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Hunting

Youth Season Kicks Off In Celebration With Buck Named Splinter

By Pete Cox On Oct. 13, 2024, at approximately 7:15 a.m., we both sat in an old cypress box blind. This is the beginning of year two of sitting in this Ware County box blind. We have had our eye on Splinter since the beginning of last year. Ashton had a chance last year to…

Seminole Fishing Report – Oct. 11, 2024

Seminole: Level: 0.3 feet below 77.5. Temp: 73-78 degrees. Clarity: Spring Clear has a slight stain, and the Chattahoochee arm has a heavy stain. Capt. Paul Tyre, with Lake Seminole Fishing Adventures, reports, “The bass fishing on Lake Seminole has been excellent this fall with the arrival of cooler weather and falling water temperatures. The bass, stripers…

Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Oct. 11, 2024

I’m sure I’m not alone in the sentiment that I sure hope the storms are done for this year! Our area was spared through Milton, but keep the folks in central Florida in your prayers as they dig out and try to figure out normal again. Most river systems in southeast Georgia are too high…

Deer Season Primitive Weapons/Youth Week Opens This Saturday

After four weeks of archery deer hunting, Georgia’s 2024-2025 deer season makes a transition on Saturday morning, Oct. 12, as primitive-weapons hunting opens statewide. Also, kids 15 and younger can hunt with rifles as the Youth Week opens in conjunction with the primitive-weapons season. The general firearms deer season for all hunters opens next Saturday,…

Venison Donation Efforts Expand This Deer Season

Significant efforts are underway this season to expand venison donations efforts in Georgia. The longest-running program, Georgia Hunters For The Hungry (GHFTH), has been active for more than 30 years, and this deer season the number of participating processors has tripled. Last year there were 12 processors in the state for Hunters For The Hungry.…

GON October 2024 Flipbook Edition

Bainbridge’s Conley Pulls Oconee BFL Win

Boater Michael Conley, of Bainbridge, caught a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 25-lbs., 10-ozs., to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine Super Tournament on Lake Oconee. The tournament, which concluded Sept. 22, was the fifth and final event of the season for the BFL Bulldog Division. Conley earned $4,869 for…

Navy Commander Looking Forward To Georgia Fishing

“Fishing. That’s one thing I’m looking forward to when I retire from the Navy. Fishing.” My cousin looked at me with longing in his eyes. “Will you take me fishing on the Alapaha?” This question came from a United States Naval Academy graduate and recent commander of the guided missile destroyer USS The Sullivans, but…

Hurricane Helene Damage Closes DNR Areas And Facilities

The impacts of Hurricane Helene and its destructive path though Georgia remain profound. Teams from all aspects of DNR are currently in the field right now helping with relief efforts, including assisting counties and power companies with clearing roads. While it is nothing compared to what people are dealing with in terms of loss of…

2024-2025 Quick Guide To Georgia Hunting Season Dates

Don’t let the heat and humidity lull you into thinking hunting seasons are not right around the corner—we’re only six weeks from the start of squirrel season in Georgia! Here is a quick reference to the 2024-2025 Georgia hunting seasons. Most Georgia counties are either-sex for deer—meaning antlerless deer can be taken—during the entire deer…

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