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Hero Service Members Enjoy Annual Georgia SCI Veterans Deer Hunt

The Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) was proud to host Georgia veterans and family members for its annual Veterans Deer Hunt on Dec. 5 in Cedartown. Some of the veterans had never hunted, and others had never experienced success on a deer hunt. After a warm welcome and introductions, veterans were treated to…

Roadkill Monarch Grosses 174 Inches

People commonly see dead does and other animals on roads but rarely a 14-point buck killed by a vehicle. When that happens, it creates a buzz among local sportsmen. Such a buck turned up on Highway 33 just south of Douthit Road near Sylvester in Worth County. This deer had quite a history in the…

Bassmaster Classic Opportunity For Local Georgia Anglers

Local bass tournament anglers love to compete and they love to cash checks, but for most, there’s a dream in the backs of their minds… fish the Bassmaster Classic. Four local Georgia anglers now have that chance today and tomorrow on Lake Eufaula. A field of 358 anglers (179 teams) began the Bassmaster Team Championship…

Officer And Friends Caught Poaching Deer At Night From Police Car

Game wardens never know what to expect when they roll up on the scene after getting a call, particularly when it is regarding shots fired at night from a road. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents got quite the surprise when the vehicle they found was a police car, and inside was…

Georgia Proposes Allowing Billfish Landings

The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced a proposed rule change to saltwater fishing regulations that would allow for the landing of billfish in Georgia for the first time in 20 years. The three billfish species that would be impacted by the rule change are Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans),…

Ocmulgee River Boat Ramp In Dodge County Reopens

County officials and Georgia Department of Natural Resources representatives recently celebrated the re-opening of the Ochise Landing Boat Ramp in Dodge County. This ramp will give boaters, paddlers and anglers improved access to the Ocmulgee River, and it will be an overall benefit to Dodge County. This ramp originally was constructed by using concrete slabs…

Blackbeard Island Used As Pandemic Raged

By Dan Chapman, public affairs specialistNovember 5, 2021 Townsend, Georgia – The virus spread through cities large and small, overwhelming hospitals, shuttering businesses and killing thousands. It originated, supposedly, overseas and quickly jumped from country to country. Not until the federal government imposed mandatory quarantines and jump-started the search for a cure did the pandemic…

Georgia’s One Of A Kind Shooting Facility

By Lanier Clegg, Junior Public Affairs Specialist – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Statesboro, Ga. — The campus at Georgia Southern University looks like just about any other place where young people gather to enhance their knowledge of the world and themselves. It has a library, administration building, dorms and a shooting range. Hold it.…

Art Riling And His Game Ranch Detailed In New Duncan Dobie Book

Duncan Dobie’s new book, Art Rilling and his Game Ranch, 50 Years an Atlanta Tradition, will be available in mid December for $29.95. The 400-page softbound book, complete with 200 photos, tells the story of Art Rilling’s Stone Mountain Game (1962-1982), and later the Yellow River Game Ranch (1983-2012), during the 50 years that he…

Giant Gator In The Deer Woods

An exciting aspect of deer hunting is you never know what you might see during an outing in the woods. A bowhunter in Macon County got more excitement than he was expecting—or wanting—when he witnessed what looked more like a scene from Jurrasic Park than something you’d see during a deer hunt. During the third…