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Historically, State Plantation Land and Cattle Company covered well over 2,000 acres of open pine lands in western Dougherty County. Known today merely as State Plantation, the total acreage includes approximately 60 percent of the original land area. Over time, a gradual shift in emphasis toward timber management resulted in many of the larger open…
As I closed the distance between myself and a giant south Georgia bullfrog, I couldn’t help but grin. Thanks to my kayak’s super-quiet approach, the frog had no idea of his soon-to-be fate. My head lamp that illuminated him wasn’t even needed due to a full moon that only the good Lord could make shine…
With the Sept. 1 WMA quota-hunt deadline weeks away, it’s GON’s duty to get its subscribers ready for which public-land hunts best suit their needs. Last season’s WMA hunt stats are on pages 47-53. For each WMA, we list overall hunter, harvest and success data, along with that same information for particular hunts. These pages…
Georgia is due… this could be the year for a magical season. Calm down UGA football fans. We’re talking about the potential for a stellar Georgia deer season that produces lots of big, high-scoring bucks. So why the optimism? Here’s the theory. This could be an exceptional season for big Georgia bucks because we’ve had…
The members of Crockett Creek Trophy Club were optimistically approaching another hunting season on their club, located in famous Dooly County. Nestled between Crockett Creek and the Flint River, the land consisted of 1,000 acres of the most intensely managed property in the entire state of Georgia. Through years of hard work, sweat equity and…
I am sure that many of you have heard the old saying, “If you want to harvest a trophy buck, you must go where trophy bucks are located.” In more than 40 years of pursuing and harvesting trophy-class bucks, I have found this to be very true. On a national level, that is why…
How would you like the chance to hunt 6,000 acres in Morgan County that is only hunted two days a year? You would be hunting property that has an estimated deer population of 70 deer per square mile and has hunter-success rates of 50 to 80 percent. You can harvest two deer of either…
In 2008, Beau Turner created the Beau Turner Youth Conservation Center (BTYCC) in north Florida for young people to have a place to go and discover and enjoy the outdoors. The center hosts several programs throughout the year that allow kids to learn about northern Florida, wildlife management and renewable energy sources. They are…
Pap! Up in the thick canopy of the late summer’s oak leaves, I could see the ol gray chatterbox’s flared tail cork-screwing. Perfect shot! Two seconds later, the ever familiar thud on the forest floor. Squirrel No. 12. Time for the second stage of my hunt—piney rooters. Beached on a small cut in the old…
Nicole Holland As a little girl, I looked forward to each hunting season. It was a joyous occasion for me to watch my dad and younger brother drive away for the weekend because I knew I would have girl time with Mama. I treasured each hunting season, and as the years passed by and I…
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