Posts by John N. Felsher
Gwinnett Velvet Giant Is No. 2 Typical Georgia Bow Buck Of All-Time
Georgia has a new No. 2 best-ever typical bow-kill buck. The giant Gwinnett County 10-pointer grossed 182 inches and netted 174 3/8 inches and was recently scored by official measurer Bobby Bond in Fort Valley. When looking at overall Georgia bow bucks, both typical and non-typical, Grant Bailey’s buck is No. 6 on that list.…
Read MoreAllatoona Gar Record Set By Youth
Little more than a month after Seth Shoults, of Cartersville, set two Etowah River catfish records in one night, he guided his nephew into the Lake Allatoona waterbody record books. On the evening of April 21, Seth established the new blue catfish and channel catfish waterbody records on the Etowah River. He caught a 7-lb.…
Read MoreTwo Etowah River Records In One Night
One evening, Seth Shoults headed out to the Etowah River specifically to set a new waterbody catfish record. He didn’t just break a record. In fact, he established two new records in less than an hour of each other with two different species. The angler from Cartersville regularly fishes the Etowah River in northwestern Georgia.…
Read More70 Pound Lake Oconee Blue Cat Caught On 8-lb. Test
Koob Moua, from Monroe, didn’t set out to establish a new Lake Oconee record for blue catfish. In fact, Koob seldom even fishes for catfish, but he might from now on. On March 22, Koob joined his brother Jacob Moua and their friend Justin Pledger in a 16-foot aluminum Bass Tracker boat. Using light tackle,…
Read MoreAlabama State-Record Alligator Gar Goes 162 Pounds
Many families maintain various types of holiday traditions. For the Dees Family of Fruitdale, Ala., Thanksgiving morning means fishing. “For years, we’ve had a tradition of fishing on Thanksgiving morning,” said Keith Dees. “My son and I have been fortunate to have a lot of great experiences in the outdoors with many of them on…
Read More160-Inch… Doe?
A Crawford County sportsman made a great shot and thought he bagged the biggest racked buck of his life. He did, but this one came with a surprise. With all due respect to the late radio great Paul Harvey, “… and now for the REST of the story.” Justin Buchanan, of Roberta, hunts a 53-acre…
Read More‘First Time, Best Time’ For 18-point, 170-Inch Buck
For four years, cameras recorded the periodic appearances of a giant 170-class white-tailed deer roaming Monroe County, but no human eyes ever saw the monster buck—until one special day. “This deer usually came out between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m.,” said Hunter Roberson. “Nobody ever saw him in person during daylight. I have a stand…
Read MoreSolunar Table Leads To Midday Velvet Buck
Few people ever get to see a large buck in velvet, much less bag one. Fewer people ever see a 14-point whitetail, much less shoot one. Sylvan Anderson, of Hiram, did both on the same day. White-tailed bucks shed their antlers in late winter. In the spring, antlers start growing again. A soft, hairy, velvet-like…
Read MoreMeriwether County P&Y Buck Result Of Strict Management Plan
The Tinsleys watched a white-tailed buck grow for several years on a 3,000-acre tract punctuated by more than 110 acres of food plots in Meriwether County. Leaseholders manage the property to produce big deer. Each year, the future forest lord’s antlers grew more impressive. Finally, they decided that the big buck had grown large enough.…
Read MoreBuck Feeds On Corn Under The Water
Jeffrey Autrey and his associates leased a new patch of hunting land along the Altamaha River in Tattnall County this year and put out some game cameras to electronically scout the area. Jeffrey found a good deer but one acting in a peculiar way. Before setting up the cameras, Jeffrey, an electrician from Collins, spread…
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