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GON Is Growing, Seeking Talent

Job openings to work in the outdoor industry are rare and coveted, and even more rare is a full-time position at GON. People who work here just never leave! GON is growing, and currently we are seeking to expand our ability to deliver outdoor content to the GON Community. In addition to the Full-Time Editor position…

Fun Discovered, Confidence Unlocked

If you’ve read my last blog or listened to me speak over the last few months, I talk a lot about challenging myself to try new things. When I set up a challenge, my competitive nature really makes me go all in. And boy, did I go all in at the Becoming an Outdoorswoman workshop…

Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Jan. 17, 2025

This is some incessant cold! And after the slight warm-up late this week and weekend, it’s forecasted to be rainy AND cold—and maybe even a little wintry weather. For those who have toughed it out, the fishing has been very good for most this week. Oconee River: Some exciting news this week is that the…

170-Inch Buck Killed Last Minute Of Deer Season

Waldo Moody got it done with no time to spare during the 2024-2025 Georgia deer season, taking a beautiful 6×4 during the final minutes of the last day of the season. The buck has tremendous tine length—four in the 12-inch range—and it green scored more than 170 total inches. Scott Hodges met up with Waldo…

Oconee River Blue Catfish Record One Of 17 Fish In Frigid Temps

Some people luck into record Georgia freshwater fish. Some people deserve it. Kevin Carey, of Glenwood, earned his new river record. Kevin’s 62-lb., 15.2-oz. blue catfish caught on the Oconee River below Lake Sinclair has been certified by DNR and is now recognized by GON as a new river record. It is quite a story.…

Chatham County Bow Buck Lands At No. 1

On the afternoon of Oct. 23, 2024, Phillip Johnson, of Wilmington Island, decided to knock off from work a little early to make a mad dash for the deer words. Little did he know, that pivotal decision would set in motion events that would lead to him crossing paths with the buck of a lifetime…

Young Woman Drowns During Hartwell Striper Tournament

A Lake Hartwell striped bass fishing tournament ended in tragedy Saturday morning, Jan. 11, when a competitor’s boat with four anglers onboard sank. A 25-year-old woman from Aiken, S.C. did not survive. The Anderson County (S.C.) Corner’s office identified the young woman as Kimberely Gomillion. According to statements from officials, Gomillion was fishing the tournament…

The River Run – When White Bass Make The Move

I’m not much of a cold weather person. Yes, I love watching college football on fall Saturdays, frying turkeys at Thanksgiving and of course Christmas with my family. But the gray, cold, short days depress me to no end. I continue the grind into January and pick up the shotgun a few times and brave…

The BQI Film – Georgia Bobwhite Quail Initiative

In 2001, the GON team filmed and produced this video for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to profile the state’s Bobwhite Quail Initiative (BQI). For current information on Georgia’s Bobwhite Quail Initiative, go to https://georgiawildlife.com/bobwhite-quail   Bobwhite Quail The GAME Lab at the UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources invites you to participate in…

Best Of GON TV – The Final Episode

After a run of 85 straight timely episodes that aired weekly, GON-TV’s final show was a compilation of our favorite clips and moments caught on camera as the GON crew traversed the Georgia woods and waters. Recently digitized, this classic originally was broadcast on Dec. 7, 2000 nationwide on The Outdoor Channel and dozens of…

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