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The power of the internet… On Oct. 5, GON released a story about Ava Morgan, 13, of Wray, shooting two deer with one shot from her crossbow, Part of that story included the fact that Ava saved up her own money over the summer and bought a crossbow from Academy Sports + Outdoors in Valdosta. Well,…
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…
GON December 2021 Volume 35, No. 12 December Feature Articles Georgia Deer Hunting Reports And December Strategies GON’s Hunt Advisors report from around the state. Lake Sinclair December Bass In The Grass Danny White marks a map with 10 GPS locations to set your pattern for catching shallow bass in the Sinclair hydrilla. Quest For…
By Adam Shaw On a logging road I’ve traveled 100 times, I noticed multiple fresh scrapes along a treeline. On the evening of Oct. 9, I decided to hang a climber with my bow in range of two scrapes. The next morning it was 70 degrees, and I got in my climber 30 minutes before…
By Justin Tucker Holland Since I was little, I have always enjoyed taking my friends hunting and just being able to see the way they enjoy everything about it. Guiding hunts and teaching youth about how to hunt and respect nature has got me hooked on everything about it. And I have had some awesome…
Hunt In, Hunt Out The realization that there are more deer hunting seasons behind me than in front of me certainly causes pause. Lately I have been reflecting on the way I hunted when I first started, my knowledge of the environment that I was hunting, the strategies I devised and the overall understanding of…
In the days leading up to the final hunt, Mark was entirely focused on the task at hand. While the rest of the world was in full Christmas mode, Mark was using all of his spare time to prepare for his final trip to the refuge. Determined to not let Glen down, Mark carefully studied…
Marben Staff hosted another Fish-n-Learn 1 on Oct. 8-11 at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center. The participants and their parents learned how to fish for bream and catfish using live bait. Tackle, rod and reels, and a backpack tackle box was provided to each participant. Friday night classroom time was used to educate the young anglers…
The race was on, and CB radio voices crackled with excitement as the buck turned and twisted through the south Georgia swamp, hounds swerving to his every move. Pickup trucks whirled plumes of dust skyward as they raced down narrow dirt lanes, hunters going all-out to get ahead of it all and hopefully into place…
Special Permits For Deer Killing Needs More Does, Less Bucks Dear GON, I hope you can help get some changes made to the current special permits allowing farmers to shoot bucks. I am on some leased property in Crawford County that has the potential for some nice deer to be taken from year to year,…
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