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Noah Pescitelli, a senior at Mill Creek High School in Hoschton, received an athletic scholarship from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) on Nov. 2. Noah is the first recruit for the new Men’s Bass Fishing Program under head coach Isaac Payne. Throughout Noah’s high school career he was very interested in fishing…
When William Tecumseh Sherman and his minions sashayed to the beaches of Savannah 151 years ago this month, they left behind a wide, scorched swath of Georgia from Atlanta to the sea. Among Sherman’s explicit commands was the following, from Special Field Orders 120: “The army will forage liberally on the country during the march.”…
On Sunday, Nov. 22, Keith Loveday suggested to a good friend, Allen Dykes, both of Swainsboro, they should take the Cruz brothers, Alexx and Zak, hunting the day before Thanksgiving. Both Keith and Allen are members at Hawhammock Baptist Church and had recently gotten to know the Cruz brothers after their church hosted a 30-30 Ministries‘ DEER CAMP.…
Imagine that you are slowing drifting with live gizzard shad when several stripers start pounding the surface in a feeding frenzy only 20 yards away. Do you try to troll through the stripers, or do you pull out your surface lure and make a long cast into the fish? When opportunity knocks, it’s often best…
When Savage came out with the AXIS XP a few years back, it totally changed what hunters expected in an entry-level rifle. With accuracy that beat anything in its price range and beyond, it quickly became one of the most popular rifle packages in America. Savage has done it again with the AXIS II XP.…
In July, I was lucky to win the first-place gun in GON’s Coyote Cull contest, and as a thank you to GON, I offered to share my techniques on trapping coyotes. It’s really cool helping others get started, and then they start sharing their successes. On a duck hunt in Louisiana two years ago, a…
Water Level: 4 feet low and dropping for winter drawdown. Water Temp: 58 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The bass have finally settled into a normal fall pattern with most of the fish up shallow and feeding great. We have caught some really good spotted bass and largemouth on topwater the last few…
Scent Patrol was developed by wildlife professionals after years of research. When used properly, even dogs cannot trail you. Human scent is totally eliminated, and Scent Patrol keeps you undetected by deer and other animals while hunting. When first used, Scent Patrol has a pleasant odor that disappears within 10 seconds, taking all your scent…
Tink’s, America’s No. 1 performing line of deer scents and lures, introduces the new Power Scrape All-Season Scrape Kit. The entire line is extensively tested, simple to use and feature packed for every need. Get in the game when your deer season comes down to one opportunity. Trust Tink’s! Tink’s has everything you are looking…
Andrew Johnson, 18, of Folkston, had an unusual encounter with a Charlton County bear the evening of Nov. 29. After leaving his hunting lease off Hwy 121, Andrew was headed home when his Ford F-250 struck a huge black bear—which would later weigh 560 pounds. At the same time, a local landowner was down the road…
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