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This is some incessant cold! And after the slight warm-up late this week and weekend, it’s forecasted to be rainy AND cold—and maybe even a little wintry weather. For those who have toughed it out, the fishing has been very good for most this week. Oconee River: Some exciting news this week is that the…
Waldo Moody got it done with no time to spare during the 2024-2025 Georgia deer season, taking a beautiful 6×4 during the final minutes of the last day of the season. The buck has tremendous tine length—four in the 12-inch range—and it green scored more than 170 total inches. Scott Hodges met up with Waldo…
Some people luck into record Georgia freshwater fish. Some people deserve it. Kevin Carey, of Glenwood, earned his new river record. Kevin’s 62-lb., 15.2-oz. blue catfish caught Jan. 12, 2025 on the Oconee River below Lake Sinclair has been certified by DNR and is now recognized by GON as a new river record. It is…
On the afternoon of Oct. 23, 2024, Phillip Johnson, of Wilmington Island, decided to knock off from work a little early to make a mad dash for the deer words. Little did he know, that pivotal decision would set in motion events that would lead to him crossing paths with the buck of a lifetime…
A Lake Hartwell striped bass fishing tournament ended in tragedy Saturday morning, Jan. 11, when a competitor’s boat with four anglers onboard sank. A 25-year-old woman from Aiken, S.C. did not survive. The Anderson County (S.C.) Corner’s office identified the young woman as Kimberely Gomillion. According to statements from officials, Gomillion was fishing the tournament…
I’m not much of a cold weather person. Yes, I love watching college football on fall Saturdays, frying turkeys at Thanksgiving and of course Christmas with my family. But the gray, cold, short days depress me to no end. I continue the grind into January and pick up the shotgun a few times and brave…
In 2001, the GON team filmed and produced this video for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to profile the state’s Bobwhite Quail Initiative (BQI). For current information on Georgia’s Bobwhite Quail Initiative, go to https://georgiawildlife.com/bobwhite-quail Bobwhite Quail The GAME Lab at the UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources invites you to participate in…
After a run of 85 straight timely episodes that aired weekly, GON-TV’s final show was a compilation of our favorite clips and moments caught on camera as the GON crew traversed the Georgia woods and waters. Recently digitized, this classic originally was broadcast on Dec. 7, 2000 nationwide on The Outdoor Channel and dozens of…
One of my grandfather’s final requests over 22 years ago was: “Never, ever sell the farm in Naylor.” Shady Grove Farm outside of Naylor, Georgia in Lanier County has been in my family for more than 200 years. That’s an impressive amount of time considering we live in the days of money-driven land auctions which…
Cold (and windy for most of it)—that pretty much sums up the week. Even so, some folks caught fish. With the sustained cold for the weekend, expect the fish to be dormant in deep water. If you figure out where they are, it can be awesome! Satilla River: Van Palmer fished with me for a…
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