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Scott Webb and Cliff Scott, of Woodstock, were putting in near the mouth of the Etowah River at Lake Allatoona on July 9, 1990 when they saw what appeared to be a large fish floating on the surface about 100 yards away. “We got about halfway to it when Cliff stammered, ‘That ain’t no fish……
Red wolves may be released in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the state lines of Tennessee and North Carolina if research shows the park to be suitable habitat. The red wolf once ranged across the Southeast but has been exterminated from most of its former range by aggressive predator control and habitat loss.…
Imagine driving down a Georgia highway after dark when a 400-lb. African eland steps into your headlights. Exactly that happened to a Cumming man in the southbound lanes of Highway 400 two weeks ago. At about 11 p.m. Tuesday night, Oct. 17, motorists reported a large animal under the guard rail on Highway 400 approximately…
You are going to have more places to go hunting this fall, and it’s land you helped buy. To date, state hunting-land purchases with money put up by hunters and fishermen total approximately 33,000 acres. The land, comprised of 11 different tracts, is all located in middle and south Georgia. Most of the new state-owned…
The crisis is over; the kids are safe; the Allatoona alligator has been captured The story started in mid-June with the first reports called into the Northwest Region Game and Fish Division office of an alligator sighting at Lake Allatoona. The menacing gator was reportedly lurking near Little River Landing—specifically in the first cove on…
Game and Fish Division Biologist Todd Holbrook has been named the new assistant chief of the Game Management Section of the Game and Fish Division. Holbrook, who was selected as the Biologist of the Year for 1988, was formerly the state waterfowl biologist in the Fort Valley office. Prior to that assignment, he was a…
Pritch Morgan was killed last Oct. 9 in Oglethorpe County. As he made his way to his bow stand, Pritch was shot by a man with a rifle in the woods during archery season. In the wake of that tragedy, Georgia hunters demanded that laws be strengthened to harshly deal with criminal acts committed in…
J. Leonard Ledbetter, DNR Commissioner, must be doing a tremendous job for the people of Georgia. At $78,349, his salary has jumped more than 40 percent in the past six years and now surpasses all elected state officials salaries except the governor. Interestingly, appointed officials like Mr. Ledbetter tend to make more money than do…
Georgia Outdoor News has received two prestigious awards for excellence in reporting sportsman’s issues. At its annual meeting three weeks ago, the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association (GOWA) presented their highest honor to GON Publisher Steve Burch as the group named him their Georgia Outdoorsman of the Year. GOWA President John Trussell said, “Georgia Outdoor News…
Monday a week ago found me wandering the halls of the state capitol. Most folks don’t carry a suitcase to the state capitol, so the sight of me and my suitcase with a sign on it raised a few eyebrows. Given the fact that the first day of any legislative session is usually a confused…
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