Posts by Mike Bolton
Another Lake Allatoona Crappie Record Broken
When it comes to crappie, lakes have up cycles and down cycles. Lake Allatoona, the 12,000-acre U.S. Corps of Engineers reservoir located just 30 miles north of Atlanta, is definitely on an up cycle. For the second time in less than a month, an angler has broken an Allatoona lake record for crappie. On Feb.…
Read MoreTeen Takes Best-Ever Bow Buck From Screven County
The old saying is that the best time to go deer hunting is when you can go. North Goodwin, a 17-year-old from Augusta, is one of those who believes that old sayings get to be old sayings because they are true. When North wanted to go bowhunting back on Oct. 15 of last year, his…
Read MoreThe 2022 Georgia Turkey Hunting Special
You probably learned about the ancient Greek physician, Hippocrates, in high-school history class. It’s safe to say that your teacher never mentioned his name in the same breath as Georgia turkey hunting. Nevertheless, the old doc coined a phrase that surely fits as the 2022 Georgia turkey season is set to begin. Almost 2,400 years…
Read MoreWild In The Kitchen: Venison Sausage Shrimp And Grits
Venison Sausage Shrimp and Grits When I first started cooking wild game, I soon realized that I would have to elevate my game from cook to chef. That was the only way I was to ever going to convert my non-game eating family to wild game lovers. This recipe went a long way toward that…
Read MoreSouthwest Georgia Counties Could See Shift In Deer Dates As Early As 2023
Some counties or parts of counties in extreme southwest Georgia could see a change to the start and end to their deer seasons by the 2023 season. Research and input from hunters have shown a significant number of does in those areas having a later conception date than does in other parts of the state.…
Read MoreWarren County’s New No. 1 Buck
Tim Wood lives in Hendersonville, N.C., but Warren County Georgia will always be home to him. During deer season, he tries to return to the family home at least once or twice a month to hunt. When he saw the biggest buck that he has ever seen on the 100-acre property on opening weekend, he…
Read MoreWalton County Surprise Buck Makes Late-Season Appearance
Cameron Johnson missed most of the Georgia deer season because he was out of the state. When he finally got home and got to hunt, the only thing on his mind was getting a doe and putting some meat in the freezer. Luckily for Cameron, his plan didn’t work out. “I was in Montana for…
Read MoreTrout Whirling Disease To Affect Spring Stockings
When it comes to potential disasters, it’s best to expect the worst and have a plan. That plan should include erring on the side of caution and getting help from your allies. That way of thinking by WRD Chief of Fisheries Scott Robinson and his staff has salvaged the state’s 2022 trout stocking program. Whirling…
Read MoreWild In The Kitchen: Zuppa Toscano Venison Soup
Zuppa Toscano Venison Soup I am a huge fan of soups this time of the year. I especially love the Zuppa Toscano soup at Olive Garden, so I decided to experiment using venison sausage instead of Italian sausage. Everybody loved it. To be extra thrifty, you might even pluck the kale from…
Read MoreColquitt County 18-point Expected To Gross In Low 180s
Trophy bucks have a way of evoking every emotion possible from a hunter. Grown men have been known to dedicate every waking hour to the pursuit of a particular trophy buck. Trophy bucks have made grown men cry. In a span of about eight hours, deer hunter Bill Willis, of Lenox, underwent a roller coaster…
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