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Some of you will recognize the actor Will Geer. You will remember him as either the fur-clad mountain man who asked Jeremiah Johnson (Robert Redford), “Can you skin griz, pilgrim?” Or you might recognize him as Grandpa on the 1970s TV series “The Waltons.” Will Geer was born in 1901 in Indiana, about nine months…
March 2018 Feature Articles Seminole Is Red Hot For Quality Largemouth Here are 10 locations to set your March bass patterns. Arthur Woody’s “Native” Mountain Gobblers The Barefoot Ranger nurtured these birds when in most areas the turkey populations had to be restocked with “foreign” birds. Stay Inshore For Big March Sheepshead Most think of…
On the final day that legislation could move forward this year, the Georgia state Senate approved Senate Bill 450, which removes the 200-yard and out-of-sight restriction for Northern Zone deer hunting near feed. There has been no distance restriction for Southern Zone deer hunters since 2011. The Senate vote yesterday (Feb. 28) was 36 in favor and…
I told someone the other day that the reason I don’t have a bass boat is because I don’t know how to work on the boat when it tears up. My other option is to buy a brand-new bass boat, which isn’t likely to tear up for some time. Uhh… have you priced brand-new bass…
By Chris Espenshade I was driving through Tionesta, Pennsylvania on the upper Allegheny River a few years back. It was shortly after opening day of fishing season, and I spied a successful fisherman walking up Main Street with his fly rod in one hand and a massive trout in the other. “Walking” does not do…
Port Clinton, OH (2018) – A longbeard approaching in full strut is one of the most exciting and memorable moments a hunter can experience. No matter how many times it happens, even veteran turkey hunters breath heavier and feel their hearts race when a lit-up gobbler waltzes in. Without question, the wild turkey is one…
It must be a daunting task, this keeping tabs on all the flora and fauna in our big ol’ state. Why, they’s folks who dedicate their whole lives to running herd on deer and turkeys and quail and such. Get paid for it, too. I have nothing but respect for the wildlife biologists, DNR rangers,…
Hog Poison Is Not The Answer, But I Got Some Ideas Dear GON, Thank you for bringing to light the stupid and disgusting plan that the government has to rid us of feral hogs. The farmers have convinced the government to allow them to poison them. If the wild hogs are such a problem, then…
By Rodney Simpson The morning temp was in the upper 30s, and it was clear. I had a 25-mile drive from my house to my hunting land. The heater in my old truck had quit working the year before, but I had worked on it, and I thought I had fixed it. It was a…
Blake Buchanan, of Ball Ground, is an avid bass fisherman and spends a good bit of time on the water. “Thanks to my work schedule, I get to fish two to three times week,” said Blake. “I decided to take one of my normal fishing trips to Lake Lanier yesterday (Feb. 22). I got on…
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