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Fishing
One of the biggest mistakes made when introducing youngsters to shooting is giving them too much gun too early. Though seldom done on purpose, giving a kid a heavy recoil rifle can cause flinching issues for life. However, young shooters must eventually go up to larger calibers if they want to graduate to big game.…
On the evening of Oct. 20, Andy Womack, of Acworth, killed a 17-point buck that has been taped with a gross score of 183 inches. Andy was hunting on a club in Meriwether County when he shot the amazing buck. It was opening-day afternoon of gun season, and Andy and his son were hunting a…
Despite Hurricane Michael sweeping across most of south and central Georgia, the 2018 Georgia Kayak Bass Fishing State Championship was held Oct. 13-14 on the Etowah River and Lake Allatoona. The two-day tournament hosted 40 anglers representing four clubs—Chattahoochee Kayak Anglers (West Point/Columbus), East Central Georgia Kayak Anglers (Augusta/East Georgia), Peach State Kayak Anglers (Atlanta/Statewide) and…
“You asked, we listened”. We designed the Step Bracket to convert climbing a ladder rung into a step. Whether for a new Sportsman’s Condo or transforming a unit purchased years ago, the Step Bracket will fit every Sportsman’s Condo ever built. The Step Bracket comes 2 to a set (left and right) and sell for…
Editor’s Note: The author, Lucky L. Black, passed away on Aug. 4, 1992. His son, Jason, found a partial manuscript of the below story and polished it up to have it published on GON. When I stopped to gulp in some extra air, I saw the gator track. The path was wet from the dew,…
ATLANTA – Rugged Road Outdoors is raising capital to fund their initial manufacturing run of the Venture cooler. The Kickstarter raised over 25 percent of their $85,000 goal within the first 24 hours of launching. The Venture cooler is the lightest cooler on the market that can retain ice for eight days, and it is…
On Monday, Oct. 15, Jason Lee, of Waycross, managed to arrow what is certain to be the new Ware County record bow-kill. Hard work, long hours on the stand, and according to Jason, some last-minute luck all came together to bring down the legendary deer that had been nicknamed Flame. Here’s the story of how…
On Saturday, Sept. 29, Wildlife Action of Georgia hosted a fishing day for about 25 girls on Lake Allatoona. The American Heritage Girls, a national development organization for girls aged 5 to 18 that embraces Christian values and encourages family involvement, were taught how to bait their hooks, catch and clean fish by Mike Chastain,…
Editor’s Note: The article below was written by Mike Worley, president and CEO of the Georgia Wildlife Federation. GON also spoke with Reggie Dickey, president of the Georgia Hunting & Fishing Federation, who said GHFF is also supporting a yes vote on Amendment 1. Reggie said, “It’s like everything else, it has the good and…
The black bass found in Georgia, especially largemouth and spots, tend to form roaming schools ranging from small wolfpacks to larger congregations, herding baitfish to the surface and gorging continually throughout the day. Even fish that are not actively feeding on top can be enticed to leave the sanctuary of deeper water to ravage a…
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