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By Marion A. Butler It seems like every turkey hunter has their favorite call or calls that are always with them on a hunt, and this call was no exception. I came across the “Old Gobbler” website and forum and there was a lot of discussion about the call makers convention at Unicoi State Park…
Lynn Darsey is a frustrated mom. Her son, Cannon, took his first turkey ever last season, and it was a doozy. She, and a lot of others, believe the 11-year-old’s gobbler is one of the best-scoring typical birds in Georgia history. Where exactly that bird ranks among other typical Georgia gobblers is unknown, however. Normally,…
There was a time years ago when I tried pretty hard to convince my younger brother, Walter, to go turkey hunting with me. I had experienced some early success in the turkey woods and curiosity eventually got the best of him. The first day we went to the turkey woods together, I managed to call…
I became aware of chestnut trees early in my life. My grandpa, who was born in 1878, was the first to tell me about chestnuts. He said, “My family and I would harness the mules to bow-covered wagons and make a week-long journey to Fannin County in upper Georgia.” Fannin County was across the mountains…
Weather could play a factor in the first few hours of Georgia’s Youth Turkey season, which opens Saturday morning, March 25. According to the National Weather Service, a round of rain is scheduled to roll through Georgia during the first part of Saturday before clearing out for the afternoon. Smaller chances or rain return for…
By Zach Bradley Heard County was known as one of the best spots in the state of Georgia to harvest a trophy white-tail buck in the late 80s and early 90s. Over the years, the development of many hunting clubs and the cutting of hardwood timber that now has been replanted under pine timber companies…
If you are a crossbow hunter, Paul Burnside understands your pain. Your chances of ever taking a Boone & Crockett Record book buck are very slim. In fact, Georgia only has one registered B&C crossbow deer ever killed, the 173-inch Hall County buck killed by Levi Sullens during the 2022 season. Your chances of making…
Good things come to those who wait. That popular phrase from an old poem is centuries old, so it obviously isn’t about Toccoa’s Terry Dooley. But it sure could be because, boy, was he forced to wait. “I think I first got this buck on camera in 2016,” Terry said of his biggest buck ever…
The second season of Georgia’s plan to slow its wild turkey decline is now just a few weeks away. The state’s anxious turkey hunters are curious to know if their sacrifices last season are showing any dividends. Those wanting answers may be jumping the gun a bit. Keep in mind that WRD said that it…
The gnarled finger sweeps across a vista to instantly quicken the heartbeat of any south Georgia deer hunter: chest-high planted pines bordered by a pond, a field and a hardwood head, requisite creek trickling through. “There in those pines is where we got pictures of at least one really good 8-pointer, and the other one…
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