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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Hartwell Dam and Lake Project Office is seeking volunteers for the fall “Splash Away the Trash” event on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, in support of National Public Lands Day. Families, friends, scout groups, civic organizations, church groups, schools, sport clubs and businesses can volunteer to help keep…
Seminole: Level: 0.4 feet below 77.5. Temp: 85-90 degrees. Clarity: The Flint and Chattahoochee river arms are slightly stained, and Spring Creek is clear. Bass: Guide Paul Tyre, with Lake Seminole Fishing Adventures, reports, “The bass fishing on Lake Seminole for July has been very good. The topwater action has been exciting, and we expect…
We just thought evening pop-up thunderstorms could blow out a river. And they can! But, a tropical storm that spins and rains for three days isn’t even in the same ballpark as scattered thunderstorms! The gauges on the lower end of ALL the coastal plain rivers in southeast Georgia were record high flows for the…
I feel compelled to share my testimony of a transformative weekend that unfolded last season in the heart of Troup County with 30-30 Ministries and hosted by Shayne Goddard with the Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth Homes. It was an experience that not only strengthened the bond between a father and his daughter but also illuminated the beauty…
The GON Youth Big-Buck Contest is back for the 2024-2025 Georgia deer season, and in addition to a grand-prize $3,000 shopping spree at Adventure Outdoors and a weekend hunt at Woods-N-Water for the Shoot-Out winner, the best-scoring buck each week of deer season will earn a prize package that includes a trail camera from new…
Terry Denman caught his first catfish 61 years ago on a cane pole while fishing with his grandfather. A lot of things have changed over the years for the Vietnam veteran, but nothing ever could erase the excitement of feeling a catfish tugging on his line. The biggest tug he ever felt came recently when…
Eatonton native Vincent Hancock has been in the pages of GON since he was a teen shotgun phenom more than two decades ago when GON sponsored and followed the emerging Lake Oconee Shotgun Team. Now 35 years old, Vincent just won an unprecedented fourth Olympic gold medal in Men’s Skeet at the 2024 Paris games.…
The 2024 GON Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast is in the books, and so is the Pistol Creek Outdoors sponsored Yonah Invitational Grand National Qualifier turkey calling contest. This marked the fourth year for the NWTF sanctioned event, and it was nothing short of spectacular. The event has gone from one that was filled with hope of…
Vol. 38, No. 8 The No. 2 deer of the season in The Fab 40 is Austin Hill’s DeKalb County bow-buck. See all the Fab 40 bucks in the August issue of GON magazine. Photo by Brad Gill August 2024 Magazine Flipbook Edition August Feature Articles No hindsight ip unit displayed. Deer Hunting From…
It happened again last season… a longtime GON subscriber killed a huge buck that would have won a Truck-Buck week, only to find out his subscription had expired. Renew now! Truck-Buck is back for the 36th straight year—a testament to the GON community and the sponsors who again stepped up to provide Georgia deer hunters…
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