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PACE 2B THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2008 OUTDOORS WITH SKIPPER SPORTS NOTICES tation is just the moment Joe needs. He fires his 30/06 and sees the deer drop. It runs over a ridge line and then stops. It is now five o’clock, and too late to look fur ther. He went to the spot where it dropped and found no blood, but said he knew he hit it. In the morning, they will look for it. Joe toss es and turns that night, doesn’t get much, if any, sleep. Replaying in his mind what took place with the big buck, and ea gerly anticipating finding it the next day. Well, the hunters were up early and decided to hunt till 8:30 and then go look for Joe’s big-un. The temperature was in the 11-POINT BUCK Joe Rinckey with his 11-point buck he harvested in Virginia. OtfDA* i iedand f SP Oec d l9l n Friday? ® l V , n Friday* ® eC * t publication Sw-sH /' 2008 BCHS Football Banquet The Banks County High School annual football banquet will be held on Jan. 18 at Grove Baptist Church. The banquet begins at 3 p.m. in the gymnasium at The Grove. Dinner plates are $5 per person, excluding players and coaches. Checks can be mailed to: Banks County High School Attn: Melissa Hester 1486 Historic Homer Hwy. Homer, Ga 30547. Wrestlers win at area tourneys Wrestlers from the Banks Coun ty Wrestling Club finished strong at Thanksgiving weekend tournaments. The first and second year wrestlers made an appearance at the Oconee Beginners Tournament on Friday No vember 28. The wrestlers that brought home medals were: Cade Ridley, first place; Gunnar Bryant, first place; Jared Blackburn, second place; and Zachary Lehotsky, third place. The Banks County Wrestling Club was also well represented in the Parkview Thanksgiving Tournament on Saturday November 29. Medal winners from the Parkview Tournament were: Mitchell Patton, second place; Dylan Gouine, fourth place in two weight classes; Taylor Wood, second place; and Mason Patton, second place. One excited hunter W e told, in last week’s story, about Len Camden and his bear. This week we have a story about one excited hunter with a big buck. The hunter is Joe Rinckey, Len’s son-in-law, who lives in Gaines ville. Joe, who is also a fishing fanatic, was able to get away for a couple of days in November and head up to Virginia to hunt with his father-in-law. It all took place just before darkness was to descend on the mountainside. Joe was hunting above Len, when he saw two does come out in front of him. Joe was right in anticipating a buck fol lowing them. Some forty yards behind the does was a buck, a big buck, moving at a fast pace. Joe hollered out, “stop, stop.” The buck pauses, trying to locate the source of the sound. That moment of hesi twenties, so the meat would still be good. Len went down one side of the mountain looking for the deer. All of a sudden, he hears a scream from up above, “ I got him, a beautiful buck.” Joe describes him to all on their two-way radios. Then, while still on the mountain- top, with his cell phone, Joe calls his dad in Florida, his brother who was guiding out in Nebraska, and everyone else he could think of. I would be excited too with an eleven-point buck. That buck will be hanging on Joe’s wall when he gets it back from the taxidermist. A great job, Joe. Congratulations. Skipper Smith is an outdoors columnist for The Banks County News. His column appears weekly. Let him know about your outdoors or hunting adventures at 706-677-1520. ***. -•» , u skipper smith mm December 19, 2008 All Stores Open until 9:00 p.m. Commerce Printing Wing Slingers Grill Giftworks at the Joy Shoppe Stonewall's BBQ Shubert & Company Chris' Place JBTV54 Peyton's Place Jay's Department Store Edward Jones Investments Cherished Treasures State Street Boutique Carol Streetman Photographic Design Emergency Billing Sheila's Boutique Little Italy Pizzeria My Daughter's Antiques Sanders Furniture Our Town Antiques Simply Serene Day Spa McDonald Hardware Visit All Participating Stores And Enter For A Chance To Win Over s 500 In Gift Certificates! Come loin The Fun Candle Lit Sidewalks, JCCHS Chorus Will Be Caroling Downtown, Complimentary Refreshments At Most Locations And Santa Will Be Available For Pictures. / For more information, call: 706-335-2954 AMERICASHOMEPLACE.COM GAINESVILLE 2144 Hilton Dr. 770-536-9847 DAWSONVILLE 355 Quill Dr., Suite 140 GA 400 - South Of Outlet Mall 770-531-1324 *Call or visit your AHP Building Consultant for details. Price only available at the Gainesville Custom Home Building Center and the Dawsonville Showroom. These prices are under-roof, built on your lot prices and do not include closing costs, land, or site improvememts to land. Artist’s renderings may show upgrades not included in price and may not reflect actual finished home or landscaping. Offer ends 1/31/09. ^ *104.900 1944 Heated Sq. Ft. 25’x25’ 2-Car Garage (With Storage Area) Open Floor Plan •6x12 Covered Front Porch • Brick Accents •3 Bedrooms/2 Baths FIREPLACE or DECK