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All 2023 Butler Island Waterfowl Hunts Cancelled

No waterfowl hunting will be permitted on Butler Island (on Altamaha WMA) for the 2023 season. Critical repairs to Butler’s impoundment dikes began early in 2023 and have continued as planned all summer. However, frequent storms and wet weather have prevented the dry conditions needed to complete these efforts and make the dike roads ready…

2023-24 Georgia Duck Forecast

Editor’s Note: After this article was published in the October 2023 print edition of GON, WRD announced that all Butler Island waterfowl hunting would be closed for the 2023-24 due to recent storm damage. See WRD Release. I knew the ducks were roosting in the back of a local farm pond because I saw them…

Bobcat Kills Fawn On Drone Footage

A south Georgia group that goes by Hog Droppers recently captured nighttime drone video footage of a bobcat finishing off a Georgia deer fawn and then dragging it away. “This was a once-in-a-lifetime live experience to see in nature,” said Tate Anderson, a member of Hog Droppers. Hog Droppers consists of four hunters: Matt Jones,…

A Common Bond

Over five years ago, my wife and I were walking in the historic Madison, Georgia cemetery on a beautiful, cold December day. This scenic, hilly walking trail has been a favorite place of ours since we started dating when we were just college kids at UGA. A short distance before the railroad tracks, which cut…

2023 GON Gator Gallery

Gator season won’t officially close until Oct. 2, but this season has already been highlighted by some really big Georgia alligators and happy hunters. As we always enjoy doing in October, we show off the ones who took the time to send in pictures and info. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get all of those photos on…

ABA Open Divisional Champ Locates Huge School Of 200+ Eufaula Bass

Jonathan White emerged victorious at the 2023 American Bass Anglers Open Series Divisional Championship tournament held on Lake Eufaula Sept. 16-17. White, hailing from Bessemer, Ala., showcased his angling skills as he operated out of Lakepoint amassing a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 32.47 pounds. His performance in the Boater Division earned him the…

Freaking On Fumes

So. Here we are. Decision time. You’ll have to think back a month or so; it’s a strain, but work at it. We’re talkin’ Wednesday, Aug. 30. On the one hand, we got this old gal Idalia. Calls herself a hurricane. T’other? Dove season opens in three days. The problem, however, lies in-between… In Monroe,…

More Than Just A Dove Shoot

Of a morning, stumbling to perform my ablutions, the framed photo is likely the first thing bleary eyes are able to focus upon. Father And Son, it’s entitled. It’s 15×19, shot from the darkness of what appears to be a cave cut through a mountainside. With the camera at their backs, the subjects are a…

Georgia SCI Hosts Inaugural Wounded Veterans ‘Cast & Blast’ Event At Lake Oconee

The Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) and Glasslined Technologies, Inc. hosted 14 Purple Heart recipients during its inaugural Wounded Veterans ‘Cast and Blast’ event at the beautiful Lake Oconee from Sept. 18-20. This inaugural event provided veterans—including their family members or guests, an all-expenses-paid retreat—allowing them to rest, relax and experience Lake Oconee,…

GON Scrapbook – October 2023

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