Posts by Mike Bolton
Buck 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…
Read MoreAlbino Buck Taken In Worth County
Hunters in Worth County are buzzing about the buck Eric Mullis took with his bow, but the 10-point will never appear in any record book. It was a true rarity for another reason. Eric shot the buck on a Worth County farm where he hunts and farms. It had solid white fur, pink eyes, a…
Read MoreYonah Invitational Grand National Qualifier Sends Two To Nashville
Just as the Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast seems to have found a home at the Lakepoint Sports Complex in Emerson, it also seems to have found a new permanent attraction. The Yonah Invitational Grand National Qualifier turkey calling contest returned for the second year and was again a huge hit. Sanctioned by the National Wildlife Turkey…
Read MoreSmall Food Plot On Travel Route Pays Off With Madison County Buck
Braxton Legg heard stories of a large buck making the rounds of several farms in the part of Madison County where his family’s farm is located. Braxton’s problem was that he needed for the big buck to visit his small 75-acre farm, and he needed to be ready with his bow when it did. “I…
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