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Fishing Reports
It’s been both cold and warm, and both calm and windy this week… typical December weather in southeast Georgia. Folks almost always find some biting fish, and this week is no different. Grab your coveralls and get in on some of the best fishing of the year. Altamaha River: The river is getting right for…
Four nights a week as well as every weekend, there was a ball in my hand. For all my adolescent years, my only dream, my only goal, my only focus was to play ball. As a tri-sport athlete, my schedule was full, and my thoughts could not occupy or entertain any other topics than the…
Chase Hemphill has a love-hate relationship with Chestatee Wildlife Management Area and deer hunting the mountains of Lumpkin County. The 39-year-old public-land hunter from Blairsville has had remarkable success with two special bucks… but they are bucks killed five years apart that bookend countless unsuccessful hunts. “I love it when it’s right, hate it when…
I have a distinct memory from when I was 5 years old. My grandfather and I walked down to the dock at his house on Lake Oconee on a hot August day in 1990. I had my push-button reel and my Snoopy lifejacket on as I watched my grandfather pop up the top of the…
“A buck of this caliber isn’t a secret. If you have one like him on your camera, you can be sure that someone else has pictures of him, as well. He was a true legend in this area,” Cole Cleiman, host of the “Mountain Morning Show” and co-owner of 94.3 WCHM radio station in Clarkesville,…
Brandon McKune caught a lucky break on Sept. 15, 2024 when his wife said she’d watch their newborn so he could slip off and hunt on opening morning of bow season. “I decided to walk in to my stand on the back of our property,” he said. “It was hot. Really hot. I started sweating…
We need your help, and in return and as extra incentive, we’re giving away a bunch of great stuff, including a $1,700 Bergara rifle. Through Dec. 31 of this year, for each gift subscription to GON that you buy for a family member or friend, you earn a chance in a drawing for some great…
It’s been a cold, windy week, but the fish in southeast Georgia are moving into their winter patterns. That usually means feast or famine. The hope of a “feast” day keeps me going back on the water in my coveralls! Saltwater has slowed a little this week, but the rivers are getting decent again. Altamaha…
When some people harvest their first wild animal, it awakens an appreciation of the great outdoors and nature. For others, it is much more emotional and prompts memories of family or loved ones. For Sadie Pettus, the latter is true. On a recent hunting trip to Barbour Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Pettus was able to…
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