Posts by Mike Bolton
Tri-State Study Fits 175 Coyotes With GPS Trackers
University of Georgia Wildlife professor Dr. Michael Chamberlain is recognized across the South for his research on the wild turkey and white-tailed deer. Pin him down and he’ll confess that deep in his DNA is also a fascination with coyotes. In his early days of research, the role of the coyote in the lives of…
Read MoreWild In The Kitchen: Orange-Glaze Wild Hog Pork Loin
Orange-Glazed Wild Hog Pork Loins Are you looking for a way to cook a wild pig that wows your family and friends? You can use this recipe and convince anyone that it’s the finest piece of meat from the grocery store. 2 pork loins 1 cup brown sugar Juice from 2 oranges Zest from 2…
Read MoreNew Lake Oconee Flathead Record A Family Affair
John Burnett’s name will appear on GON’s Lake & River Records signifying his recent catch as the largest flathead catfish ever caught on Lake Oconee, but the Conyers angler says it was really a family affair. The 52-lb., 8-oz. flathead caught on April 23 has been certified as the lake record after being seen by…
Read MoreGeorgia Teen Angler Makes Bassmaster High School All-America Team
The unincorporated community of Ellerslie has a population of just 1,053 people. Like all small communities, what happens at the local high school is a really big deal. That is especially true of high school sports. Now, the community is buzzing about officially having a sports celebrity in its midst. Harris County junior fisherman Storm…
Read MoreAnother Tick Threat: Heartland Virus Kills Georgia Man
A tick-borne virus relatively new to Georgia has taken the life of a Baldwin County man, officials confirm. The officials did not identify the man. The virus, called the Heartland virus, hospitalizes many of those infected. Emory University Associate Professor Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, who has studied the virus since it was discovered in 2009, said that…
Read MoreNew No. 3 Multi-Bearded Gobbler In Georgia Records
Finally scoring on a wily old gobbler after months and maybe even years of frustrating chase is one of the most fulfilling accomplishments in hunting. Of course, taking one of Georgia’s top all-time turkeys that you had no idea existed, and doing it without much preparation, can be quite exciting, too. One Georgia turkey hunter…
Read MoreWild In The Kitchen: Venison-Stuffed Shotgun Shells
Venison-Stuffed Shotgun Shells This recipe doesn’t involve shotgun shells, but the popular appetizer will have that appearance after you finish. 18 large Manicotti tubes 1-lb. ground venison 1-lb. thin bacon 8-oz. cream cheese Parmesan cheese Italian seasoning Olive oil Your favorite BBQ rub Brown the ground venison in a skillet, and set aside on paper…
Read MoreEtowah River Spotted Bass Record Set On White Bass Trip
Jackson Sibley says unashamedly that he loves his life that revolves around fish. You’d think that the 32-year-old WRD fisheries biologist would get his fill when he goes to work every day, but he can’t wait to rush home, hook up his boat and go fishing—sometimes every afternoon. “I live and breathe fish,” he said…
Read MoreLake Oconee Gets First Spotted Bass Record
Austin Skinner didn’t finish in the money in the Berry’s Tournament Trail event on Lake Oconee, nor did he come that close for big fish. But he did get a pretty good consolation prize that caused quite a buzz with WRD biologists. Austin was fishing a Carolina rig with a Zoom green-pumpkin lizard when he…
Read MoreSeminole Tournament Angler Dies In Boat Crash
Updated 10:30 a.m., March 22 One Bainbridge fishermen died and several others were injured when two boats participating in two separate bass tournaments collided on the Flint River on Saturday, March 19. The accident happened near the Earle May Boat Basin in the vicinity of the Highway 84 bridge on the Flint River, according to…
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