “I went back there to see, and there were…
Read MoreTrapping Works
Those who manage their land for wildlife are fighting a war. Like all wars, there are protests designed to sway public opinion. There are international political complications. And like all wars, the truth is one of the first casualties. Land managers in Georgia are up to their eyeballs in predators that kill desirable wildlife. Coyotes,…
Read MoreWild In The Kitchen: Low-Carb Venison Spaghetti
Low-Carb Venison Spaghetti Wild game like venison is high in protein and has no carbohydrates. Venison spaghetti is a favorite but avoided by some because of the carbohydrates in pasta and the sugars and salt in spaghetti sauces. Here’s a wonderful solution. One serving of Heart of Palm is about 1 gram of carbs and…
Read MoreBuck Has Toilet Seat Around Neck
A buck’s rack is obviously not designed to negotiate the human world. Social media is full of photos of bucks with a wide array of items stuck in their racks. Basketballs, propane tanks, clotheslines, backyard swings, fences, a paper towel hanger, hammocks and even a bra. Americus’ Walter “Sport” Horne decided to check the game…
Read MoreOnce In A Lifetime Buck Comes At Home
CR Palmer is serious about his bowhunting. He has hunted all over the Midwest in hopes of taking that buck of a lifetime. When not on those trips, he hunts on 260 acres of leased land in Meriwether County. He never dreamed his buck-of-a-lifetime would come so close to home. “The funny thing is that…
Read MoreGeorgia Trout Hatchery Receives 222,000 Eggs From Montana
Despite losing more than 17,000 trout in a Labor Day Weekend flood at its Summerville Trout Hatchery, WRD is making good on its promise that it will not let the near disaster affect trout stockings in 2023. The hatchery just received 220,000 rainbow trout eggs from Ennis, Montana. It is the first of four egg…
Read MoreLake Lanier Receives New Fish Habitat
Limestone Creek has a new look thanks to WRD’s Gainesville and Burton Fisheries’ staff. Crews planted 775 maidencane plants and 10 bald cypress trees that will prevent bank erosion, provide areas for spawning, hiding places for juvenile fish and foraging habitat. The new additions are also expected to provide nutrients to the water. “With the…
Read MoreWild In The Kitchen: Wild Game Brunswick Stew
Wild Game Brunswick Stew The beauty of wild game Brunswick Stew is that there are no steadfast rules as to what the meat can be. You can use venison, turkey, dove, quail and even squirrel. This recipe uses venison and quail. Cook in a crockpot set on low on Friday night and enjoy it all…
Read MoreSummerville Fish Hatchery Floods, Some Trout Escape
The Summerville Fish Hatchery in Chattooga County barely escaped disaster on Labor Day Weekend when it was hit with monsoon-like rains. The hatchery was hit with 14 inches of rain in less than eight hours, which caused its trout raceways and production ponds to overflow. That flooding allowed some trout to escape into the floodwaters.…
Read MoreGiant Fulton County Buck Recovered One Week Later
Justin Mizell says it was unquestionably the most incredible moment of his deer hunting career. That euphoria didn’t last long. The incredible sense of accomplishment suddenly turned into what seemed like a cruel joke. His buck-of-a-lifetime from Fulton County had apparently survived Justin’s opening-day arrow. It had seemingly disappeared into thin air. A tracking dog…
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