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Having a close relationship with a wild animal is not an experience many people get to have. Gene Gilbert, of Jefferson, is one such individual who watched a whitetail doe mature through her entire life, which spanned nearly 20 years. The deer was born in mid June 1999, but a few short days after she…
The third-annual Peach State Crappie Club (PSCC) Veterans Event was held March 16 on Clarks Hill as a way to show appreciation to those who have served our country in the armed forces. “We take them fishing, it’s a great day of fellowship and a way to thank them for their service to our country.…
Les Hutchins, of Flintstone, killed a gobbler in Chattooga County on March 31 that was nearly solid white. “I’m 56 years old, and I’ve been on that farm since I was born,” said Les. “I’ve been hunting turkeys on there since we had them, maybe 30 or 35 years, and I’ve never seen a solid white…
For this only being Thomas Blackwell’s third turkey season and only his third gobbler, Thomas accomplished something pretty rare during the first day of the 2019 Georgia turkey season. The 24-year-old hunter from Tunnel Hill killed a smoke-phase gobbler, the only one GON has heard about so far this season. On opening morning in the…
Conditions were perfect. It was cold and clear. I was leaning against a large pine, well camouflaged but a little chilly. A light breeze was blowing, and the temperature was probably in the high 30s. My knees and feet were pulled up tight against my body, and the old 12 gauge was resting across my…
The old doe was tipping along like she’d just painted her toenails and didn’t want to muss them in that muddy ol’ creek bottom. I was purely proud that she was all daintied up, and I was hoping even more her beau was en route to what they both believed to be a clandestine rendezvous.…
Hunters saw a few surprises when the proposed hunting regulations for the 2019-2020 and the 2020-2021 seasons were first unveiled on March 28. There were numerous changes proposed, including additions and reductions to firearms either-sex deer hunting days in north Georgia, a shift of the one-day central Georgia bear hunt from January to December, and…
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Mentor Background Tony Rittenhouse: I started hunting with my dad when I was 3 years old. Hunting has always been a family tradition in our family. I have been fortunate enough to hunt in several other states and hunt many different types of game. Mentee Background LaGary Jackson: “I’m 58 years old, and one of…
Hartwell largemouth and spots have spawning on the mind in April, and you can catch both on predictable prespawn and postspawn patterns, as well as on the bed, this month. Then near the end of the month both species will be concentrating on the herring spawn and feeding heavily, an exciting time to fish Lake…
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