Posts by Brad Gill
Coyote Cull: June 2025 Entries
Round 2 of the 2025 GON Coyote Cull is off and rolling as hunters and trappers step up to the plate to kill song dogs in an effort to save fawns and turkey poults. Listed below are all the entries of those who have found success and taken a photo with their June 2025 issue…
Read MoreGON’s Trophy Room – June 2025
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.…
Read MoreA GON Lake & River Records Celebration
As I shared in this month’s Editorial on page 106, record fish are worth celebrating. More specifically, the anglers with bowed rods are the ones we enjoy celebrating. After all, without y’all, this list is dead in the water. Since Jan. 1, 2025, we’ve added 30 new anglers to GON’s Lake & River Records listing.…
Read MoreJune Means Kids’ Fishing Events
WRD does a good job offering places for parents to take a kid fishing during the month of June. That list is below. Check for last-minute additions at https://georgiawildlife.com under the “Events” tab. I still remember taking my niece Caroline to one of these events years ago. I just sat back, baited her hook and…
Read MoreWithout You, We’re Toast…
At the high rate of speed this planet is traveling, there is no telling what GON will look like a decade from now. Will GON be delivered through the air waves and show up in your living room as a holographic projection? I wouldn’t laugh too long. Been to the airport lately and seen that…
Read MoreOutdoor Blast Attractions Hit All-Time Record High
It’s all subjective, I guess, but it does feel like there’s more to talk about for this year’s Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast than there ever has been since me and the others from GON created this show in 2007 for a place to have our Shoot-Out. From dunking booths and backyard cooking competitions to half the…
Read MoreKids Outdoor Zone
It was a glorious morning for my introduction with the crowd from Kids Outdoor Zone (KOZ) ministries. There were about 15 boys in the crowd—which I’m told was a little lower than normal. They ranged in age from eight to 18. There were about half as many dads and church men hanging around doing various…
Read MoreLake Worth Largemouth Goes 8 1/2 Pounds, Breaks Record
Lake Worth has a new lake-record largemouth, and it’s one that’s going to be hard to top. The angler, Keaton Smith, 16, of Poulan, caught the bass on March 25 just below Blackshear’s Warwick Dam. “We were actually fishing for shoal bass when he caught the largemouth,” said his dad, Monty. Monty said they have…
Read MoreLake Lanier Carp Record Broken By Young Lady Angler
Taylor Cronan, 10, of Pendergrass, is the new Lake Lanier record holder for the common carp. She caught a 22-lb., 0.2-oz. fish on April 26 and had it weighed on certified scales and verified by a WRD biologist. She was fishing from the bank in the Gainesville area with her dad, mom, sister and a…
Read MoreLake Blue Ridge Spotted Bass Record Broken, Then Released
Local angler Brandon Wright recently raised the Lake Blue Ridge spotted bass record bar by 4 ounces, with a 6-lb., 8-oz. magnum spot he caught on Monday, April 28. He was fishing with his regular fishing partner, Kenton Kimsey. “With the lake coming up and warmer water temperatures, the fish are moving up shallow to…
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