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Conservation Law Enforcement Corner – August 2024

Camden County: Several Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) in Georgia have special antler restrictions. One of those WMAs with quality-buck antler minimums is the relatively new 27,000-acre Ceylon WMA in southeast Georgia south of Brunswick. Firearms deer hunting at Ceylon is by quota only, and a buck is only legal if it has four points on…

Georgia’s Great Flood Of 1994

The year was 1994, and folks in middle and south Georgia still talk about it. Tropical Storm Alberto  stalled over Georgia, dumping incredible amounts of rain and causing destructive flooding. Here are a few examples of what the state looked like 30 years ago after the flood hit. Lake Blackshear: Nowhere did sportsmen see the…

Dove Season

One of the great outdoor opportunities in Georgia is the abundance of hiking and biking trails. They’re a great way to enjoy the scenery, see wildlife and stay in shape. It’s important to be in strong physical condition throughout the year, and it pays off throughout the upcoming hunting seasons. Although the weather this summer…

My Unicorn Buck

By Ross Baker Sparkman I normally have to work after school, but we were caught up, and I was given the evening off to go hunting. My dad and I were talking about a storm moving in and how the temperature was going to drop that evening and that it would be good hunting weather.…

Finding Charlie

For years now, I’ve driven almost by the front door at least once a month. One of these days, I told myself… then rolled on. Friends in the passenger seat have urged me to stop and get this thing over with. One of these days… Yeah, I know it’s silly, I’d say, never lifting off…

Letters To The Editor: August 2024

Beware! Rattlers Like Those Bait Stations, Too Dear GON, Due to the article of the snake bites y’all did, I thought this might help spread the word. I have been hunting a small tract of land in Paulding County since 2012, and I have never seen a venomous snake on the property until this guy.…

Realtree Kids: August 2024

Realtree Kids: July 2024

Hunting In 1776

With June in our rearview, we just passed midpoint of our year and head into July. This is a great time to show our colors as we celebrate the Fourth of July. It was 248 years ago when our country proclaimed our independence from England. The Revolutionary War was fought to secure freedom for our…

Scrapbook – July 2024

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