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Hunting
What does your hunting future hold? For those who love the outdoors, it’s an important question. The future of hunting in general is cloudy because of a variety of issues. But specifically, the future of your hunting may be cloudy for one primary reason — not having land to hunt. If a lease is where…
A trough full of a high-protein, high-dollar deer food… what was once unheard of by most in Georgia is now a growing trend. Ten years ago you could count on two hands the number of landowners or property managers who had troughs filled with high-protein deer food. Now, there are several companies right here in…
I can remember my first time hunting like it was yesterday. “Do you want me to shoot him?” my daddy asked as I sat in his lap and watched the spike buck walk along through the creek bottom. “Yes,” I said, Right after the shot the buck sped off on his death run. Although my daddy…
By Phillip Robider I have a small tract of land in Bulloch County with a few ground-level hunting boxes. These boxes didn’t have doors — just some camouflage webbing covering the doorway. My hunting partner Hal Schuman and his adult son, Lee, from Atlanta, planned a morning hunt in November a few seasons ago. Unfortunately,…
Joey Scanlon, of Griffin, killed a Butts County gobbler on March 23, 2004 that sits on top of the National Wild Turkey Federation’s Longest Beard Eastern in Georgia list. The beard measured 17 7/8-inch long and is the No. 2 longest beard ever recorded from any species of turkey, according to the NWTF. Joey’s bird…
There are few things in turkey hunting more frustrating than a hung-up gobbler. I’ve had lots of birds come running to the call from great distances only to stop at an imaginary line just out of gun range. It’s like they know the distance at which my gun can do serious damage. Oftentimes, they strut…
Georgia wildlife officials have declared their own little war on terror, and like the real deal, this battle requires that the old rules be thrown out. DNR in March, 2005 announced a new policy that allows landowners and hunters who lease land to obtain a nuisance-control permit to deal with feral hogs. Anyone with this…
There are few things in turkey hunting more frustrating than a hung-up gobbler. I’ve had lots of birds come running to the call from great distances only to stop at an imaginary line just out of gun range. It’s like they know the distance at which my gun can do serious damage. Oftentimes, they strut…
By Rans Thomas and Blaine Burley 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…
I was proud to feel a little nip of coolness in the air as I put on my turkey vest and loaded my shotgun. Normally, I do not like cool temperatures during turkey season, especially if I am going to have to wade sloughs filled with water. This morning, however, it was a welcome change.…
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