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Word was spreading quickly around southeast Georgia that a jaw-dropping buck had hit the ground on the evening of Oct. 16. The hunter, Mikell Fries, of Claxton, said his giant Evans County bow-killed buck had 25 points and scored out at an amazing 223 6/8 inches. “He has cost me a pile of sleep, I’ve…
Outdoor writer Duncan Dobie, of Marietta, is a finalist for the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award, a prestigious honor awarded by NASCAR. Most importantly, if Duncan wins, his chosen charity—Camp Sunshine—will receive $100,000. Duncan is one of four finalists announced by the NASCAR Foundation. This is the third year for the award, which NASCAR says…
If you have remotely followed the sport of competitive bass fishing, the name Junior Collis should ring a bell. Although he was the first Georgian to qualify for the coveted Bassmaster Classic in 1973, the champion of one of the toughest events in B.A.S.S. history on South Carolina’s Lake Keowee and the brains behind the…
Four Decatur County residents made Georgia history on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. Dr. Daniel White, Alex “Bud” Harrell, Gary Braswell and tag-holder Jim Overman bagged a new state-record alligator from Lake Seminole. The 13-foot, 10-3/4-inch monster broke the previous record from 2010 by 1 3/4 inches. What started out as a teal scouting trip for…
A giant tarpon brought boatside and released on Sept. 4 is the latest exclamation point on fantastic tarpon fishing off the Georgia coast. Jeff Pierce, of Atlanta, was fishing with Capt. Greg Hildreth when he caught and released what certainly would have been a new Georgia state record. However, like with almost every big tarpon…
Old-timers will remember when there were two huge weekends for Georgia deer hunters—opening day of gun season, and then a couple of weeks later there was the first “doe-day” weekend of the season. Well, doe days are back… not nearly to the extent they once were, but there’s reason again to take some time learning…
It takes some competition duck callers years to win a major title and qualify for the World’s Championship in Stuttgart. Alex Ciraulo did it in the first year he was eligible. Alex, a 17-year-old from Buford, recently won the Georgia State Duck Calling Contest. In addition to joining an elite group of Georgia state champions,…
James McClain, of Watkinsville, his son Dylan, 13, and nephew Brandon, 10, of Athens, were jugging at Lake Oconee on May 18 when they hooked a giant flathead catfish. “On this particular morning, we had set about 20 jugs, and when we pulled up next to one of them, the jug went under,” said James.…
On July 10-14, the Archery Learning Center Hornets archery team, form Snellville, competed in the Easton Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD) Nationals in Hamilton, Ohio. After 12 long weeks of preparation and more than 130,000 practice arrows fired, the team was ready. Eighteen kids from the Hornets competed and brought home 13 medals and two…
Hunting buddies Steve Taylor, Jerry Rushing Jr. and Adam Waters, all of Statesboro, were riding 4-wheelers on some Emanuel County property in Covena when they rode up on a giant timber rattlesnake. “We have killed several diamondbacks and a few timber rattlers, but this one was a freak,” said Steve. “The snake was 5 1/2-feet…
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