Advertisement
Fishing Reports
Lanier: Level: 1.2 feet below 1071. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Jimbo from Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service reports, “While the fishing generally gets tougher in August on Lake Lanier, there are ways to ensure continued success. The primary concern of both gamefish and baitfish are oxygen and food source, in that order.…
The Fab 40 is GON’s annual compilation of Georgia’s best bucks from the previous season. With a tie at No. 40, there are actually 41 bucks listed this year. Tracking down photos of these bucks is a challenge, but we got all but one for this year’s feature. No hindsight ip unit displayed. The Fab…
Jekyll Island Diamondbacks Changed My Perspective Dear GON, I read the article in the GON June issue about the Eastern diamondback survey on Jekyll Island. I was really fascinated with the information. What surprised me most was the eating habits of the snakes. I have always thought snakes would eat anytime they got the opportunity.…
The mountain counties of northern Georgia are not generally recognized as trophy-buck counties when compared to other areas of the state. The areas south of the mountains produce generally larger deer in both body size and antlers. This being said though, there have been some mighty impressive bucks killed in the mountains in years gone…
Send photographs to [email protected], and please include name, subscriber number, hometown, county, date and details for a caption. No hindsight ip unit displayed.
Here is a quick reference to the 2022-2023 Georgia hunting season dates. Georgia’s archery season for deer opens Sept. 10, and the statewide gun season opens Oct. 22. If that firearms opener seems late, it is. But it is just a quirk of the calendar. “Deer season is set to open on a Saturday each…
The purpose and goal of GON’s Coyote Cull effort is to bring awareness to the impacts of coyotes on fawn and turkey poult survival rates, which have plummeted since non-native, invasive coyotes became established across Georgia. No hindsight ip unit displayed. We always say this isn’t about the number of coyotes entered, but this season…
Seminole: Level: 0.6 feet below 77.5. Temp: High 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Recent rains each evening will change this water is slightly stained to clear in some areas. Bass: Guide Aaron Crews reports, “For bass fishing, nighttime is best. Many of the tournaments are nighttime, three-fish tournaments. For low-light conditions, topwater like a buzzbait,…
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, in conjunction with the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association and sponsors The Southern Company and Glock, announced the winners of the 2021 Georgia Big Deer Contest. The competition is the oldest continuous deer contest in the state, with the first awards being handed out in 1967. The contest is managed…
The Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast returns this year with our traditional date the last weekend in July, and we are coming back to Emerson and the massive LakePoint Champions Center. The grand-prize finale for GON’s Truck-Buck contest will take place Sunday, July 31. We also now have the Youth Big-Buck Contest Shoot-Out on Friday. But…
Become a GON subscriber and enjoy full access to ALL of our content.
New monthly payment option available!
Advertisement