The Top Stories From 2011
2011 Georgia Deer Hunting Special
Georgia deer hunters killed a pile of deer last season. You’d have to go all the way back to 1997 to rival the estimated 464,000 deer that hunters took out of the woods last year. It was an 18 percent increase in harvest over the 2009 season and continues the trend of growing hunter and…
Alabama Rig Sets Bass Fishing On Fire
It happens every few years. A new bait hits the bass-fishing world that fishermen go crazy over. Many are fads that fade quickly. Others become a standard in bass boats. The Alabama rig exploded on the scene a few weeks ago. Only time will tell if this is a flash in the pan or becomes…
Find Bait Balls In Pockets For Oconee Fall Bass
Fishing can be great in November. As the water cools, the bass get very active. They are feeding heavily to get ready for the winter, and fish can be caught a variety of ways. Lake Oconee is one of the best lakes in Georgia to take advantage of this fall feeding spree. Lake Oconee is…
Season Of Georgia Booners And Brute Bucks
Back-to-back Booners? We won’t know until they’re officially measured, but we’re confident Brooks County, way down on the Florida line, produced two record-book-class bucks — an 11-pointer killed Nov. 10 and a 10-pointer on Nov. 11. We are also running down rumors of a couple of other bucks that reportedly are Boone & Crockett class, but…
The 10-pound Tour Stop 3: Lake Varner
Few lakes in Georgia drew as much attention from trophy-bass hunters in the late 1990s as Lake Varner. The reason was very simple — the place was routinely producing huge fish, including the lake record at 15-lbs., 13-ozs. A decade later, it remains one of the premier destinations in the state if you want…
Wounded Black Bear Mauls Hunter
“When I heard the commotion, I spun around. I had thought the bear was dead, but he was on me before I could move. All I could see was a mouth full of teeth, right in my face. He wadded me up like he would a dog, and we went down together.” In that instant…
