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By Austin Cole My niece, Emersyn Cox, has been around for most of my harvests in the last seven years since she was born. She has seen and held many of the deer myself and her Pop Pop, John Cole, have taken since she was born and has been curious ever since. She began asking…
By the look of some of the bucks appearing this year on the pages of our GON Truck-Buck and Youth Big-Buck contests, there have been some awesome deer taken. Congrats to all! Some hunters will profess that there is nothing finer than a buck sporting a big typical, symmetrical rack. Typical racks are virtually equal…
Musing, in memoriam alas, as the season winds down, I find myself somewhat cheered by the windfall produced by being a charter member of the Equal Opportunity Whitetail Whackers organization. Don’t be saddened if you’ve never been asked to join, or alarmed upon never even having heard of this lowbrow consortium. From all accounts, I…
By Jordan Burse I once heard a quote that sums up my entire raising in one simple sentence: “I wasn’t born in the woods, but I got there as fast as I could.” I was born on Nov. 12, 1995. To any old regular person, this is just a random day in November, but to…
How GON Gets Its Stories Dear GON, Thank you for publishing my story in your December issue about the coyote I shot with the heartworms. When I sent the information in along with the picture, I had no idea you would make a full-page article about it and show the picture on the cover. My…
For thousands of Georgia hunters, especially those with a few gray whiskers, many early outdoor memories involve rabbits. They, along with squirrels, were the gateway to becoming a hunter, long before species like deer, turkey and hogs were plentiful enough to hunt. Depending on where the hunter lived, they could possibly encounter one of Georgia’s…
The James Allen Williamson Champney River Park and boat ramp south of downtown Darien off U.S. Highway 17 will close for renovations after the conclusion of duck hunting season on Jan. 28, 2025. The closure is expected to last approximately six months as the facility undergoes significant upgrades and repairs. The renovation project will include:…
Continuity is key. If not for familiarity and some ‘same-same’ in process, it would never be possible for GON’s crew to produce our monthly magazine along with all the other elements of this community—articles posting daily on the website, our email newsletter, the Outdoor Blast, keeping and compiling deer and fish records, and trying to…
The Conservation LE Corner is designed to highlight the efforts of Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Division (LED) officers who, among their many duties, protect Georgia’s wildlife, sportsmen and natural resources from game-law violators. Chatham County: On Oct. 27, 2023, Game Warden Justin Jackson, received a complaint of an individual who drowned a deer while it…
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