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Gathering around the campfire at Camp Isilwane (lion) in Matetsi, Zimbabwe we look out at the vlei, which is a prehistoric river bed. The buffalo come into the dying waterhole for that last drink as the day succumbs to darkness. It is the end of the dry season, the last of the water before the…
On May 31, I called my fishing buddy and striper mentor Perry Nichols, and we talked about a plan to fish for stripers on the Etowah River (we call it the “E”) on Friday, June 3. We planned to take Perry’s jet boat, which is larger than mine, and Perry invited his nephew-in-law Allann Moroni…
Gov. Brian Kemp recognized three corporate forest landowners Monday for their stewardship and land management practices benefiting wildlife across Georgia. Georgia Power, Weyerhaeuser and CatchMark Timber Trust are DNR’s 2022 Forestry for Wildlife partners. Administered by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division, the Forestry for Wildlife Partnership is a voluntary program that…
Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, marked the 14th anniversary of the Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative (OAI) with an employee volunteer event in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, helping The Great Outdoors Fund fulfill its OAI grant project on the Oakey Mountain OHV trail system. In a fitting celebration of the OAI program awarding more than $5 million in grant…
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources recently certified a Lake Tugalo walleye that set a new South Carolina state record and also broke the Lake Tugalo lake record. According to SCDNR, Chris Edlund, of Spartanburg, S.C., and Dave Starzek, of Greer, S.C., caught a 10-lb., 1.44-oz. walleye from Lake Tugalo on May 29. Edlund…
A push for more restrictive limits on redfish for Georgia anglers is expected at two “Redfish Town Hall” meetings. The town halls are slated for tonight at 6 p.m. (Monday, June 6) at Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Center Room 151, 13040 Abercorn St., Savannah, 31419. The second meeting is 6 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at…
The Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast is excited to announce that Sniper Hog Lights is bringing a Blast Bargain to the July 29-31 event, offering their Coyote Cannon Gun Hunters Package at a $45 savings. The package includes the Coyote Cannon, the furthest-shining hunting light on the market. The Coyote Cannon is fully focusable from flood to spot beam,…
Donnie Findley recently sent GON a picture we’ve never seen before: a gobbler with side-by-side double beards. Although multi-bearded turkeys are fairly common, the beards have always run down the breast, not across. “I got the turkey April 22 in Wilkes County,” said Donnie. “I think the beards are rather unique, they are both 11…
Suwannee River Record Fish See all of GON’s official Georgia Lake & River Records here. Requirements For Record Fish • Fish must be caught legally by rod and reel in a manner consistent with state game and fish regulations. • Catch must be weighed on accurate Georgia DOA certified scales with at least two…
A evening of fly fishing on the Oconee River near Milledgeville on May 29 paid off with a river record shellcracker for Ben Bell, of Milledgeville. “My brother John and I fish the Oconee frequently near the tailrace, mostly for a quick, late-afternoon fish,” Ben said. “I have have enjoyed the fly rod for a…
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