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Gator season won’t officially close until Oct. 7, 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 some hunters who took the time to send in pictures and info. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get all of those photos on…
My name is Rowdy, and I am 13 years old. I became interested in hunting when we moved to Georgia about six years ago. I loved watching the deer on our property. Last year I was able to put up cameras and put corn out at a family property. I would get really excited as…
Over the years, GON’s Dial A Tracking Dog list has helped thousands of Georgia hunters find their deer. This is a great list to print out and post at the hunting camp, and you may also want to program some of these phone numbers into your cell phone. This online list will be updated throughout…
A bowhunter’s elation after killing a 15-point buck quickly turned to concern and dismay when he saw small tags in each of the buck’s ears that said “Call Before Consuming” and listed a DNR phone number. “My heart dropped,” said Chandler Bowen. “I thought I had done something wrong.” Chandler lives in Cordele but has…
The bite has been good pretty much everywhere this week. Jamie Hodge had a phenomenal catch of crappie from the Altamaha River, including some fish over a pound apiece. A few other anglers had great bass catches from the river this week, as well. Trout fishing was excellent in Brunswick for an angler flinging plugs…
As the first rays of dawn broke through the fields, I knew I was on the brink of an adventure that would push me to my limits and fortify the connection to my ancestral lands. I’ve hunted for well over 20 years, but this time was going to be different. Today, I was leaving my…
Georgia’s Emmanuel University is the No. 1 ranked college fishing team. The Association of Collegiate Anglers provided the first update to the standings for the 2024-25 Bass Pro Shops School of the Year, presented by Abu Garcia. College fishing’s only all-encompassing National Rankings system is a 12-month race where teams from all across the country…
For the second time in a week, the Alapaha River redbreast record has been broken. On Aug. 31, Craig James, along with his son Colt, were fishing the river when they managed to connect with a big panfish that was able to edge out the newly set record. “I had never fished the river before,…
Blackshear: Level: Full at 237. Temp: 79 degrees. Clarity: Stained. I visited Lake Blackshear yesterday, Thursday, Sept. 12, finding light rain, wind and no other boats on the lake. The water temperature was down to 79 degrees, and the fish were chomping. The fall bite has begun! I was really pleased to run into white crappie, which had…
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