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Hunting
Cedar Creek WMA’s first firearms deer hunt of the season always attracts hundreds of deer hunters who are excited to break out their firearms prior to the state’s regular season firearms opener. This year’s hunt was no different as it kicked off yesterday morning Oct. 15 with 550 eager deer hunters in the woods. As…
Tristan Thomas and Dakota Crumley from Georgia’s East Hall High School pulled off an unforgettable fishing tournament win on Sept. 26. The pair pulled out a first-place finish in the one-day tournament with a five-fish limit that weighed 12-lbs., 3-ozs. during FLW’s Student Angler Federation Southeastern Conference Championship tournament. They barely edged past two high-school…
I have wanted to do an alligator hunt since 2007 when I first starting applying for and saving up priority points. When I read a GON article about a Georgia state record gator from Lake Blackshear in 2008, I knew without a doubt it was something I wanted to experience at least once in my…
Nearly half of Georgia’s deer hunters will have to check for antlers before they pull the trigger when firearms season begins this Saturday, Oct. 17. Verifying that a deer has some headgear on opening day is something many hunters haven’t had to do in a number of years. WRD cut the number of either-sex deer…
Diehard bass fishermen love October. Pleasure boaters are mostly off the lakes, so you don’t rock and roll all day while fishing. A lot of part-time fishermen are in the woods hunting or stuck in front of a TV watching football, so there is a lot less pressure on the bass. Lake Oconee is a…
Southwest Georgia has long been known for its pristine large acreage plantations, southern hospitality and bobwhite quail. However, another trend over the last 30-plus years is the region’s reputation for producing big whitetails. The corridor of the lower Flint River has been a long-established big deer area, plus Colquitt and Worth counties rank as two…
Yet another north Georgia monster buck has been hit by a vehicle. On Oct. 1, Jacob Anderson, of Marietta, picked up the buck after being notified by a family friend that one had been hit in front of their house. “They called and told me that a giant had been run over in our yard…
As I walked off a Franklin County dove field late on opening-day afternoon, I had a passage from 2 Corinthians on my mind. When I heard a father holler in the distance, “What a day! What a day!” my thoughts had come full circle. What a privilege it was for me to receive an invitation…
Paradise PFA in Berrien County hosted the Outdoor Adventure Day and the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) JAKES Day event on Sept. 26. This event was held in conjunction with and in honor of the 44th annual National Hunting and Fishing Day. The U.S. Congress and former President Richard Nixon established National Hunting and Fishing Day in…
On Oct. 1, the Georgia hunter education course became available completely online, according to Georgia’s WRD. “This significant enhancement provides our customers with the opportunity to complete the hunter education course online,” says Walter Lane, hunter development program manager with WRD. “We join 12 other states in allowing students to complete the course at their…
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