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Editor’s Note: The following story was taken from GON’s web forum. Paul’s username on the forum is “Coenen.” Check out the forum at forum.gon.com. Some years ago, a good friend of mine told me about a lake he knew in north Georgia near Dawsonville. It’s not anything special, in fact, it doesn’t even really have…
The recent carp die-off occurring at Lake Oconee has many homeowners and visitors alarmed and worried. According to WRD, approximately 2,000 carp have been found floating. However, this type of die-off involving carp seems to be a common occurrence during the late spring. The DNR states that similar carp die-offs have been experienced in other…
Last Friday, Governor Nathan Deal signed a proclamation declaring May 16–22, 2015 as Georgia Safe Boating Week to coincide with National Safe Boating Week. What that means for Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Rangers across the state is that it is time to buckle on their life jackets, get out on the water, and work all…
Shots constantly rang out as hundreds of talented kids demonstrated their incredible abilities in the 4-H Modified Trap competition held May 8-9 in Putnam County. The youth shotgun competition was one of a number of 4-H shooting events that have occurred since February under its Project S.A.F.E. (Shooting Awareness Fun and Education) program. During the…
Roswell Outdoor Academy Camp is looking for volunteers and camp counselors for their week-long day camp June 22-26. A fly-fishing expert and an archery instructor are needed to do 1 1/2-hour clinics Monday, June 22 or Tuesday, June 23. The camp is designed to promote outdoor activities, such as hunting and fishing; as well as…
For most of us fishermen, drowning crickets and worms for bream is where it all started. And all across Georgia, if you can find a hole of water larger than your living room, you’re apt to come across bluegills, shellcrackers, redbreasts and more in varying populations and combinations. Obviously, some of those areas are better…
There is one certainty this time of year. Well, there are many, but one of them is that the tripletail will be in the ocean off the beaches of Jekyll Island. Each year in April, the tripletail just sort of show up. No one really knows where they come from or how far they travel,…
Editor’s Note: GON freelance writer John Stanley, of Lawrenceville, recently won a hunting trip to South Africa. His son, Andrew, wrote an essay and entered John into the "Scout/North American Hunter TV Master Mentor Contest." Andrew’s entry was selected as the winner from more than 800 entries. John and Andrew won the safari with host…
This year 166 successful bald eagle nests have been documented in Georgia, the most ever recorded in our state. Aerial surveys by DNR’s Nongame Conservation Section counted 210 occupied nesting territories, 166 successful nests and 270 young eagles fledged, all record numbers. Active nests were found in 62 of Georgia’s 159 counties. Chatham County (in…
GON is heading back to the Gwinnett Center to host the Outdoor Blast, our annual kick-off to hunting season. This year’s Outdoor Blast will be July 24-26. The Gwinnett Center is a clean, well air-conditioned facility right off I-85 in a very nice area of Duluth. The Outdoor Blast will again feature hundreds of hunting…
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