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Brandon Long, of Cumming, had an afternoon in Forsyth County on Oct. 25 that he’ll never forget. Brandon tagged out on two big bucks with his bow. Brandon arrowed a 9-pointer, and then a few minutes later, he shot a 13-pointer that grosses in the 170s. “I had no idea this deer was on the…
If you haven’t seen the oddest-looking duck in Georgia yet, grab a pair of binoculars or a shotgun and get outdoors. Black-bellied whistling ducks have expanded their range and are now a documented breeding species in several Georgia counties. Often referred to as “tree ducks” due to their peculiar habit of perching on tree branches…
Even though GON Truck-Buck entries come from all corners of the Peach State, many of the really giant bucks seem to have some common denominators that lead to their harvest. Proper nutrition, intensive management, and plain old being in the right place at the right time are a few. On Oct. 28, all of the…
I’m sure the actual attack was something similar to what you see on The Discovery Channel when a Nile crocodile glides smoothly just under the water toward a slurping gazelle as it enjoys a cool drink in the late-afternoon sun. As the animal drinks the moving river water, an explosion of white water and set of…
Editor’s Note: The following contributed to this article: Jeff Watkins, a regular member of the Boone & Crockett Club, Gino D’Angelo, assistant professor of deer ecology and management at UGA’s Warnell School and Dale Greene, dean at Warnell. Hunters who are fortunate enough to harvest a big deer or bear in Georgia automatically think…
Leevi Alyea, of Lyons, shot a once-in-a-lifetime deer on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 on his stepdad’s private property in Macon County. His giant buck weighed 236 pounds and green-scored 153 1/8 inches. The bruiser was Leevi’s first buck ever with a bow. The week before Leevi killed his buck, his stepdad got…
Ricky Barrett just caught not only the biggest blue catfish he’s ever seen, but the monster turned out to be a brand-new rod-and-reel state-record blue cat, crushing the old state record by 13 pounds. Caught from the Altamaha River on Oct. 14, the behemoth catfish weighed 93 pounds on certified scales. While having fished all…
The 7-year-old Lake Blackshear flathead catfish was broken on Friday, Sept. 15 by Shannen Kitchens, of Americus. Shannen’s Appaloosa weighed 39-lbs., 15.04-ozs, beating the old record by nearly a half pound. “Friday was just like pretty much every day for me, I was working and wishing I was fishing,” said Shannen. “I was counting the minutes…
Dustin Collins, of Brunswick, finally killed his dream buck, “Shady,” on Monday, Sept.18, 2017. Not only was it his dream buck, but it was his first bow buck, as well. This Glynn County buck will take the new bow record and most likely stand for a while. Shady is a main-frame 8-point with kickers, an…
Tim Watson, of Dillard, got settled in his stand around 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30 in hopes of killing a bear. He was hunting a private tract of land in Rabun County. “I had seen a big bear several times prior to hunting in this spot,” said Tim. “So, I decided to hunt Saturday…
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