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J.T. Jones, of Thomasville, had a few hours to kill on the afternoon of Jan. 7, so he eased into the woods of his Thomas County hunting club to check a trail camera. Not too far into the woods, he noticed fresh hog sign and chambered a bullet into his .30/06. “As soon as I…
Hunters showed up in big numbers for a series of public meetings hosted by WRD to help them set the 2013-2015 hunting regulations. The meetings were held Jan. 7-10 in Camilla, Clayton, Columbus, Cumming, Folkston, Richmond Hill, Rock Spring and Wrens. A total of 545 individuals attended the public meetings, and 202 individuals provided input…
Never has there been a response like GON received for this year’s Rate Your Deer Season. Not even close. Almost 1,200 hunters took the time to fill out our surveys and get them to us. And what is absolutely stunning is the number of three- and four-page, heartfelt letters from hunters who have been on…
You never quite know what you’ll see or experience when you set off into the wilds of the Georgia woods—that’s one of the draws that brings a hunter back. John Hicks certainly didn’t expect to see a buck on his way to his stand Dec. 9 in Ben Hill County. John stepped behind a tree…
On Nov. 21, Jimmy Rhodes, of Chester, and his buddy Frog Mullis, owner of Frog’s Buck Shop Taxidermy in Hawkinsville, went on a scouting trip at the Westlake Tract, an archery-only area of Ocmulgee WMA in Twiggs County. After splitting up, Jimmy stumbled upon an incredible find—a massive black-bear skull. “I didn’t know if I…
Another deer season, another round of complaints from deer hunters that they’re not seeing enough deer. Deer numbers are most definitely down in many parts of the state. Is that a good thing, allowing for better habitat management and higher quality deer? Or are you like a lot of hunters who state the obvious that…
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office and agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) in Milledgeville are investigating the murder of 60-year-old Nelson Garner after he was found dead on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 9:30 p.m. Garner’s body was found at Garner’s Grinders, a deer-processing business located at 18630 Highway 16 east of Sparta. The…
With the temporary closure of Ocmulgee Public Fishing Area (PFA), Paradise PFA is now home to even more big fish. Ocmulgee PFA, known for the trophy bass caught during the last few years, closed temporarily on Nov. 7 to address and make preparations to repair detected leaks in the main lake. Georgia’s WRD personnel collected…
Hunters got their second chance at middle Georgia bear hunting on Nov. 10 in Houston, Bibb and Twiggs counties. In all, 14 bears, eight of which were females, were brought into the Oaky Woods WMA check station for data collection, according to Raye Jones, Oaky Woods area manager. This was a private-properties’ hunt, so Oaky…
At the GON Outdoor Blast in August, I like many others walked around and signed up for different things that were being given away among the many booths and displays at the Gwinnett Center. That night I got a call from Bill Ward from High Point Quail telling me my name had been drawn for…