Posts by Steve Burch
Sandbars At Seminole – Sans DUCKS!
Known for many superlatives, Lake Seminole has long been ranked only behind the Georgia coast as the best place to duck hunt in Georgia. The ways to hunt ducks at Lake Seminole are as diverse and numerous as is the diversity of the habitat on the 37,500 acres. One of those who know Big Sem’s…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion – December 2015
My path this December, this run-up to Christmas, tracks a path many of you have trodden, and proceeds along a path the rest of you will follow. This is my first Christmas without either of my parents. This month and Christmas Day will be bittersweet. I don’t think there is any day of the year…
Read MorePlantation Quail A Blast From The Blast
“Hello,” said the voice on the other end of the call. “Is this James Haygood?” I asked. “Who’s calling?” he cautiously replied. “James, this is Steve Burch with Georgia Outdoor News,” I said. “Oh… Yes sir,” he responded, “This is James.” I could hear the caution in his voice turn to curiosity. “Do you remember…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion November 2015
Elections, they say, matter. Many of you who have been following this editorial for years know that I am a bit of a political wonk. There are a number of elections approaching that will impact sportsmen and things that either interest us or impact us. The House Leadership Several times in recent months, I have…
Read MoreBig-Stick Stripers On Top at Nottely
“Bum bum bum bum bum bum,” went the unwavering staccato drumbeat of the sawed-off wooden curtain rod that Jeremy Seabolt tap-tap-tapped off the floor of his 238 skiff. He was hunkered down on his driver’s perch intently watching his digital reconnaissance on his graph as he drummed. If you want to catch stripers at Nottely,…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion October 2015
Move is a four-letter word. Moving is always a challenge and a chore, and everyone is relieved when it is finally over. Sometimes a move is necessary, so “Move” can be a good thing once the work is accomplished. The same is true of Beta… a four-letter word that typically means, “It looked good on…
Read MoreRain Heats Up Darden Dove Shoot
The annual gathering of the Darden Dove Shoot in Sharon, near Washington in Taliaferro, benefitting the SEEDS youth program, entered its 10th year under beautiful conditions. The well-prepared fields had been smiled on with excellent weather and timely showers through the growing season. Each field has its own powerline running the length of the field,…
Read MoreHigh School Bass Teams Help Create Fish Habitat At West Point Lake
Like wet Johnny Appleseeds, bass-fishing teams from Alexander, Central, Harris County, Crosspointe Christian, Breman, Carrollton and Newnan high schools literally jumped in the lake to create important new fish habitat at West Point Lake. Many hands made light work during this mid-August outing. The kids placed hundreds of water willow plants at select locations around…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion September 2015
I want to tell you about my largest bass ever; my personal best. I caught it in Cuba. I have never shared this story in print. I tell you this story now to share my take to the changes coming in relations between Cuba and the United States. I disapprove of what our current government…
Read MoreHartwell Bass On The Topwater Frenzy
As a fisherman, Chris Powell is most at home when he is on the pointy end of a bass boat with rods scattered at his feet and a target in range of his next cast. If that bass boat is on Lake Hartwell, then Chris is not just at home, he is in his own…
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