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We’re not going to rename state-managed hunting areas as recreational areas, but other users of some Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) will have to purchase a stamp or short-term pass called a GORP. Those are the recommendations of a DNR steering committee that looked at WMA uses and users. When revealed last May, both proposals drew…
Each month we turn back the clock to see what was being reported in the pages of GON, both 20 and 10 years ago. Here’s what was happening. 20 Years Ago: January 1991 • Is GON Gone?: This issue of GON marked the 100th issue. Instead of celebration, GON was in fear of losing the business. The economy…
We’re not going to rename state-managed hunting areas as recreational areas, but other users of some Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) will have to purchase a stamp or short-term pass called a GORP. Those are the recommendations of a DNR steering committee that looked at WMA uses and users. When revealed last May, both proposals drew thousands…
Christmas is over, but the weather outside is still frightful. Forget the delightful fire, you have a place to go. The spotted bass in Carters Lake are huge, and they seem to bite better the colder it gets. You can catch some big spots on Carters right now. Located between I-75 and I-575 near Ellijay,…
Need an example of how antler production can be affected by injuries, look no further than the crazy non-typical rack on this three-legged Clay County buck killed by David Herold, of Crawfordville, Fla., on Nov. 21. It’s going to be interesting to see how a scorer will stretch and bend the tape to come up…
GON Member Killed In Action Dear GON, My husband John always enjoyed your magazine greatly but mostly when it was hunting season. He was either training or deployed, but he always asked to keep his subscription to the GON current. He enjoyed getting them in another country. It was just a little part of home.…
Across the hills and hollers of north Georgia, you can hear the howling of coon dogs on any given night of winter. Whether the dogs are out working or just begging to be released, one thing’s for sure: no raccoon is safe. If the hound dogs’ noses get one whiff of them, they’ll either be…
January 2011 Feature Articles Hogs… And The Tactics To Put ’Em In a Hog Hearse Some consider wild hogs a curse, but they are expanding their range and are apparently here to stay. They’re also fun to stalk. And tasty. Here’s a great article by Glen Solomon. Call Of Coon Hounds Is True Mountain Music…
In early November, utility company contractors inspecting a right-of-way on private property in southwest Georgia stumbled upon two systems aimed at food plots and designed to fire shotguns unmanned. According to a bulletin from the Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center, the systems were linked to a web-accessible camera system that would allow the weapons…
An 11-boat C&R tournament in December on Seminole was won with 24.60 pounds. The second- and third-place C&R teams weighed in bags heavier than 20 pounds. Several hundred miles north, the Dec. 11 Berry’s tournament was won with 15.88 pounds. They had 119 boats. It was on Sinclair. Hmm… makes it pretty clear where I’d go,…
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