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Hunting
Hunting a big buck that knows that you are there—and doing it with a compound bow—is a battle of wits. It’s a battle that is usually lost on teenagers because of their notorious lack of patience. Mason Geeslin, 15, of Senoia, is special. Mason hunts a 45-acre piece of private property in Coweta County. Three…
Thankful For GON’s Tracking Dog List Dear GON, Just a quick note to thank you for again publishing the tracking dog list in your September issue. My son, Rob, shot a fine buck last season but couldn’t find it in the trash brush that had sprung up after a clear-cutting at our deer club. He…
By Blake Hamby Me, my wife, my son Hoke and my youngest son all went over to some private land I have permission on. On the ride over, my youngest son fell asleep, so my wife elected to stay in the truck with him so we could go do our thing. So Hoke and I…
Well, our fall hunting season is finally underway. After a long, hot summer, archery deer season kicked off with some mild temperatures. Our state has one of the longest deer hunting seasons in the country, running from Sept. 14 to Jan. 12 in most counties, with bowhunters in extended archery counties being able to hunt…
GON has kept the Georgia’s Biggest Bass Of All-Time list for decades, and we sure like it when a 13-lb. or heavier bass from the past shows up that we can add. The kicker is these older bass would have had to been weighed on certified scales. Well, we got one! A 13-lb. bass was…
“Ye ain’t lissenin’! And if ye is ye ain’t soakin in what I’m a’ tryin’ to set out fer ye. Why, it’s purely foolproof!” I feel myself weakening; 59 minutes of being argued at by the oldest fool I know, and it’s hit or miss whether I live out the hour… “Jake, what I’m seeing…
Gator season won’t officially close until Oct. 7, but this season has already been highlighted by some really big Georgia alligators and happy hunters. As we always enjoy doing in October, we show off some hunters who took the time to send in pictures and info. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get all of those photos on…
My name is Rowdy, and I am 13 years old. I became interested in hunting when we moved to Georgia about six years ago. I loved watching the deer on our property. Last year I was able to put up cameras and put corn out at a family property. I would get really excited as…
Over the years, GON’s Dial A Tracking Dog list has helped thousands of Georgia hunters find their deer. This is a great list to print out and post at the hunting camp, and you may also want to program some of these phone numbers into your cell phone. This online list will be updated throughout…
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