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Tried & True Turkey Hunting

I picked up the small tube call sitting beside me and threw a couple of yelps down into the steep, hardwood bottom below. I thought it sounded pretty good and apparently so did the three north Georgia gobblers that showed up not too long after. It was all new to me then, and the resources…

Jae On Jackson: Slow & Steady

One of the things I love most about our state is variety. Especially when it comes to outdoor pursuits. Think Dahlonega. Then Savannah. See? For at least the first half of this year, I’ll be on impoundments, rivers, PFAs, ponds, creeks… and very possibly an oversized swamp. Those are the ones I know of. Three—Sinclair,…

Hunting For GA’s Native Brook Trout

Springtime in Southern Appalachia is a special time of year, much like it is elsewhere in the United States. However, here it’s a little different. The bleak, blustery clutch of winter is gone and surely forgotten. The mountains turn lush shades of green from the bottom of the hollers, meandering slowly toward the top day…

WMA Turkey Special

Georgia turkey hunters are fixing to enter year No. 4 with a shorter turkey season and a bag limit of two toms, down from a three-bird limit prior to the 2022 season. WMA hunters continue to find themselves with a short window to roll a gobbler, not being allowed to hunt until one week after…

Turkey Fever – Part One Of Three

The whole thing kind of started by accident. It was a clear, starry night in mid January, and we were looking up at the planets in the night sky. My family was sitting around the big fire pit at the Home Place drinking hot chocolate and coffee, everybody except for my oldest brother Matty, that…

Rate Your Deer Season Survey

The 2024-25 Georgia deer season ratings didn’t change much from the 2023-24 season, with again more than 25 percent of hunters claiming “Excellent” deer seasons. This is a far cry from 10 years ago when just 10.7 percent of hunters rated their 2015-16 deer seasons as Excellent. However, last season was not all a bed…

Wild In The Kitchen: Crockpot Crispy Wild Turkey

Crockpot Crispy Wild Turkey  1 whole turkey I pound butter divided in half 1 tbsp thyme 1 tbsp rosemary 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp black pepper Pat the turkey dry with one or two sheets of paper towel. Slather the entire turkey with half the butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with thyme and rosemary.…

Spy Cam – March 2025

Email pictures to [email protected]. Please include your name, GON subscriber number, hometown, county where the picture was taken, date, time and any interesting details for a caption. Or mail to GON Spy-Cam, PO Box 1589, Watkinsville, GA 30677.              

Wayne County Hosts 15th Annual Hog Jam

‘Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered’ certainly describes the atmosphere in Wayne County at the 15th annual Hog Jam held on the weekend of Feb. 21. The Wayne County Board of Tourism hosts the annual event, known as the ‘Hog Jam,’ that invites hunters from all over to compete for prizes and to help control…

Scrapbook – March 2025

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