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GON Magazine Fuels Youngster’s Reading Skills

Many people who weren’t brought up hunting tend to keep it that way, not necessarily wanting to put in the effort and step out of their comfort zone to learn something new. But that does not apply to Calhoun. Calhoun is a 9-year-old boy from Athens. On a typical day, you can find him playing…

GON Announces First-Ever Youth Art Contest!

Do you know a young person passionate about art? Are they also passionate about wildlife? If so, they should enter GON’s 2025 Youth Art Contest! GON is proud to announce our first Youth Art Contest. This exciting opportunity is for young artists in grades PreK through High School across the state of Georgia to showcase…

Fishing With Daddy

For a lot of years, it was coming home with so many layers of red dirt stains around our ankles that we’d jump in the pool before coming in the house to shower. There were parts of those years that involved running duct work in an attic to help him out on his side jobs,…

Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – May 16, 2025

Instead of talking about what areas of the rivers are still high enough to get around, we’re thinking more along the lines of where is still LOW enough to fish effectively! This past weekend’s extensive rains have changed the fishing in most areas. Some areas are still really good, while others are totally washed out…

Seminole Fishing Report: May 16, 2025

Level: Full at 77.5 Temp.: 78-83 degrees. Clarity: Stained. After getting pounded by rain last weekend, surprisingly, Lake Seminole is still primed for some good fishing for this weekend. The key to have success on the Big Pond is going to be finding clean water. Find that and you’ll find the fish. “We got 4…

Canoochee Record Bluegill, A Once-In-A-Lifetime Fish

On April 22, Stephen Lewis managed to hook into and land what is now the new Canoochee river record bluegill. “I knocked off work around 2:30 or so and headed to the river with my brother, Petey Lewis. We got to the Richmond Hill section of the river around 3 and started fishing,” said Stephen.…

2025 Florida Python Challenge Registration Opens

Are you looking to help raise awareness about nonnative species and remove invasive Burmese pythons from our treasured Everglades ecosystem, all while getting the chance to win a share of $25,000 in prizes? Register for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge! The event, hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South…

The Record Bow Buck Known As “Lucky”

Growing up as avid hunters, we all dream about getting a chance at a buck we saw on the cover of GON or on television shows like Buckmasters or Midwest Whitetails. I cant count the number of times I’ve sat in a deer stand dreaming about a giant buck stepping out of the woods resembling…

Savannah River Bluegill Benchmark Record Bumps Up

An angler went through the certification process and bumped up the benchmark record for Savannah River bluegill. Dustin Burton, of Newington, caught a big bluegill while fishing with a cricket during a May 9, 2025 trip on the Savannah River. Dustin took the bream to the Evans County Public Fishing Area, where WRD Fisheries staff…

Black Bear Kills Florida Man

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has concluded its initial investigation into what is confirmed to be the first fatal Florida black bear attack in state history this week in Jerome, Fla. The rural south Florida community is located on the edge of the Everglades just south of the Big Cypress Wildlife Management…

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