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Thought I Had Chased My Last Longbeard… Dear GON, I was diagnosed with an extreme case of renal cell cancer two weeks before the 2020 turkey season. After surgery that removed my right kidney and included some major complications for the first year, I thought I had chased my last turkey. I went from 272 pounds…
The Conservation LE Corner is designed to highlight the efforts of Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Division (LED) officers who, among their many duties, protect Georgia’s wildlife, sportsmen and natural resources from game-law violators. Ware County: Around lunchtime on Oct. 15, 2022, Cpl. Sam Williams received a phone call from Sgt. Jason Shipes instructing him to…
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When one makes his living with words, betimes there be exclamations or comments or phrases that simply leap out and grasp at one. Happens to me all the time. Doesn’t even have to be spoken; printed clauses jump right off pages. Especially mispelt ’uns. So I’m roaming from room to room a few weeks ago,…
I love my sister. I truly do, but sometimes she just really rubs me the wrong way. I’m 11 years old, and Rebekah is four years older. I’m told that is usually the case with brothers and sisters. For instance, I have been deer hunting with my dad many, many times, but I dad never…
By JD Richards As Father’s Day approaches, I look back at many of the first memories I have had with my dad in the outdoors that have shaped who I am as an adult. As hunters, many of our first outdoor memories have been with our dads. Dad was with us the first time we…
He was a good friend of my good friends, so they told me. I’d never met the guy, but was about to. “He won’t know who you’re talking to if you call him by his real name, and it really don’t bother him when we pick at him about it, so just call him…” Well,…
White County: During the height of the COVID lockdown madness in May of 2020, poachers might have thought it was a good time to get away with some shenanigans. Bad thought. By May of that year, most Georgians were over everything COVID, and hunting and fishing were all the rage. And game wardens were certainly…
The first official day of summer is June 20, the longest day of the year. My family has some great summer memories over the years that involve tent camping and wonderful hikes at various locations in our state. One of my favorite camping and hiking spots is Vogel State Park, located near Blairsville. It offers…
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