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Fishing
The “Shoal Bass Bill” failed to pass on the last day of the Georgia legislative session. What that means is that there will be no hunting or fishing license fee increase this fall. You’ll have to see last month’s editorial to follow how oddly this political football bounced. It also means there will be another…
If you know anything at all about turkey calls, I could’ve used some advice. There’s probably fortyleven good old boys in my phone contacts that could help, but if I start calling them at this hour of the day, WWIII is apt to break out. So I’m sitting here as dawn threatens to crack. Got…
My story is about overcoming the challenges of life, as well as the success of being a hunter. On July 31, 2013, I sustained a life changing injury while at work. I fell 35 feet from a billboard, crushed both ankles and broke my back, which caused me to be paralyzed from the waist down.…
May 2016: Vol. 30, No. 5 Coyotes may be an invasive, non-native species, but they’ve sure made themselves at home in Georgia. Many sportsmen have had enough. Photo By Ronnie Garrison No hindsight ip unit displayed. No hindsight ip unit displayed. May Feature Articles No hindsight ip unit displayed. No hindsight ip unit displayed.…
There’s an old saying, usually attributed to Confucius, which goes something like, “Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you’ve fed him for a lifetime.” There’s an important life lesson in that simple statement, but sometimes it can be hard to walk the talk and put…
One of the most popular new fishing reel introductions for 2016 is the Revo spinning reel family by Abu Garcia. The recipient of rave reviews, the reel is destined to be a favorite of anglers. Retailers nationwide are now receiving shipments of the Revo spinning reels. Since introducing the original Revo spinning reel to the…
Editor’s Note: For an album of 4-H Modified Trap photos, go to the GON Facebook page, and for complete results, see the June issue of GON magazine. Hundreds of talented young shooters gathered together to compete against one another in the annual 4-H Modified Trap Shooting Competition held May 6-7 in Putnam County. The 4-H…
How do you secure the future of conservation, shooting sports, and our hunting heritage? Georgia is leading the nation in the quest for the answer. With a nationwide general decline in hunting participation since the 1980s, the leaders in the conservation community have come together, recognized the gravity of the situation and made a serious…
David Ray, of Rydal, has been fishing Allatoona for 50 years and has never landed a fish like the one he caught on April 25. The morning began like any other. Every time David goes fishing, he catches his own bait to fish with. Typically, he goes for threadfins. “Early Monday morning, I landed a 3- to…
Saltwater fishing and writing about saltwater fishing for GON can be challenging. We try to fish immediately prior to the current month’s issue to show you where and how to catch a particular species of fish. In the freshwater world, bass, as an example, will always be present in a lake or reservoir. In saltwater,…
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