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Hunting
It’s easy. To think that it’s easy, that is. Why, these pages are fair packed with rocking-chair-racked whitetails almost every month. And we all know of the rookie—or his wife—who nearly tripped over the trophy of a lifetime and hauled it home in a pal’s pickup. Nothing to this big buck business, right? David Shepard…
Each month we turn back the clock to see what was being reported in the pages of GON—30, 20 and 10 years ago. Here’s a look back at stories that appeared in GON. 20 Years Ago: Coyotes Attack Monroe County Jogger: It’s like something you’d see on the 1990s TV series When Animals Attack! A…
Each month we turn back the clock to see what was being reported in the pages of GON—30, 20 and 10 years ago. Here’s a look back at stories that appeared in GON. 30 Years Ago: The photos in this story were sent in by an anonymous person 30 years ago. It was of a…
Squirrel season is now underway, dove opens Sept. 7, and our whitetail archery kicks off mid month. I always try to keep in good shape throughout the summer to make sure I’m on top of my game for the fall hunting season. I’ve logged about 50 miles on a local mountain with a full…
Get offshore on points and humps to catch Clarks Hill largemouth and spotted bass right now. They are feeding and holding in 15 to 20 feet of water waiting on cooling water next month to move up and get more active. Clarks Hill is a big lake, and it can be hard to pattern bass…
Burton: Level: 2.2 feet below 1866.66. Temp: 79 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton, with Georgia Lake Fishing guide service, reports, “The bass bite has been tough the last couple of days. Most of the fish we have caught have been mid-lake chasing schools of herring around. Jackall 110 chrome jerkbaits have been…
Blue Ridge: Level: 5.2 feet below 1686. Temp: 80-83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been fair but should start getting better this month. TVA has already started lowering the lake, and we’ve begun having cooler nights, and the water temp is starting to cool off some. Two great…
Carters: Level: 1 foot above 1074. Temp: 80-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield, with Carters Lake Guide Service, “Shorter days mean better fishing. September is a month of changes. Spots and stripers truly have no depth range in September. Fish will be schooling on the surface one minute and in 50 to 60…
Blackshear: Level: Full at 237. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Chris Gray reports, “As I write this fishing report, we’re experiencing our first ‘false fall’ of the year. Air temperatures have dipped into the low 60s at night with relatively low humidity. It won’t last long though, as the forecast for Labor…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.9 feet below 521. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan, with Summerland Outdoors, is hoping to see an early fall to make the bass transition faster. In the mornings, fish fast with a buzzbait or Spook covering water and watching for bait balls up the river. Fish the…
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