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Bass Tournament Reports August 2005

July 17: Valley Sportsman, West Point The fishing was pretty slow at the Valley Sportsman tournament at West Point. Twenty-two boats decided they’d try to beat the heat and fish, and in the end it was Martie Murphy and Mike York who won with 15.46 pounds. Second went to John Pearson and Trey Rhodes with…

Realtree Kids Scrapbook August 2005

Send us a picture of your GON Realtree Outdoor kid. Email image and caption details (name, hometown, age, and county where critter or fish was taken) to [email protected].              

Scrapbook August 2005

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America’s Priorities According To Animal-Rights

Folks are getting blown up in London, our young men and women face bullets and bombs every day in Iraq and Afghanistan. Meanwhile, there is a report of crab abuse in California. Crabs? The horrors in this world must stop. Please send money and please write letters. Civil disobedience may be needed, and if so,…

Conservation Law Enforcement Corner August 2005

On Jan. 30, 2005, the last day of the 2004-05 duck season, DNR Conservation Ranger First Class Mike Binion was on patrol in Grady County. At about 7:30 a.m. he heard the sound of shotguns being fired in the distance. He homed in on the location of the shooting, and contacted DNR Law Enforcement Sgt.…

Letters To The Editor August 2005

Thanks Hunting Land Special Dear GON, I put an ad in the July issue of GON in the “Hunting Land Special.” My old lease was sold to developers, and they did not want hunters on the property. After leasing the same tract for many years I was left out in the cold. I worded my…

Editorial-Opinion August 2005

There has been a small earthquake in northwest Georgia that may have a significant impact on deer hunting all over Georgia. The old Inland and Bowater timber lands are now under management by Timberland Investment Resources. They are leaseing the tracts to the highest bidder. This is a new and very unsettling change to Georgia…

Surviving The Mountain Man Phase

Psychiatrists, doctors, fortune tellers and the like will back me up when I tell you that man experiences a series of phases throughout his lifetime. Truth be told, my phases are not apt to be exactly the same as your phases, and they may not even overlap. One thing’s pretty sure: we start and end…

Conservation Law Enforcement Corner August 2005

Grady County: On January 30, 2005, the last day of the 2004-05 duck season, DNR Conservation Ranger First Class Mike Binion was on patrol in Grady County. At about 7:30 a.m. he heard the sound of shotguns being fired in the distance. He homed in on the location of the shooting, and contacted DNR Law…

Editorial-Opinion July 2005

There is a storm coming and we have to prepare for it now. The coming storm is an attack by anti-hunters on hunters and hunting right here in Georgia. The storm is scheduled to hit about 16 months from now. The cause of this storm is home-grown. State Senator Eric Johnson (R-Savannah) has spear-headed a…

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