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Week No. 3 of Georgia’s turkey season was a pretty quiet one for me. I was limited on my time in the turkey woods last week. Wednesday and Thursday were my off days, and they were less than ideal days to be in the turkey woods. Wednesday was a washout in my neck of the woods.…
We have all heard the old saying, “When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade,” but what about when life gives you strawberries? Rutland Farms, located just outside of Tifton, can answer that question. You make syrup, jams and jellies, and as a aside you create one of the best small-lake and farm-pond fishing destinations…
A celebration of trout fishing and the magic of outdoor living and recreation in the Trout Capital of Georgia centers upon north Georgia when the Blue Ridge Trout Fest & Outdoor Adventures comes to the city of Blue Ridge the last weekend in April. The event—showcased among the ridges, peaks and trout waters of the…
On the drive in to work, I can’t help but notice the bright pink flowers of an early dogwood bloom. Another sure sign that Old Man Winter’s time is short, yellow pollen will soon blanket everything. Of all the things indicated by dogwood blooms, biting fish is decidedly my favorite. Many sportsmen will be looking…
The GON Outdoor Blast is thrilled to announce that SPYDER Gravity Feeder Attachments is joining the 2017 Blast Bargains campaign and will be offering their products at a discounted price during the show. Blast Bargains is a special part of the three-day Outdoor Blast—we’re bringing pre-season deals back to hunting shows. Outdoor Blast vendors will be offering…
Jake Saunders, of Bowdon, broke the West Point blue catfish record by 9 pounds with his 29.57-lb. catch. “I went out fishing intending to catch striped bass,” said Jake. “I caught some shad with my cast net in the afternoon, and I went out to the mouth of the river and anchored out. I had out…
WRD has released proposed hunting regulations for the next two hunting seasons, and they are asking the public to make comments on them. Changes includes more either-sex deer-hunting days and a number of changes on WMAs. Three public hearings will be held April 11-13, and hunters may also comment electronically through Survey Monkey. “The purpose of hunting regulations is…
Whether you call them whiting or southern kingfish, depends on where you live. The whiting we catch on the Georgia coast are the same fish that folks in Virginia call southern kingfish. For all of us in Georgia, it’s simply whiting. The Georgia DNR Coastal Resources Division tells us that the whiting is the second…
A wild turkey hen will typically lay nine to 12 eggs each spring. From 1980 to 1989, the average number of poults-per-hen in Georgia was 4.1. The next decade, from 1990 to 1999, the average poult count was 3.0. The average during the past 10 years was just 1.5 poults per hen. WRD has said…
The state legislature has approved a measure to increase hunting and fishing license fees. On March 28, just two days before the end of the legislation session, the state Senate passed the measure by a vote of 43 to 12. To see how your state senator voted, click here. House Bill 208 was passed out of…
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