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Hunting
A two-day, early October firearms hunt for antlerless deer might be in the cards for the majority of Georgia deer hunters this fall. If proposed new hunting regs are approved, hunters in the green, pink and purples counties (see map below) would have the option to shoot antlerless deer with firearms Oct. 4-5, 2025. Only…
Callie Cunningham set out on her third season turkey hunting with a good opening-day game plan in her head, as good a plan as you can come up with for trying to outsmart a very intelligent bird. Countless pins marked on maps, hours of trekking through the woods, and many early mornings with no luck…
Most serious deer hunters have a deep, abiding love and respect for the land they hunt on. In order to match wits with the most beautiful and challenging big-game animal on the face of the earth, it’s important for a man to have that special “go to” piece of earth. In many ways the land…
Well, deer season is over, what to do now. How about starting next season? One of the most effective ways to gauge your next deer season or your overall buck population is to find sheds. After all, these bucks made it through the season and should be present on opening day next season. I actively…
Ever since the hype of “Swamp People,” catching an alligator seemed like something many people wanted to add to their bucket list. Well, on Sept. 22, 2024, four friends were able to check that one off their bucket lists! It took six years to build up his points, but Daniel Garrett finally got drawn for…
Fishing
Randy Howell did not know how his day would start, but he definitely knew where it would start. Capitalizing on a key practice discovery, the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series pro from Guntersville, Ala., made the most of his early plan and laid the foundation for a five-bass limit of 21-lbs., 11-ozs. that leads Day 1…
Monticello’s Ben Cleary topped more than 700 anglers to win a new Nitro bass boat in the 3rd annual Minn Kota and Humminbird Owners Tournament, which took place from March 28-30, 2025 out of Lake Point State Park on Lake Eufaula. The event featured anglers from 27 states and Canada, awarding more than $230,000 in…
Some might sit and stare, others might run and gun. That’s late April fishing on Lake Hartwell, and it’s what Tyler Campbell expects for the 2025 Whataburger Bassmaster Elite Series tournament. Competition days will be April 24-27 with daily takeoffs from Green Pond Landing at 7 a.m. ET and weigh-ins each day back at Green Pond…
Georgia has a new name in the freshwater fish state record books. Wesley Daniels, of Pearson, landed a tie to the current spotted sunfish state record with a 12-oz. fish caught on April 15 from the Suwannee River. Wesley’s 8 3/4-inch catch ties the previous state record of 12 ounces caught in 2024 by Jamie…
Boater Christopher Wilder, of Macon, caught a five-bass limit weighing 18-lbs., 11-ozs., Saturday to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine on Lake Oconee. The tournament was the second event of the season for the BFL Bulldog Division. Wilder earned $6,641, including the lucrative Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus, for…
News
The J. Strom Thurmond Lake Project (Clarks Hill Lake), managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, continues its mission to salvage timber in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, and pivots its operations from wilderness areas to recreation areas. Over the past six months, the Thurmond Project team has strategically utilized the Savannah…
A two-vessel boat crash during the Major League Fishing (MLF) Tackle Warehouse Invitational tournament on Alabama’s Smith Lake resulted in three fatalities and injured three others. Killed were 58-year-old Joey Broom, of Altoona, Ala., 44-year-old John Clark, of Cullman, Ala., and 62-year-old Jeffrey Little, of Brandon, Mississippi, who were on the center-console boat fishing for…
Over the past 30 years the tackle industry has changed. And in my opinion… it’s not for the better. When I was a boy a Saturday morning trip to the bait shop with my grandpa meant pulling up to a little hole in the wall tackle store a half hour before sunrise, and walking inside…
Videos
Standing on an old logging road in a creek bottom, the bird gobbled 125 yards out. I found a wide-enough tree that matched my camo pattern and put my padded seat and gun down. I walked back 30 yards with my favorite, chalked-up box call and scratched out six, high-pitched yelps. The bird cut me…
The St. Marys River is all but on fire this week, and as long as you have enough gas in the tank to get there, I wouldn’t worry about having enough to come back home! All jokes aside, here’s a breakdown of where to go and what to throw this week on the blackwater. Focus…
Seminole: Level: Full at 77.5. Temp: 69-74 degrees. Clarity: Spring Creek is clear and the rivers are lightly stained. After a nice warming trend the last several days, Lake Seminole is primed and ready for a red-hot bite this week. With the full moon coming Saturday night, each day we edge closer to the weekend,…
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April 2025 Issue of GON Magazine
In this issue:
Carters Lake Bass Mapped
Georgia Turkey Hunting Special
Tips To Hold Turkeys On Small Tracts
Eufaula Crappie In April
Turkey Fever: Of .410s & Capricious Jakes
Banks Lake Crappie, Bass & Bream
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