Posts by Mike Bolton
Giant Lake Jackson Flathead Catfish Released
Terry Denman caught his first catfish 61 years ago on a cane pole while fishing with his grandfather. A lot of things have changed over the years for the Vietnam veteran, but nothing ever could erase the excitement of feeling a catfish tugging on his line. The biggest tug he ever felt came recently when…
Read MoreNew WMA Lands For Georgia’s 2024 Hunting Seasons
Georgia has created two new WMAs in the past year and a significant number of acres have been added to some other lands that offer public hunting. New WMAs One of the most notable additions is the 865-acre Featherfield WMA, which borders Lake Seminole WMA. Featherfield WMA was the previous site of Featherfield Farms, a…
Read MoreWild In The Kitchen: Brennan’s Turtle Stew
Brennan’s Turtle Stew No trip to New Orleans is complete without breakfast at Brennan’s. I tried the restaurant’s iconic and strange breakfast dish, turtle stew, on my very first trip and have ordered it every visit since. By chance, I was able to hunt with one of the restaurant’s chefs, and I begged him for…
Read MoreWild In The Kitchen: Poor Man Peking Duck
Poor Man’s Peking Duck Upscale Chinese restaurants offer peking puck, a famous dish dating back more than 400 years. The traditional method uses a specific rare duck, and it takes days to prepare. We’ll make our version using a mallard, and it will only take about four hours. 1 mallard plucked, cleaned 1 bunch green…
Read MoreOconee River Blue Cat Record Broken By 7 Pounds
It would probably go down as one of the worst days of Eli Carey’s life if not for one thing. That one thing made it all worthwhile. “I had a rough day,” the Lyons resident said. “I had the day off and decided to go fishing on Oconee River, which is about an hour and…
Read MoreGobbler With 16-Inch Beard Would Be County Record
Although Georgia’s turkey season ended more than two weeks ago, it’s still newsworthy when we talk to a guy who killed a gobbler with a 16-inch beard. Milledgeville’s Bobby Day was just about to put an end to his frustration and give up on his morning turkey hunt. The hunting club where he hunts in…
Read MoreGeorgia Snakebite Cases Nearing Record Numbers
An outsider visiting Georgia for the first time will probably get a lot of warnings from those who know the state well. Rookies will be warned that negotiating Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the busiest airport in the U.S., is a nightmare. They will be told that traffic on the interstates surrounding metro Atlanta, and elsewhere in…
Read MoreWild In The Kitchen: Easy Venison Pot Roast
Easy Venison Pot Roast Every hunter needs a tender venison pot roast full of rich meaty flavor in their cooking arsenal. A venison sirloin is the perfect cut of meat for a roast. • 1 sirloin roast • Small red potatoes left whole • 1 small bag baby carrots • 1 large yellow onion, chopped…
Read MoreFawn Killers On The Prowl
Coyotes may be known as the scourge of the West, but Trae Renfroe says Georgia is up to its elbows with them, too. His trail camera caught evidence that they are indeed fawn killers. “I had a camera on a food plot on the property we own in Baldwin County,” he said. “On one day…
Read MoreGiant 72-Pound Clarks Hill Blue Cat Shatters 45-Year Record
You would have to consider it quite unusual if a 45-year-old lake fishing record was shattered by someone fishing from the bank in a community fishing hole that everyone knows about. Well, Walker Crowe is a quite unusual 16-year-old. While others his age are playing video games and worrying about teenage anxieties, Walker is dominating…
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