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Asburyʼs buck circled a half mile through the dark woods beyond the barn before cautiously looping back toward the Manor. The cut Tylerʼs broadhead had made on the back of its left foreleg, and the shallow slice on its brisket, had stopped bleeding within minutes during the buckʼs initial flight. Several times the buck had…
It’s funny how a simple smell can take you back to a time and place that has been long stored away in the deepest recesses of your mind. One slight trace of some magical odor, and suddenly you are back in that exact place as if it were yesterday. So it was on opening day…
Tyler was frozen, petrified with fear. When his flashlight went out, the darkness of the woods next to Asbury Manor had collapsed over him, surrounding him in impenetrable darkness. He stood, blinded by the night, terrified by the sounds he had heard of something stalking him. A high-grade dose of adrenaline coursed through his veins,…
On Sunday, January 23, 2005, DNR Law Enforcement Ranger First Class (RFC) Chris Hodge received a telephone call from a member of Mumfort Island Hunting Club in Camden County informing him about someone dumping a deer carcass at one of their gates. RFC Hodge drove to the area to investigate and located a deer carcass,…
The Conservation LE Corner is designed to highlight the efforts of Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Division (LED) officers who, among their many duties, protect Georgia’s wildlife, sportsmen and natural resources from game-law violators. On November 20, 2004, opening day of the 2004 duck season, DNR Law Enforcement Cpl. Lee Brown and Sgt. Tony Fox met…
The fragrant salt breeze off the ocean was pleasant and warm against Tyler’s face. The gentle crash and hiss of waves on the sandy beach was a rhythmic, soothing lullaby. Lying on the beach, Tyler felt completely relaxed, content, peaceful. The bright afternoon sun, however, seemed agitated, shaking vigorously in the sky, growing larger, right…
On Nov. 28, 2004 DNR Law Enforcement Cpl. Bill Bunch was working a night-hunting complaint in Stephens County. “I had been working a night-hunting complaint in one end of the county and sat there until about 11 p.m.,” said Bill. “I had received a call that a field on the other end of the county off…
On the Saturday afternoon of the opening day of archery season, Tyler Wood was fifteen feet up in a tree on the Ogeechee River side of the hayfield below Asbury Manor. Tylerʼs lock-on was chained to the side of a massive sweetgum thirty feet inside the treeline. From his vantage he could watch a heavily…
On Jan. 30, 2005, the last day of the 2004-05 duck season, DNR Conservation Ranger First Class Mike Binion was on patrol in Grady County. At about 7:30 a.m. he heard the sound of shotguns being fired in the distance. He homed in on the location of the shooting, and contacted DNR Law Enforcement Sgt.…
Grady County: On January 30, 2005, the last day of the 2004-05 duck season, DNR Conservation Ranger First Class Mike Binion was on patrol in Grady County. At about 7:30 a.m. he heard the sound of shotguns being fired in the distance. He homed in on the location of the shooting, and contacted DNR Law…