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Page 2B,The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Seminole Ramlins
By Jack Wingate
Wingate’s Fishing Lodge
Duck hunting opened
Saterday morning with a
big bang. Saterday the guns
were a solid roar in the area
where the Creek, Fish Pond
Drain and the Flint come
together. Very few shots
were heard in our area or
up the Creek.
Some boats did well on
opening day. Wood ducks
are plentiful this year on
the open lake due to the
extremely dry weather this
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summer and fall. Very few
wet weather ponds have
water in them so the Wood
Ducks have to roost on the
lake at night. To me the
Wood Duck is the best tast
ing duck that flies due to
the acorns that he eats. The
same goes with Pork, Hogs
fattened on acorns taste
better to me than those on
corn. Maybe my taster is
out of whack, maybe that’s
why I like Doves better
than Quail.
Another thing that will
affect the Duck population
is the lack of cold weather.
Hopefully this winter the
cold will push the Ducks
south. The wasp has it’s
nest high up on the posts
and trees in the lake and
the hornets nests are 15
to 20 foot in the air. The
Althea Plant (Frost Plant)
has green buds on it instead
of cotton white, that means
lite frost.
We had a banner week
here this week on Crappie
(Specks), there was some
gooduns taken on Jigs, but
most of them were caught
with Minnows. There was
one catch of 32 with not
one under 1 14 lbs. Facev-
ille Landing has been very
productive on them.
The Bass finally turned
on this week. On Monday,
Scott Kerslake went out
and caught some nice bass
and on Friday, Paul Tyre
caught a
We Georgia folks should
set down with the Florida
folks and work out some
entanglements on our game
laws. Since our borders run
200 miles or more, seems
like we could work out
sumthing that would be fair
to all concerned.
One must remember
that this coming Saterday,
Swine Time in Climax
(their chitlins are the best
ever!) The three wooden
courthouses are now on the
property. They are a very
valuable addition to the
Hog Day grounds.
We’d like to let you know
that Wingate’s will be host
ing the 1st Annual Wing
ate’s American Indian Inter-
Tribal Christmas Powwow
on December 17th, 18th and
19th. On that Saterday, the
Hydrilla Gnats will be host
ing a bass tournament for
the powwow. More on that
next week.
Chicken Pie Festival Race Results
Special to the Ledger
By Anthony Brooks
Early on Saturday
morning of October 30
(Saturday) runners started
arriving in Smithville to
compete in the 3rd annual
Chicken Pie Run. The race
started at 7:30 am with
runners running along a
scenic route before turning
around and heading back
to the finish.
The 5km race was
won by Darren Jones of
Baconton in a time of 21
minutes and 11 seconds.
The first lady in was Mol-
lie McGowan of Americus
who finished third overall
in a time of 22 minutes and
32 seconds. The young
est competitor was Spears
Wilson of Leslie (8 years
old) who finished fifth.
The 10.2km race was
won by Travis Kelley of
Americus in a time of 42
minutes and 41 seconds.
The first lady in was Jane
Spetoskey of Leesburg in a
time of 47 minutes and 41
seconds.
Race Director Joy Sand
ers said that the race has
been sponsored by Premier
Orthopedics of Albany
(Dr. Cotton) since its in
ception. The runners were
escorted by members of
the Smithville police force
and deputies of the Lee
County Sheriff office.
Door prizes were pro
vided by Hampton Inn,
Albany Beverage Co., Fa
cials Just For You, Quickie
Restaurant and Road-ID.
RANREB Timing Ser
vices of Cordele (Benny
and Merle Wade with Noel
and Laura Wade) took care
of timing the race.
Race photography was
provided by Anthony
Brooks of Lee County.
5K
OVERALL
MALE WINNER:
Darren Jones 45
21:11.80 Baconton
OVERALL FEMALE
WINNER:
Mollie McGowen 19
22:31.63 Americus
MALE MAS
TERS’ WINNER:
Gregory Seybold 54
27:04.90 Leesburg
FEMALE MASTERS’
WINNER:
Raeanne Watkins 57
1:35:45.7 Tucker
0-10 (MALE)
1 Spears Wilson 8
22:56.84 Leslie
0-10 (FEMALE)
1 Susie Dorminy 9
31:24.57 McDonough
11-14 (MALE)
1 Lamar Wynn 13
22:52.49 Leesburg
11-14 (FEMALE)
1 Allison Goddard 14
35:16.44 Dawson
2 Kade Wilson 11
24:07.99 Leslie 2 Shel
ley Brooks 14 35:17.43
Leesburg
3 Tommy Dorminy
12 1:34:55.16 McDono
ugh
15-19 (MALE)
1 Garrison Goddard
15 23:53.33 Dawson
2 Danny Dorminy
15 1:35:54.32 McDono
ugh
20-24 (FEMALE)
1 Macee Marcus
45:02.98 Albany
2 Haley Martins
45:03.79 Leesburg
25-29 (MALE)"
1 Travis Kelley 27
1:08:09.18 Americus
25-29 (FEMALE)
1 Ashley Kuzar 26
53:07.30 Americus
30-34 (FEMALE)
1 Carol Howell 30
34:18.72 Leesburg
2 Dee Eidson 32
45:05.58 Leesburg
21
23
3 Kasey Reid 34
1:35:00.16 Monticello
35-39 (MALE)
1 Clay Thomas 38
22:24.79 Leesburg
2 George Walls 36
25:43.32 Albany
35-39 (FEMALE)
1 Jill Marshall 35
35:44.76 Smithville
2 Paige Garey 38
38:54.98 Leesburg
3 Jennifer O’Rourke
35 53:07.30 Americus
40-44 (MALE)
1 John Dorminy 41
31:34.39 McDonough
NONE
2 Patrick Eidson 43
47:35.7 Leesburg
3 Jim Pack 42
1:17:09.94 Cordele
4 Billy Grinner 40
2:13:16.49 Albany
55-59 (MALE)
1 Roger Keel 57 1:
17:57.59 " Valley, AL.
