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Winning the most prestigious turkey calling contest against the nation’s best is a crowning feat for any competition caller. David Owens, of Acworth, earned the 2018 National Wild Turkey Federation Grand National Senior Open Division title last year in Nashville during the NWTF’s 48th annual Convention and Sport Show. Combine that with another accomplishment that…
The Archery Trade Association has partnered with multiple state wildlife agencies, including Georgia, on a bowhunter participation and interest study. A portion of this study involves a random phone survey (being conducted by Responsive Management), which is currently underway, so hunters may get a call. The ultimate goal is to determine what type of customer…
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When Brian Lee, of Covington, announced to me as day was breaking on Feb. 7 that we’d be running up the rivers that feed into Lake Jackson to look for a bass bite, I was thrilled. I wasn’t sure if there was a bite going on, but I didn’t care at the moment. I was…
I doubt seriously if you will ever be called upon to cook quail for 600 people like my friend Ron Chamblee and I do every February, but let me warn you that if you ever do, don’t even consider frying that much quail. We manage to feed everyone at the Ashville First Baptist Wild Game…
Rocks, ramps and hard clay dropping into deep water—West Point spotted bass and largemouth are feeding on those kinds of places in late February and March. These prespawn bass will hit a variety of baits as the water warms and the fish move farther back into creeks and coves. Prespawn at West Point is a…
On Feb. 24, Mac McCutchin, of Greensboro, caught a rainbow trout from Lake Oconee that weighed 1 1/2 pounds and measured 15 inches long. Mac was fishing off his dock hoping to catch some crappie. “When I first got out there, I caught some crappie and a couple of catfish,” said Mac. After two hours,…
The National Wild Turkey Federation’s Grand National Calling Championships (GNCC) has grown to be one of the most important and storied calling competitions in the country since it began in 1977. To commemorate the long line of individuals who made their mark on competitive turkey calling and the championships itself, the NWTF created the GNCC…
March Features: West Point Bass On The Rocks 10 locations for prespawn bass to set your March pattern. Jackson Bass Up The Rivers March up the rivers for big bites on Lake Jackson. The 2019 GON Turkey Hunting Special Poult numbers were up—but still way below historical averages. Here’s a look at the status of Georgia…
On Feb. 2, Providence Baptist Church in Newnan hosted an open archery event that was available to kids from the first grade all the way up to the 12th grade. The day of archery shooting was part of Centershot Ministries, an outreach program that allows for archery and Bible study. “With equipment owned by the church, 20 children…
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