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For the 2019-2020 Florida deer season, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) established a new youth deer hunting weekend, which occurs during muzzleloading gun season in each of the four hunting zones. FWC staff initiated the proposal to promote youth hunting and stakeholders were overwhelmingly supportive of this new opportunity. “Wildlife management areas…
A Lake Eufaula alligator that was measured at 14-feet, 1.75-inches by WRD Technician Matt Skinner will likely set a new bar for Georgia’s state-record gator after paperwork goes through its normal process. The previous state-record hunter harvested Georgia gator came from in Lake Seminole in 2013. That gator measured 13-feet, 10.75 inches long and was caught by…
He may the best friend a snake ever had in Georgia and one of America’s greatest snake hunters ever. But he’s so much more. He’s a self-educated naturalist, an expert on animal behavior and a gifted singer and storyteller who has enthralled audiences young and old with his popular snake and wildlife programs for well…
The 2018-19 season resulted in the most bucks on Georgia’s Best Bow Bucks list from a single season since 2012. Last year’s 65 record-book bucks sits well right above the 5-year average of 57.8 bucks per season and slightly above the 10-year average of 64 bucks. GON tracks bow bucks in three categories: Typical Racks,…
Rat Johnson, of Ludowici, was in the stand 30 minutes before shooting light the morning of Oct. 4. He was hunting an area of pine and hardwoods on Townsend WMA in Long County. “When daylight broke, there was no movement and everything was quiet,” said Rat. “About 15 minutes after legal shooting light, I gave…
As Dexter’s truck rounded a curve on the narrow dirt road, a large, black squirrel suddenly ran across in front of it. After unpacking and listening to Dexter’s crazy story about Dillon and his Jeep, Dexter and the boys had hurriedly headed out to scout for two good opening-day stand locations. Because of school, the…
Deer love muscadines, but this preferred food source doesn’t last long. The wild grapes are ripening early and already falling in many areas, and with the season opening a week later this year, muscadines may be played out by opening weekend. The way the calendar falls this year, bow season doesn’t open until Sept. 14.…
A buddy killed a nice buck last season and would have won a $1,200 Browning deer rifle and a chance to shoot for a new truck. One problem, he didn’t have a GON membership. Why’d he drop his subscription? “Too many fishing articles when it wasn’t hunting season…” I just shook my head and reminded…
As I’m typing this story, the temperature outside is nearly 100 degrees. It is hard for me to believe that in just a few short months, I will likely be laying in a muddy jonboat, freezing half to death, wearing numerous layers of clothes under my waders, waiting for the warm sun to rise over…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has set the deer hunting dates for the 2019 season at the corps’ Bussey Point Management Area. Bussey Point is a 2,545-acre peninsula located in Lincoln County on Clarks Hill Lake (J. Storm Thurmond Reservoir). All hunts are limited to 100 hunters per day. Hunters are registered on a…
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