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Hunting

Patience Is A Virtue

With the dog days of summer coming to a close, deer hunters are anxiously waiting for the crisp autumn air to set in. Year after year, we spend countless hours pouring sweat, all in hopes that it pays off once the season comes around. With a cell cam and corn out, the stage was set…

Clarks Hill Lake Update Following Hurricane Helene Impacts

 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, J. Strom Thurmond Lake has experienced significant impacts, damage and property loss in the area due to Hurricane Helena. The Corps currently has minimal staffing due to the storm, but available project staff are currently assessing all parks/project areas and prioritizing tree removal/cleanup. For adjacent property owner…

GON October Issue 2024

Vol. 38, No. 10 John Megel with his Meriwether County 13-point buck that grossed 176 3/8 and includes 15 7/8-inch and 14 3/8-inch tines. Photo by Daryl Kirby October 2024 Magazine Flipbook Edition   Articles available to paid GON subscribers October Feature Articles No hindsight ip unit displayed.  Tricks To Fool Mature Bucks To kill…

GON’s Trophy Room – October 2024

Since Georgia Outdoor News magazine started in 1987, we have continuously enjoyed sharing the accomplishments of others. Some months we’ll receive hundreds of pictures of happy hunters and anglers every year who just want to share their accomplishments. We are truly blessed that so many loyal Georgians think enough of GON to share with us about what they’ve accomplished.…

Conservation Law Enforcement Corner – October 2024

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. Glynn County: On Jan. 1, 2024, Corporal Jay Bright was patrolling Glynn County for fishing violations. Corporal Bright located two people fishing…

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Wild In The Kitchen: Slow Cooker Venison Stroganoff

Slow Cooker Venison Stroganoff When it comes to wild game cooking, way too many hunters only have a few basic recipes. Deer chili. Venison spaghetti. Deer burgers. Digging the slow cooker out of the closet will open a whole new world. Try this easy recipe that will have your family and friends bragging on your skills.…

190-Inch Middle Georgia 16-Point Bow Buck

“That deer’s going to be lucky to make it to 5.” That was a neighbor’s comment about the 5 1/2-year-old, 16-point buck killed on Friday, Sept. 27 by Matthew Hvizdzak. The buck came to the attention of Matthew and neighbors when it was 2 1/2 years old and already had an impressive rack as a…

Best Georgia Counties For Trophy Bucks 2024

A joy and highlight of deer hunting is the anticipation. Each sit, you just never know what might walk under your stand. And yes, while most of us hunt primarily to fill the freezer, even for meat hunters the sight of a big-racked buck ghosting through the woods gets the juices flowing like few things.…

Tricking Mature Bucks

It was opening morning of the 2023 rifle season, and I was in the perfect spot. I was in a box stand on a powerline that runs through our property in Laurens County.  But unlike the many years in the past, I didn’t have a bow in my hand. Heck, I didn’t even have a gun. I was…

Guest Editorial-Opinion: Forward-Facing Sonar

I’ve worked in the fishing industry for 18 years, and I cannot remember a time when the bass-fishing world was more divided than now. New technology, “forward-facing sonar,” has anglers at odds with each other. Essentially, with an expensive screen unit and a trolling motor-mounted transducer, anglers are able to see, in live time, fish…

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