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If you were one of the lucky hunters who attended the February 14-16, 2002 hog-only quota hunt at Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, there’s a good chance you went home with some pork. Out of 56 hunters, 25 hogs were checked in for a hunter-success rate of 44.6 percent. Bond Swamp, located along the Ocmulgee…
It’s amazing how much an effect mental attitude has on my willingness to hunt turkeys. I suppose it’s human nature, actually. Charged up and inspired at daylight by the mystery of what adventures a new spring day will bring sends my senses into overdrive as I wait, eagerly anticipating the first gobble of the morning.…
Wyman Stowell, of Griffin, said he had hunted Oaky Woods WMA for three years and had not seen a deer. “But this place is so thick with planted pines that I thought there had to be a big deer in there.” On the afternoon of Nov. 28, 2001, Wyman was 18 feet up a tree…
For 10 minutes the buck was in sight around Jeff Banks’ deer stand. The first day of gun season, and evening hunt, and Jeff was about to shoot a buck—and that’s saying something. This is a man who has already killed and passed up bucks that would gross near 150. Pulling the trigger on a…
As I walked the two-thirds of a mile back to the tree where my portable stand was hung, it seemed as though you could see every star in the sky. It was 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 27, and about 24 degrees. I walked in slowly, as to not make any unnecessary noise, or get overheated. …
Before picking a tree to climb opening morning, it may be advantageous to first think about all the changes a piece of hunting property can go through. Recent clearcuts should be a little thicker while older ones may be more open. Was timber harvested? Maybe the oak branches are heavy with acorns — maybe they’re…
Opening day of archery season often presents a contradiction to southern bowhunters. We spend months practicing, scouting, placing stands, and getting ready. Anticipation is high, and we canʼt wait to get in the woods. Then, when we finally get to hunt in mid-September, we find that the heat is almost suffocating, and the bugs are…
A Metter man was attacked and bitten by a rabid bobcat in April as he worked on a drained pond. On April 18, Jimmy Donaldson was on ITT paper land in Candler County that he and others lease. The men were working on a drained pond. Some of the men had seen a bobcat earlier…
By Mike Erb Dear GON, Iʼm writing to tell you about an experience I had while turkey hunting this season. My dad, brother and myself hunt a small lease in Columbia County. We usually get one or two good birds a year, however, over the past three to four years, the birds have gotten to…
The moment of truth came quickly for 33-year-old Tim Touchton of Nashville, Ga. It was Friday morning, November 24, the day after Thanksgiving last year. All week long, Tim had been hunting in a swamp bottom near the New River in western Berrien County. Having taken several days of vacation during the Thanksgiving week, he…
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