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Hunting
Looking back at it after all these years, it’s likely that a BB gun with no sights was the starting point. Now, Mike Simpson is handling five-figure Perazzi over-and-unders while training Olympic gold medalists. “I learned to shoot by pointing that gun, not sighting it,” Simpson said. “I remember my first dove shoot, at 6…
It was Sept. 7, 2021, and the air temperature at 4 p.m. was hitting 90 degrees when we launched the boat into 4,700-acre Lake Jackson outside of Monticello. It was hot, steamy and not a hint of a breeze. Not ideal conditions for crappie fishing by any means, yet I was still optimistic that we…
The early morning silence was broken by the distinct sounds of deer chasing 100 yards or so across the creek from my position. The back and forth sounds of hoofs plowing through the leaves along with grunts had my heart pounding and knees shaking. The rut was on! Seconds later a doe appeared trotting by…
The dog days of summer in south Georgia are approaching their terminus. The calendar says Sept. 4, but the warm sticky humidity of the morning air tells me that summer is reluctant to relinquish its grip. The dog days of August were sleepy and slow, but the days are getting noticeably shorter now. The corn…
The Saturday before Labor Day has always been opening day of dove season. This year was special. We had great weather and we really had the birds. Phil McCall said, “I have not seen that many birds in 30 years.” It was made even better by contrast to last year—a very, very poor shoot. …
Gator season won’t officially close until Oct. 4, but this season already has been highlighted by some really big Georgia alligators. As we always enjoy doing in October, we show off the ones from folks who have taken the time to send in pictures and info. We hope you enjoy seeing them as much as…
“Mark, what on earth are you talking about? It can’t be gone. There’s no one way back in here but us,” Glen said, half asleep crawling out of the tent to take a look for himself. Mark looked on as Glen began to frantically scan left to right for any sign of the missing canoe…
Last month we told you Holden Hines won the GON Youth Shoot-Out at the Outdoor Blast. The 14-year-old from Macon wasted little time in getting up to Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna to make good on the $3,000 shopping spree that he won. Holden chose a Beretta shotgun and a Christensen Arms rifle, two prizes that’ll…
Hunting Buddy Lost To COVID, Buck Taken In His Honor Dear GON, I lost my best friend Andrew Cantrell due to COVID three before opening weekend of bow season. We talked every day, a lot about deer and hunting. I planted my food plot in Barrow County the day before he passed, and that was…
A Coat Of Many Seasons Archery deer season began last month, and I always enjoy watching deer on their leisurely early season saunters through the woods. It amazes me at the camouflage effect the hair provides for them with each season. I find it interesting that they are called “whitetails” since most of the time…
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