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The first thing John Roy Brackett will tell you if you’re lucky enough to meet him in person is how very blessed he considers himself to be after having spent the lion’s share of his 91 years pursuing his outdoor passions. “I’ve had a good life,” John Roy will tell you. “Hunting and fishing was…
Willie Manville, of Greene County, shot a huge, tall-tined 11-point buck in his home county on Oct. 31, 2016 after seeing the deer three days prior on a trail camera. “I had gotten on a powerline about an hour before dark, and the deer had come across at about 7 o’clock,” said Willie. “I knew it was…
Paulding Forest WMA held their annual check-in adult/child deer hunt the weekend of Oct. 15-16. With me being 17 years old, this was the last year I could attend this hunt. Paulding Forest added the adult/child hunt back in 2011. I have participated in it every year and have killed a deer on it every…
There is a group of hunters working to make Georgia a better place. Wildlife Action of Georgia is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit conservation organization located in Acworth. Their motto is “Local Folks Solving Local Problems,” and through their efforts, they strive to put back more than we take to make our community a better place to…
My father never really sheltered me, at least by most standards he didn’t. When he worked wrecker calls and we tagged along, he never tried to hide the blood or gore from me too much as a child. He would always tell us when a person had died. And tell us how. He wanted us…
If you have a mobile phone, you’ve probably seen by now pictures of an awesome buck, but the details you’ve heard of where the buck was killed likely depend on where you hunt and who texted the picture. Here are the facts. The Georgia buck was killed in Worth County yesterday, Nov. 2, by Shannon Sledge, of…
November – The Hour Glass November had finally arrived, and the hour glass was now running. A complete sense of urgency had taken over the thoughts and minds of both the bucks of Crockett Creek and the hunters that pursued them. Like a light switch being turned on, the madness had begun. The rut was…
Not every hunter is afforded the opportunity of thousands of acres of land to hunt. The rest of us have to do our best with what we have access to. Fortunately, this does not necessarily mean that we will have any less success than someone with more land. With hard work, patience and a little…
Even though several big bears have been killed, WRD reports a slower-than-normal archery bear season. “Our harvest record indicates that we only have 33 bear records that have come into the office thus far, and that’s low,” said Scott Frazier, a WRD wildlife biologist in Gainesville. “Typically, we’ll tag over 100 bears during archery season,…
Deer season kicks into high gear at daylight this Saturday morning, Oct. 15, as kids, disabled hunters and those who use primitive muzzleloading rifles take to the woods. Until now, only archery season has been open for Georgia deer hunters. Georgia deer hunting from Saturday, Oct. 15 through Friday, Oct. 21 is called the Special Opportunity…
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