2 Terry Patterson 55
1:20:23.51 Macon
55-59 (FEMALE)
1 Brenda Wall 58
2:33:42.11 Leesburg
60-64 (MALE)
1 Bill McGowan
64 32:48.13 Americus
2 Chris Scammon 64
See Race,
page 3B
Help Fight Hunger By Hunting - Create
a Tradition of Sharing the Harvest
Special to the Ledger
Since 1993, hunters
have been bringing meat
to the tables of those in
need through the Georgia
Hunters for the Hungry
program. This successful
program continues to pro
vide opportunities during
hunting season for hunters
to share their harvest with
those in need. Currently,
hunters can donate deer
at 14 participating deer
processors through Jan. 15.
Additionally, two sites will
be available this weekend
(Nov. 20th-21st).
“The Georgia Hunters for
the Hungry program is one
opportunity for hunters to
demonstrate their generos
ity by sharing their harvest
with those in need,’’ said
John W. Bowers, Wildlife
Resources Division as
sistant chief of Game Man
agement. “The Division is
proud to be a cooperator in
this public-private partner
ship and to work with the
many partners who make it
possible each year.”
Wildlife Resources,
along with the Georgia
Department of Corrections,
Georgia Department of
Agriculture, Georgia Wild
life Federation and the
Georgia State Association
of Food Banks sponsor the
program.
Thanks to these partners,
and to the efforts of Geor-
2010 YOUTH BASKETBALL
Age Control Date: January 1 of 2010
All Participants Need To Be Present At Registration
And Must Have a Copy Of Participants Birth Certificate
Volunteer Coaches Needed For All Age Croups.
Information Packets Are Available Inside.
Registration Pates
Nov. 29-Dec. 3
4:00 - 5:30 pm
December 4
11:00 am -1:00 pm
December 6-10
4:00 - 5:30 pm
Age Divisions
5 & 6 Year Division
7 & 8 Year Division
9 & 10 Year Division
11 & 12 Year Division
17 & Under Division
Register at Recreation Office ■ 120 2nd Street East Leesburg, GA
Registration Fee: $68.00
For all questions or concerns please call Jeremy Morey
at 759-6047 or e-mail: JMOREY@LEE.GA.US
gia hunters and participat
ing meat processors, nearly
30,400 pounds of venison
were collected, processed
and distributed to food
banks across the state in
2009. This meat provided
approximately 152,000
meals for needy Georgians.
Since the program’s incep
tion in 1993, more than
288,282 pounds of venison
have been donated.
“DROP BACK A PACK”
Want to donate, but don’t
have a whole deer to give?
No problem, how about
just donating a portion
of a processed deer. All
participating GHFTH pro
gram processors will have
a freezer indicating where
hunters can “Drop Back a
Pack” for the program.
HOW TO PARTICI
PATE
Hunters interested in par
ticipating in the GHFTH
program can bring field-
dressed deer to any des
ignated drop-off location.
All hunters who donate a
deer during this collection
period will be entered into
a drawing for a deer rifle,
sponsored by the Georgia
Wildlife Federation.
The following 14 proces
sor locations will accept
deer or commercially pro
cessed venison from Sept.
11,2010-Jan. 15,2011
during business hours:
• Leesburg - Country
Jacks, (229) 883-6017
• Axson - Lee’s Meat
Processing, (912) 422-3079
• Baldwin - JJ’s Deer
Processing, (706) 776-2819
• Canton - Mitch’s
Archery and Deer Cooler,
(770) 479-7004
• Columbus - Daffin
Meat Processing, (706)
322-8848
• Dawson - Mossy Creek
Outdoors, (229) 995-4109
• Eastman - Barlow’s
Deer Processing, (478)
374-5614
• Irwinton - Starley’s
Deer Processing, (478)
946-8976
• Jefferson - Sealey’s
Deer Cooler, (706) 335-
9304
• Milledgeville - Wright’s
Deer and Wild Hog Pro
cessing, (478) 452-4228
• Naylor - K&K Deer
and Wild Hog Processing,
(229) 269-5557
• Sparta - Garner’s
Grinder, (706) 444-9228
• Stephens - Fire Tower
#2 Meat Processing, (706)
743-3766
• Vidalia - Stewart’s
Quality Meat, Inc. (912)
537-9888
The following locations
will be available between
9 a.m. and 8 p.m.; Nov. 20-
21,2010:
• Newnan - Royal Baptist
Church, Hwy. 34 Bypass N
to Royal Mayo Rd.
• Rome - Lavender
Mountain Hardware, 4065
Martha Berry Hwy., NW
For more information on
donating food to those in
need during other
times of the year, call the
Atlanta Community Food
Bank at (404) 892-FEED.
For more information on
the GHFTH program, visit
www.gohuntgeorgia.com,
www.gwf.org, contact a
WRD Game Management
office or call (770) 761-
3045.