Posts by Nick Carter
Tracking Unit Busts Ladder Stand Thief
Over the past couple of years, Steve Seals has had a terrible time with thefts at his Cherokee County hunt club. In such a rural setting, local authorities weren’t much help, so Steve decided he would do something about it himself. In an 18-month period starting during the summer of 2005, theft ran rampant on…
Read MoreLake Oconee Hot Humps For August Hybrids
When they’re moving water, the humps and ridges down by the dam on Lake Oconee can provide some seriously hot-and-heavy action on downlines. But sometimes the hybrids just don’t live up to their easy-to-catch reputation. That’s when lineside guide Doug Bowling pulls the ace out of his sleeve to consistently catch fish, even when they…
Read MoreAvailability Of Over-The-Counter Sales Increases In New License-Sales System
In February, Georgia sportsmen and women were waylaid by the news that WRD had signed a contract with a Missouri-based company to sell hunting and fishing licenses and boater registration online. On top of increased fees, the list of complaints sportsmen have with the new system is substantial. A GON poll showed 95 percent of…
Read MoreSenior-License Agreement Between Georgia And Florida Terminated
As of June 30, 2008, Floridians older than 65 will have to buy an out-of-state license to hunt or fish in Georgia. Likewise, Georgians older than 65 will have to buy an out-of-state license to hunt or fish in Florida. In April, both states’ wildlife agencies agreed to terminate the 20-year-old reciprocal agreement that allowed…
Read MoreHead Upriver For Giant West Point Flatheads
When an angler thinks of West Point Lake, perhaps the first things that come to mind are the vast hybrid bass runs each spring or the heavy bass-tournament sacks. However, there is a burgeoning new fishery up the Chattahoochee arm of the lake. Flathead catfish have staked a claim in deep holes on the northeast…
Read MoreA Good Year Under The Gold Dome
With Gov. Sonny Perdue signing off on almost every bill of interest to Georgia’s sportsmen that made it to his desk, 2008 ended what has been a pretty good two-year session for hunters and fishermen. HB 89: This gun-rights bill that raised ire in the liberal media for its protections of gun-owner’s rights and its…
Read MoreSession Closes, Leaving Many Bills Dead
The legislative session closed Friday, April 4, and just a few of the many bills sportsmen have been watching this year have made it to the governor’s desk for a possible signature. There was also some last-minute political finagling that killed one bill of interest to sportsmen and allowed one issue important to dog hunters…
Read More2008 Gobbler Gallery
The clock is winding down on another Georgia turkey season, and judging from the reports received by GON it has been a pretty good one. Across the state, hunters are reporting gobbling birds, eager to play. And, despite frighteningly low numbers from last year’s WRD poult count, hunters are reporting plenty of jakes in the…
Read MoreDenney, Curl Win State Kids’ Top Six
Pouring rain didn’t hinder the Georgia Bass Chapter Federation Youth Top-Six Championship held April 5 at Lake Sinclair. Fishing from the same boat, Brandon Curl of the Bryan County Jr. Bassmasters won the 15- to 18-year-old age group with 10.67 pounds, and Mark Denney Jr. of Central Georgia Bassmasters weighed in 10.6 pounds to…
Read MoreSerious About Jackson Crappie
For most anglers, crappie fishing is an enjoyable way to spend a lazy day on the water filling the freezer with delicious table fare. Not so for Tim and Cathy Langham. This husband-and-wife tournament team takes crappie fishing very seriously. Even when they’re not fishing one of the Crappie USA events they frequent, they are…
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