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Since Georgia Outdoor News magazine started in 1987, we have continuously enjoyed sharing the accomplishments of others. Some months we’ll receive hundreds of pictures of happy hunters and anglers every year who just want to share their accomplishments. We are truly blessed that so many loyal Georgians think enough of GON to share with us about what they’ve accomplished.…
By JD Richards As Father’s Day approaches, I look back at many of the first memories I have had with my dad in the outdoors that have shaped who I am as an adult. As hunters, many of our first outdoor memories have been with our dads. Dad was with us the first time we…
He was a good friend of my good friends, so they told me. I’d never met the guy, but was about to. “He won’t know who you’re talking to if you call him by his real name, and it really don’t bother him when we pick at him about it, so just call him…” Well,…
Easy Venison Pot Roast Every hunter needs a tender venison pot roast full of rich meaty flavor in their cooking arsenal. A venison sirloin is the perfect cut of meat for a roast. • 1 sirloin roast • Small red potatoes left whole • 1 small bag baby carrots • 1 large yellow onion, chopped…
Wading downstream to see how Austin Carpenter and Zac Chapman were faring on their home waters of the Chattooga River, camera in hand, I rounded a bend to see Austin fly casting to the far bank of the river with the expertise of someone far beyond his 20-something age would typically command. Just downriver of…
White County: During the height of the COVID lockdown madness in May of 2020, poachers might have thought it was a good time to get away with some shenanigans. Bad thought. By May of that year, most Georgians were over everything COVID, and hunting and fishing were all the rage. And game wardens were certainly…
The first official day of summer is June 20, the longest day of the year. My family has some great summer memories over the years that involve tent camping and wonderful hikes at various locations in our state. One of my favorite camping and hiking spots is Vogel State Park, located near Blairsville. It offers…
Both of my kids love fishing. Each child loves different types of hunting but will sometimes say no to the opportunity to go. That is not true with fishing. My son loves to go fishing of any type. His favorite type of fishing is a toss-up between bass and inshore saltwater fishing. Usually once a…
Lake Javor Lucas, the 581-acre water reservoir for the Macon Water Authority (MWA), is now celebrating its 20-year anniversary of offering some fishing opportunity to the public. The lake was built back in the 1990s after river flooding from Hurricane Alberto knocked out the pumping station on the Ocmulgee River near downtown Macon, so government…
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