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Spy-Cam July 2021

Email your trail-cam 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. Print images can be mailed to GON Spy-Cam, 4331 Seven Islands Road, Madison, GA 30650.  

Answer To Crime Surge Certainly Not More Gun Laws

I sat down this morning to write about the pride I feel about this issue of GON. Duncan Dobie’s story about Papa Bland… another gem by a fantastic storyteller who continues to produce an everlasting chronicle of Georgia’s outdoors. There’s Ronnie Garrison, cranking out another Map-of-the-Month article, pure gold, not just because of the info but…

Scrapbook July 2021

See your favorite sportsman or woman — or see yourself — in an upcoming issue of GON magazine! Send photographs to [email protected] and please include name, subscriber number, hometown, county, date and details on your Georgia catch or harvest.

Wild In The Kitchen: Chicken Fried Venison Steak

Chicken Fried Venison Steaks I was served this dish while hunting in Texas about 20 years ago. It has been a favorite recipe of mine ever since. 1 whole venison tenderloin 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 5 1/2 cups buttermilk 1 egg, beaten    2 tablespoons garlic powder…

Bartletts Ferry Fishing Report – July 2021

Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.6 below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Slow. The best bite has been for early morning topwater action along seawalls. Try a baby Zara Spook or a Sammy walking bait, and buzzbaits have been getting hit some, too. Be on the lookout for mayfly hatches. If you find…

Briefly Outdoor News: July 2021

2nd Co-Angler Title For BFL All-American Daniel Buswell Jr., of Fayetteville, became the first co-angler ever to win two BFL All-American titles. Daniel got his second win at Douglas Lake in Tennessee on June 5. He just won $50,000. His previous co-angler title was also a $50,000 payday—a win in 2013 at the All-American on…

First Blast Bargains Announced For Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast

The Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast, presented by Georgia Drives Chevy, returns this year with a new date and a new location with a significantly large venue. That means more vendors, including lots of new ones who couldn’t attend before because the show always sold out of vendor booths. Some vendors have already let us know…

DNR Collecting Red Snapper Data

Georgia DNR is working with NOAA Fisheries to collect data on harvest, discards and fishing effort during the red snapper recreational mini-season scheduled to open later next week. Recreational anglers will be allowed to harvest red snapper in federal waters of the South Atlantic during the weekend of July 9-11. Each recreational angler is allowed…

July Bass On Clarks Hill

Bass at Clarks Hill are feeding on main-lake humps all summer, but you have to find the right humps and the right depths to catch these bass consistently. When you find the right places, fat 2- and 3-pounders are common, with a few 4s and an occasional 5-pounder in the mix. Clarks Hill is our…

Georgia Saltwater Fishing Reports – July 2021

Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “For those inshore fishermen who just want to catch fish, purchase or catch live shrimp. Last month live shrimp was hard to come by. Brown shrimp in the Turner Creek and Wilmington River areas just didn’t grow big enough fast enough to be caught in a net or used on…

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