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On Nov. 28, 2004 DNR Law Enforcement Cpl. Bill Bunch was working a night-hunting complaint in Stephens County. “I had been working a night-hunting complaint in one end of the county and sat there until about 11 p.m.,” said Bill. “I had received a call that a field on the other end of the county off…
If ever there was a relentlessly un-hip rascal dragged kicking and screaming into the methods, madness and modes of today’s society, that’d be me! I was signing books a few weeks back down at Bass Pro Shops in Savannah, and every once in a great while I’d simply stop, look around and feel like it…
Hunting season in Georgia is just beginning this year and we should note this beginning because this may be last time hunting season begins this way again. There is a House study committee holding hearings about whether hunting over feed carried to the field is legal for deer. If it is legal for deer, then…
In late July, the United States Senate passed one of the most important bills for gun owners in recent times. By a vote of 65 to 31, The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, S397, was approved. This bill makes lawsuits against gun manufacturers and sellers illegal if their gun was used to commit…
Perry Meeting A Joke Dear GON, I attended the August 19 public meeting in Perry about the legalization of hunting deer over bait in Georgia. In attendance was the panel that was set up to study this issue, then make recommendations on legislation concerning baiting. I figured these representatives were chosen because they could keep…
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…
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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,…
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.…
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