There are a few anglers who it seems can slap a big sack of bass on the scales tournament after tournament this time of year. As much as some would like to believe it’s luck, the guys who consistently wow the crowds are using no magic, but time-tested, methodical approaches to catching quality fish during the prespawn period.

In a trek across the middle of our great state, three very successful anglers tell us how to find...

I’ve not missed an opening day of turkey season in Putnam County in more than 30 years. It’s the day real turkey hunters look forward to more than any other. We normally start to anticipate this day about dark on the last day of turkey season. I don’t say this to be funny; I’m dead serious. I really do go through a certain amount of depression when the season ends.

With this said, the guru of turkey hunting, my good friend, Donald Jarrett (D.J), called me during the late winter of 2009. He asked if Brad Gill had spoken with me about helping him with a church project. I had not heard from Brad, so Donald gave me a quick run-down on what Brad needed. Brad was organizing a turkey hunt for kids. It would be sponsored by Crossroads Baptist Church in Putnam County, and the goal was to get kids active in church by getting them into the turkey woods, and he needed volunteers. Donald said he and Bobby Knight were both going to help and wanted me to be a...

Spring and summer may be the times when your deer herd needs you the most. Don’t assume you can forget about deer now, and they will be big, healthy deer next fall. There are antlers to grow and fawns to feed!

There is an amazing selection of spring plantings for sale. A recent...

Hidden in the southern Appalachian Mountains in north Georgia are approximately 4,000 miles of streams designated by the Georgia DNR as trout streams. That number is a bit deceptive when you account for private property, stream size, stocked versus wild populations and a myriad of other factors. Nonetheless, north Georgia is a trout fisherman’s paradise with a little work.

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Severe weather forced anglers off Lake Tobesofkee on the scheduled tournament day of March 28, so the state’s best young tournament anglers returned the next day to vie for bragging rights and state-championship honors in the 2009 Georgia Bass...