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The final chance to get a rack measured for the Truck-Buck contest is Saturday, Feb. 14. Racks must be checked-in at the GON office by 12 noon, or they won’t be eligible. Only bucks entered during this deer season will be measured at the scoring event. Killing a nice buck is a celebration-worthy event, making…
Georgia’s biggest and best hog-hunting extravaganza returns to southeast Georgia. The Wayne County Hog Jam is Feb. 21-23. Tournament headquarters are at the Jaycee Fairground in Jesup, and hunters can bring hogs from Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee. Prizes for biggest hog in various categories, including: • Biggest Hog Killed By Gun •…
A feature film on grouse hunting in America will be a highlight of an event on Feb. 8 in Thomasville, as Project Upland magazine and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) host the Public Grouse Film Festival. It will take place at the Thomasville Center for the Arts. “This festival will highlight upland bird hunts from…
Quail restoration efforts in South Carolina improved exponentially recently when the 28 partners who make up the South Carolina Quail Council agreed to work together to help bring back the “Prince of Gamebirds.” “Quail restoration is one of the greatest conservation challenges we have ever faced because of the large-scale changes in land use that…
The Georgia Wildlife Federation has rebranded its college learn-to-hunt program as Academics Afield. This past semester deer, dove, squirrel and waterfowl programs were hosted at ABAC and UGA. Of those participating in the programs, nearly 70 of the college students had never hunted previously, and 67% of those new hunters were female. “The program is…
The family leaves for a quick trip to Disney World and you can’t go because of work. How about slipping away for a few hours to bear hunt on a Saturday? That was the situation that Quent Floyd found himself in on Dec. 21, 2019 when Houston, Twiggs and Bibb counties held their annual one-day…
The commissioners of the combined Bibb County and city of Macon government are looking to pass a new firearms ordinance that would impact deer hunting with rifles for some sportsmen in the county. A public hearing regarding the proposed ordinance is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 4 p.m. in the Macon-Bibb commission chambers at…
Sometimes the biggest bucks might be hiding right under your nose, even in your own backyard. That was exactly the case for Nathan Lipscomb, 57, of Carrollton, when he first discovered a pleasant surprise in 2018. After seeing the buck on camera for two seasons, Nathan finally got the buck this November while hunting with…
While deer season was winding down over the weekend in Georgia, there were still a few dedicated hunters who took to the woods in a last-ditch effort to harvest a deer. That’s exactly what Justin Peterson, 29, of LaGrange, was doing Sunday evening when he shot one of the most impressive late-season bucks in recent…
The folklore surrounding snipe hunting as a practical joke played on gullible, inexperienced campers has been around for so long that some people don’t realize snipe are real birds. But snipe are real! This migratory bird overwinters in balmy Florida providing hunters with exciting wingshooting opportunities. In addition to preferring warm weather, snipe need vast…
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