The Skeeter Eliminator Series continues to grow as anglers enjoy the fresh head-to-head competitions against other anglers. We’re excited to announce the 2009 Skeeter Eliminator Series has been modified. Anglers will be doing less traveling,...
Rick Burns of Madison and Jacob Wills of Loganville took it to a field of 21 jonboat teams, claiming their first championship victory at the Oct. 11 “Bcrods.com J-BAIT” tournament at Lake Varner. Their winning stringer weighed 18-lbs.,...
Shane Wilson of Cataula had never been drawn for a gator tag before. Neither had two of the other three hunters who launched two boats from the Camper’s Haven boat ramp on Lake Blackshear Sept. 12. It’s a good thing at least one of the four, Randy Pounds of Butler, had some experience gator hunting, because the 13-foot, 7-inch, 685-lb. monster Shane sank a harpoon into gave them all they could handle. The gator should be the...
In just its third year in existence, the Lowndes County 4-H senior-division archery team won the National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational June 21 in Grand Island, Neb.
Under the tutelage of Coach Dale Cribb, the high-school-aged team was led by Madison, Fla. archer Jantz Jenkins, who took top individual archer honors for the tournament to win the National 4-H Individual Archery Compound Award. His score, along with great shooting from Brent Hritz, of Hahira; Garrett Hancock, of Valdosta; and Ethan Pickles, of Madison, Fla. helped the team beat out more than 20 other teams from across the country in total score.
Although they are from Florida, Jantz and Ethan were allowed to compete with the Lowndes County team because their local 4-H program does not have an archery program. The team qualified for the national competition after winning the Georgia State 4-H Archery Competition in Eatonton on May 10. The Lowndes County junior-division team, made up of...
My name is Glen Solomon. I am an addict. My addiction is hunting and the rush. I practice my habit on public land. The state of Georgia has many programs in which to help people with their addictions. The one I am a part of is the wildlife-management-area system. I’ve been hunting...
It had just turned cool. A long-sleeve shirt was comfortable as Kevin Barwick and I motored down Little River headed toward a pocket that fills up with shad, and bass, this time of year. A deck full of rods strapped down revealed we’d be firing spinnerbaits and working an assortment of plastic lures as we searched out early fall bass on Lake Sinclair.
This season I entered some of the BASS Elite Series bass tournaments as a co-angler, the first tournament being the Citrus Slam on the Toho/Kissimmee Chain. I fished a BASS Open there last year on the pro side and was excited about going back.
GON’s Dial-a-Trailing-Dog list has some fresh faces this year. Call these guys if you need help finding a deer.
To add a dog to the list, call GON at (800) 438-4663. The list will be published in next month’s issue, too; it will also be available at <www.gon.com>.
The tips below are from Ken Parker at Hillock Kennels. He highlights some common mistakes hunters make before calling a tracking-dog owner.
