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Georgia Kayak “Champion” Seeks World Title

Richmond Hill’s Elite Kayak Angler Ron Champion proves himself as a “Champion” once again, as he secured his berth to the 2019 Hobie Kayak Fishing World Championship 8. Ron beat a field of 34 other Elite Kayak anglers on the Delaware River at the third-annual IKE Foundations Celebrity Pro-Am Bass tournament. The IKE Foundation, founded…

Savannah River Smallmouth Record

The Savannah River likely isn’t the first thought for anglers who want to tangle with a smallmouth bass in Georgia, but there are bronzebacks in the river. Smallmouths are not uncommon now below the Clarks Hill dam, through the Augusta shoals area, and apparently quite a distance downstream. The new river record for smallmouth on…

Lake Burton Record Rainbow Trout Caught Trolling

Darryl Stephens was fishing at Lake Burton with his wife on July 12 when he reeled in a 5-lb., 8-oz. rainbow trout, which creates a first-place tie for biggest rainbow ever recorded from this north Georgia reservoir. The other record trout from Burton was caught on July 24, 2016. The husband-and-wife fishing duo got on…

EHD On The Radar

Despite the seriousness and spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in some parts of the country, there remains another fatal deer disease that continues to wallop whitetails at least to some degree almost every late summer and early fall. This other disease primarily affects deer in the South, where whitetails develop some immunity to it,…

NWTF Women In The Outdoors Coming In September

Sign up is still going on for NWTF’s Women In The Outdoors annual Outdoor Workshop Weekend Sept. 14-16 at the Georgia FFA-FCCLA Center (720 FFA FHA Camp Road, Covington, Georgia 30014). The NWTF Women in the Outdoors Program provides opportunities for women (and girls at least 14 years old) to learn and enjoy outdoor skills…

Find Deals! Blast Bargains Are Back

Everybody likes a deal, so GON has partnered with vendors to bring some awesome Blast Bargains to the 2018 Outdoor Blast from July 27-29 at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth. How about a crossbow package that’s discounted 54 percent, or binoculars 58 percent off the retail price, or a camo shirt at 75 percent…

Free Gun Every Hour At Outdoor Blast

The 12th annual Outdoor Blast is coming to the Infinite Energy Center the last weekend of July, and GON will again give away a gun every hour of the show. The extremely popular Gun-An-Hour Giveaway returns. While you shop and browse the vendor booths and enjoy show events, every hour you will have a chance…

Rare Wild Jaguar Likely Poached

There are several known and documented wild jaguars that roam the wilderness of the southwestern United States, but one of those rare jaguars is believed to have been recently poached. The Tucson-based Northern Jaguar Project released a picture to the Arizona Daily Star of a jaguar skin with markings that look to match that of Yo’oko,…

15K Kawasaki Mule Giveaway Announced For Outdoor Blast

Need just one more reason—a very big reason—to come spend a day with like-minded fellow sportsmen at the upcoming Outdoor Blast? How about a free chance to win a brand new Kawasaki Mule that retails for $14,999? That should be reason enough come to Duluth’s Infinite Energy Center July 27-29, not to mention all the…

Hog Charges Officer

Working in law enforcement can result in some interesting calls, but some calls go beyond what even an officer of the law can imagine. Rock Podeszwa, a deputy sheriff in Walton County, recently received a call around five o’clock in the afternoon regarding a vicious and angry wild hog. “At first I thought for sure…

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