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Hunting
By Martin W. Duke and Renee’ Nolan Along with Thanksgiving’s feast, the peak of the annual whitetail rut has come and gone, and autumn’s bright colors and amber air give way to post-frost predominance of browns and grays and shorter days. Each day is a little chillier. Plant life is bowed, broken or harvested, and…
Brett Morrison, of Chatsworth, was hoping to simply put a little meat in the freezer on Saturday, Nov. 4 on his hunting club in Warren County. Brett wasn’t the only hunter on the club looking for venison. His buddy, Robbie, was in the stand with Jerry Ingram, of Johnson City, Tenn. Jerry, 52, has been…
You may have seen a flurry of articles and news releases floating around lately referencing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s latest national survey. The survey reported a 16 percent decrease in hunting participation over the past five years, which is a monumental issue for wildlife conservation and the future of our hunting heritage. This…
A worn 1976 Georgia license plate reads “RUFF61,” as a reminder of the previous 1975 ruffed grouse season in the Georgia mountains. It had been his best season ever with 61 birds. Not only is he a seasoned veteran, he’s also a seasoned backwoods philosopher. Seven decades of chasing the “big three” in Georgia has…
As the canoe pushed through some reeds in this coastal river marsh, birds exploded in all directions. “Shoot!” I yelled. “There’s another one. Fire! One stayed in the reeds. Here he comes. Shoot again.” In seconds, my son Steven pumped out three rounds from his Remington Model 870 20 gauge. More birds flushed from the…
By John Seginak and Brandon Adams The cool nights of spring seemed like a distant memory. The summer of 2013 was typical for Oglethorpe County—hot and humid days and little relief as the sun began to set. The soybeans were now 6 inches tall and growing daily. At least those that were not being eaten…
The 2017-2018 Georgia deer season began with a flurry of good bucks—the Truck-Buck contest saw an all-time record for the first week of bow season—but the action seemed to cool as the air temperatures warmed. During late September and the first of October, it was warm to hot, especially during the evenings, which is typically…
Millions of these migratory birds head to the southeastern states in late fall and winter (mid November to late December) and stay until mid February or early March. Most woodcock then migrate back to the far north to nest in April and May. Woodcock are often the No. 1 harvested upland bird in Michigan, Wisconsin…
It took multiple shots with a muzzleloader and a well-trained tracking dog, but a very tough Wilkes County buck finally went down and was recovered on Oct. 20. The giant 32-pointer was taken by Kevin Marshall, of Bethlehem. “What most people will never believe is that this buck let me get four shots off at…
There’s been a flurry of added excitement as Georgians wait on Saturday’s firearms opener. We’re hearing an above-average amount of discussion regarding rut activity, as in mature bucks chasing or tending does already. “I saw some crazy stuff today (Oct. 16), a big 12-point buck was chasing a doe,” Donnie Stanford left on the GON…
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