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Carters: Level: 3.5 feet above 1,074. Temp: 74 degrees. Clarity: Some stain. Stripers: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “October on most lakes is the end of summer and when the fish start to pull up from the deep holes of summer. Not here, unfortunately. We won’t see that movement for another month or so. Until then,…
Why would any gun manufacturer run its business and pay taxes in a state where policymakers are trying to pass anti-gun laws that could put them out of business? Smith & Wesson has been headquartered in Massachusetts since the company was founded in 1856. But no longer. Citing “arbitrary and damaging” legislation being considered by…
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…
As part of its ongoing commitment to recruiting new people into hunting and the shooting sports, the Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) remained true to its mission by hosting an Introduction to Hunting Firearms event on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. This full day of learning was held at the Beretta Shooting Grounds by…
“Pull him in the boat” I yelled with excitement as I watched my youngest boy tussle with a nice-sized channel cat. The fish was thrashing its tail on the surface trying to make an escape, but my 4-year-old pulled him over the gunnel and into the bottom of the boat. He held up the cord…
On Labor Day afternoon, Will Smith and good friend Tyler Powell, both from Patterson, made the decision to knock off work early and head to the Satilla River for a relaxing afternoon of fishing. Little did they know, it would soon be a trip they would never forget. “Work was slow with it being Labor Day…
A daddy-daughter bond is an extraordinary thing, especially when that bondage takes place through hunting and the outdoors. Hadleigh Bruce, 11, of Newborn, had a moment with her daddy William on Sept. 15 that will indeed thicken their bond as she killed her biggest buck to date with him—a 142-inch Jasper County 14-pointer—with a crossbow.…
More thoughts from the middle-school football bleachers. Have you ever seen those fanatical parents on the sidelines, the ones who would make a child-development professor cringe? I’ve watched parents holler at their kids through four very long quarters of play… as in every single play. I never quite figured out if they didn’t trust the…
When the inaugural Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School Combine kicks off on Oct. 15, there will be 85 gifted high school anglers from 28 states who will have the opportunity to showcase their talents for a host of colleges. The coaches from 20 colleges that offer fishing scholarships will be on hand at the three-day…
Most sportsmen eagerly anticipate opening day of a new hunting season. One Georgia man didn’t even know if he would see opening day this year but made the most of it when it did arrive by taking a huge buck. Zak Avery, a 39-year-old financial advisor from Pine Mountain, discovered he had a failing liver…
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