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In 2001, Ken Bearden met Joe Gilham, a Vietnam War veteran. The two men became close friends and frequently fished West Point Lake. Gilham suffered from exposure to Agent Orange, a defoliant used to thin jungle growth during the war. Gilham’s declining health didn’t stop them from fishing as often as his condition would allow.…
Some of the biggest spots in Lake Lanier are already moving to staging areas on rocky points near spawning areas in early February. You can catch a personal best spot right now by fishing crankbaits on these points. Lanier has developed a well-deserved reputation for producing magnum spots over the past few years. Five-pounders are…
Despite states removing almost every restriction on feral swine hunting and trapping, wild hog populations continued to grow and spread. Could it be that problem porkers are about to encounter their kryptonite? The U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to test a sodium-nitrate poison that specifically targets feral swine. If the poison turns out to…
Two pieces of data in last month’s GON Rate Your Season Survey suggest that Georgia deer hunting could be on the rebound. First off, of the 1,868 ballots sent to GON, 17.3 percent of respondents ranked their deer season as “Excellent,” which is the second-highest percentage of excellent rankings GON has on record since the…
Jeff Mitchell had taken lots of game animals over the years, but when a black bear stepped out into the food plot at 6:05 p.m. on Jan. 13, it was something very special. He said he felt a quickened pulse and a nervousness in his fingers that he had not felt for several years of…
On Saturday, Nov. 4, one of the Truth in Nature kids had a special deer hunt awarded to him. Truth in Nature is a Christian ministry based in Dallas, Ga. that shares Christ’s love in His creation with single-parent boys. Each year, Truth in Nature hosts an annual Cast & Blast where the boys qualify…
February is a very interesting month. It is the shortest month, and for me, it is the most difficult month to both spell and pronounce correctly. It’s the “ru” part that my tongue struggles to get right. And I think I am in the majority. These are common points about this special month. On a…
Not only is Feb. 15 the last day to apply for a WMA turkey quota hunt, it’s that time of the year to start blocking off some vacation days in preparation for spring turkey season. This year’s turkey season kicks off on March 24 and will end on May 15. There’s also a special youth…
Eastside Elementary School fifth-grade students in Coweta County have been busy constructing fish attractors and placing them in West Point Lake. The good works are a result of a newly established STEM club, where students learn more about science through hands-on projects. The fish-attracting structures were part of a larger effort that included learning more…
February 2018 Feature Articles WMA Squirrels Down South Squirrel hunting is fun, the season is open until the end of February, and finding a place to hunt is easy. No hindsight ip unit displayed. Youth Big-Buck Contest See all of the kids and their bucks that were entered in Weeks 13-17 of GON’s Youth Big-Buck…
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