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WRD Biologist Brent Womack said it was another good year for bear reproduction in north Georgia, and he’s heard several reports of sows with two or three cubs. “Four is not real common, but it’s not out of the question,” he said. Looks like the new two-bear limit for north Georgia black bears was just in…
By Steve Schneider On the eve of the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, more than 50 active duty servicemen, veterans and children of soldiers killed in action were honored by FCA Outdoors at a Fishing for Freedom outing on Lake Ramona in Paulding County. Sunny skies and cool temperatures greeted the soldiers and…
By Kyle Wall My brother and I had an interesting encounter on his trail camera in Baldwin County. I have pictures that show a pack of coyotes that actually kill a deer on camera. I have two pictures of the small buck alive. Twenty minutes later, the same buck is dead in front of…
Feeling patriotic, or maybe you’re ready to heat up the shotgun barrel getting after some pheasants? Best case, both of those are true, because there’s a special event coming to Henry County. On Nov. 4-5, High Point Quail Shooting Preserve in Locust Grove is hosting a pheasant hunt for veterans who were wounded while serving…
The textile plant that caused a massive fish kill on the Ogeechee River in May will be forced to pay $1 million for environmental improvements in the area and will also be subject to stricter monitoring of its wastewater discharge into the river. On Sept. 21, Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division (EPD) announced that King America…
From a hospital bed, Daryl Caldwell, of Concord, warned Georgia hunters to watch out for trees killed by the drought when looking for a place to hang their climbers this year. Daryl had seen a good buck in the area of his Meriwether County club where he hung his climber the afternoon of Monday, Sept.…
Many of us met Rufus for the first time at GON’s Outdoor Blast in Macon in July. Rufus is a 9 1/2-year-old whitetail that was born in Lowndes County. Rufus’ latest rack has been estimated at a little more than 200 gross inches. Rufus’ owner, Gary O’Neal, of Valdosta, found the newborn buck hung in…
Stripers, mullet and American shad are among the species that spend time in both freshwater and saltwater. Depending on the season, they can be found in good numbers in Georgia’s coastal freshwater rivers. But what are flounder doing 160 miles up the Savannah River below the Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam in Augusta? Bowfisherman Justin…
The Newnan man who shot and killed a Florida panther in Troup County in 2008 recently pleaded guilty in federal court and was sentenced to two years probation and a $2,000 fine. As a special condition of probation, he may not hunt or obtain a hunting license anywhere in the United States during the period…
Wesley Jones, of Conyers, was just 9 years old in 1987 when he fell 20 feet from a homemade zip line made of rope. In an instant, he went from being a carefree kid to breaking his neck and will live the remainder of his life in a wheelchair as a quadriplegic. The moment was…