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Hunting
In a time when so many things are rapidly changing, it’s comforting to know that in a remote corner of our state, good hunting has remained the same — and for quite some time. The Portal Hunting Club, located on the Long/McIntosh county line, has been in existence for more than 100 years. This fall,…
Peach State squirrel hunters can expect plenty of action again this season, and the fun begins at daylight opening day (Aug. 15). Last season was a phenomenal one, with high numbers of squirrels and an excellent mast crop in most areas of the state. For example, I killed 68 squirrels in one Paulding Forest creek…
For many hunters, quality deer management is the strategy of choice for their hunting experience. However, I’ve seen through my experience as a deer biologist working with many hunt clubs and landowners that many hunters don’t know what kind of results to realistically expect from various deer-management strategies. To facilitate realistic expectations, we can use…
More than 40 years ago, I stumbled upon a paperback book titled “The Critters Come When Called.” Written by the late Russell Tinsley, the book covered the exploits of two lanky Texans, Murry and Winston Burnham. The Burnham brothers became legendary in the arena of predator calling. Winston has passed on while Murry, in his…
In May, your thoughts possibly turn to bedding bream, bass that are starting to hit topwater lures, or your favorite trout stream. Turkey season is all but spent. Deer hunting is only a daydream, or maybe a re-run of a television hunting show caught while you’re inside in the air conditioning. But some interesting things…
As the sights and sounds of spring fill the mountains and valleys of north Georgia, turkeys are gobbling, and opening day left some hunters happy, while it left others hungry for more time in the woods. While many things are different about hunting gobblers in the mountains as opposed to the flatter land of central…
The check station on Ossabaw Island, a structure many Georgia hunters are familiar with, burned to the ground Feb. 28 following the Feb. 25-27 hog hunt. Apparently the fire was the result of a campfire that was not completely extinguished when hunters left the island. According to Ed Van Ottern, Game Management supervisor for Region…
Five turkeys — four longbeards and a jake — hit the dirt opening day, thanks to a youth turkey hunt outside of Eatonton. Hosted by Crossroads Baptist Church and God’s Great Outdoors Ministries, the Youth Turkey Hunt hosted 24 young turkey hunters for opening weekend. Many of the young, camo-clad hunters said the birds were…
Out of all the gear the average turkey hunter packs in his vest or backpack, there is a very good chance the most valuable and overlooked tool remains stashed away in a closet waiting for deer season — the trail camera. For 10 years I have used trail cameras religiously for deer, but three years…
Interest in food plots and quality deer management are at an all-time high with hunters and hunting-land managers across the nation. Producing better deer herds is the main goal. Given this increase in interest and available information on the subject, it is surprising how many food-plot programs consist of scratching in a few bags of…
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