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Hunting
At the end of August last season, I grabbed my binoculars and headed out for some preseason scouting for soft and hard mast. It is imperative that every hunter learn his or her food sources. On this trip I was concentrating on soft mast such as muscadines, persimmons and in some areas, crab apples. A…
Get ready archery enthusiasts! A newly renovated archery range at Evans County Public Fishing Area, located near Claxton, has re-opened to the public. It is one of more than 40 archery and shooting ranges currently available on public land in Georgia. The renovation work was extensive and improvements include: New shooting line cover ADA accessible…
Obsession Bows has a long history of identifying what hunters and target shooters want. More specifically, what challenges they might be facing that Obsession Bows can solve. The 2020 bows from Obsession do just that. Concerns over cam lean, aggressive draw cycles and tuning difficulty come to an end on December 2nd, 2019! “In a…
Thomas Pulliam, of Sandersville, has the new No. 1 bow buck ever taken from Washington County. His 10-pointer was arrowed Dec. 8, 2018 and netted 148 1/8 inches. We’re not sure exactly how it happened, but Thomas’ new county record was left out of GON’s Bow-Buck County Rankings and Georgia’s Best Bow Bucks lists…
The 2018-19 season resulted in the most bucks on Georgia’s Best Bow Bucks list from a single season since 2012. Last year’s 65 record-book bucks sits well right above the 5-year average of 57.8 bucks per season and slightly above the 10-year average of 64 bucks. GON tracks bow bucks in three categories: Typical Racks,…
Rat Johnson, of Ludowici, was in the stand 30 minutes before shooting light the morning of Oct. 4. He was hunting an area of pine and hardwoods on Townsend WMA in Long County. “When daylight broke, there was no movement and everything was quiet,” said Rat. “About 15 minutes after legal shooting light, I gave…
The weather man was calling for a steady east wind with temps in the mid 80s. The date was Oct. 19, the day before opening of gun season last year. I had a spot in mind to go try that I felt might hold a good buck, and the east wind was perfect. I left…
As soon as the new year came, I knew one of my favorite events of the year was coming, the 4-H State BB match at Rock Eagle 4-H Center. I also was able to add attending the 4-H state matches for archery, rifle and pistol to my list of events that I was going to…
Out of the gloom, a large, scaly creature materialized at the water surface in the transition zone where a bubble of light merged into clutching darkness. Suddenly, a heavy barbed projectile flashed through the thick, humid air, smacking into the beast. Water churned as it went through its death throes. Another very large carp met…
On Feb. 2, Providence Baptist Church in Newnan hosted an open archery event that was available to kids from the first grade all the way up to the 12th grade. The day of archery shooting was part of Centershot Ministries, an outreach program that allows for archery and Bible study. “With equipment owned by the church, 20 children…
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