Tag: hunting
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REPORT: Man jailed for taking hunting equipment from Jeep
A man was charged with theft after he was accused of taking hunting equipment from a Jeep parked in a carport over the weekend, according to reports. Polk County Police charged Timothy David Patnode, 41, of a Cave Spring address after he was accused of taking hunting equipment out from the back of a Jeep…
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REPORT: Man faces several charges for shooting deer
A pair were found on another’s property with a dead deer and one of the men holding a revolver, and that was what got one of the two in trouble with law enforcement over the weekend according to Polk County Police reports. Michael Chad Garrett, 42, of a Rockmart-area address, was taken into custody after…
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REPORT: Man left car on Cobb Mountain Road, later found and charged with aggravated stalking
A man who left his car at the entrance of a Wildlife Management Area on Cobb Mountain Road was later tracked down and jailed on aggravated stalking charges, according to a Polk County Police report. Johnny Daren Vinson, 64, of a Cedartown-area address, was located on Wednesday at a trailer on Johnson Lake Road after…
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Report: Men jailed on drug charges after being suspected of illegal hunting
A pair of men were jailed on Friday evening after they were stopped by a DNR Game Warden for potential illegal hunting on Esom Hill Road, but were jailed on drug charges after officers found methamphetamine residue on a digital scale. Polk County Police arrested David Treton Glaze, 29, of 410 Judkin Mill Road, Cedartown,…
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Game warden nabs two who shot gobbler from roadway Monday morning
A pair of Arkansas men who were spotted on Monday morning shooting a turkey from the roadway was later arrested after an investigation was launched by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Cpl. Chad Cox. Coleton Isaiah Smith, 19, of Omaha, Arkansas, and Timothy Nathan Rutledge, 40, of Cabot, Arkansas, were both jailed on Monday…
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Trio of men arrested on Christmas Eve, charged with night hunting
In the latest incident of night hunting in Polk County, a trio of men were arrested on the night of Christmas Eve by the local game warden trying to hunt from their vehicle at night. Brent Lamar Coppock, 23, of a Buchanan address, along with Robert W. Freeman, 26, of Carrollton and James Charles Wood,…
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Romeo, a 20-year-old Proud Cut gelding pony was shot in recent days and died in a suspected hunting accident. (Contributed by Melissa Wright) Beloved family pony Romeo shot and killed in a suspected hunting accident
A local family is hoping that someone will come forward with additional information about the death of their beloved pony Romeo, who was shot and killed in a suspected hunting incident on their land in Polk County. Melissa Wright shared this story on her Facebook and later provided additional details about their pony who died…
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Wounded Warriors Achieve Success During Annual Georgia SCI Veterans Hunt
The following press release was forwarded along by Cpl. Chad Cox, Game Warden, with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division. – KtE The Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) was proud to host wounded veterans for a deer hunt on Saturday, December 12, in Cedartown, GA. For most of the veterans, this was…
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Pair of men arrested for hunting at night from a truck in southern Polk County
Two men were arrested late last Friday after they were seen hunting from a truck and later stopped by law enforcement, and found with firearms, ammo and a handheld light in their vehicle. Department of Natural Resources Officer Ben Cunningham was credited with the November 27 arrest of Shelton Earl Dawson, 25, of a Palmer…