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Wild hogs are a problem! In a multi-agency effort between WRD, UGA, USDA and some others, a series of free Feral Swine Workshops will be offered to the public. However, pre-registration is required to attend any of the six events. Topics include disease issues, biology and economics, water quality issues, control techniques, trapping demonstration, transport…
Spring isn’t just for wildflowers and pollen—it’s also a time to hear wild turkeys gobble across Georgia and much of the Southeast. That telltale chortle is also a signal that turkey hunting season is about to open, although changes to Georgia’s state regulations kept hunters on standby for several weeks longer this year. But the…
Ag-Pro Companies, one of the largest John Deere dealership organizations in North America, announced it has renewed as the title sponsor for the 2022 Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast, to be held July 29-31 in Emerson, Georgia. “Ag-Pro Companies is very excited about the upcoming Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast,” said Cary Odum, Regional Marketing Manager. “We…
It’s been 75 years since Jekyll Island was transformed from an exclusive resort for the rich to a lively adventurescape for all. Since 1947, the 5,700-acre island has made significant architectural and cultural improvements—creating accessible pathways to the coastline, embracing the island’s natural wonders, and integrating Georgia’s first African American beaches. But even before then,…
Ryne and our buddy Josh Stander and I took our dogs out to Winnfield, Louisiana to the biggest Hog Dog Field Trials in the world, Uncle Earl’s. Champ was able to put together a good run and came home with a tie for 2nd place in the Woods Dog classification. After our first two-dog run…
Legislators in Georgia have passed “Constitutional Carry.” Citizens will no longer have to go through a local process to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon—and potentially be delayed or denied—based on the politics of a particular county or law enforcement agency. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said, “For law-abiding Georgians, their carry permit is…
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…
Georgia has seen three state-record fish in the past four months. Could another record fish have been caught last week? We will never know because the angler chose to release a huge yellow perch that based on measurements would have been close to state-record proportions. Patrick McCorkell was fishing below the Thurmond Dam in the…
When picking a deer stand to hunt this fall, you may be concerned about whether acorns will be falling to the ground due to a recent hard freeze that occurred across much of Georgia. On the weekend of March 12-13, 2022, the temperature got down to the mid to low 20s across much of Georgia,…
A tick-borne virus relatively new to Georgia has taken the life of a Baldwin County man, officials confirm. The officials did not identify the man. The virus, called the Heartland virus, hospitalizes many of those infected. Emory University Associate Professor Gonzalo Vazquez-Prokopec, who has studied the virus since it was discovered in 2009, said that…
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