Youth Big-Buck Contest Week 6 Results 2023-24

Week 6 Results (Oct. 14-20) Hunter, County, Score 1. Woodson Daniel, Thomas, 131 4/8 2. Wyatt Shipman (b), Sumter, 119 4/8 3. Hudson Davis, Brooks, 130 0/8 NT 4. Blake Stepp, Oglethorpe, 126 2/8 NT 5 Braxton Wilson, Jasper, 90 3/8   Key: (b) bow Return to Main Scoring Results Page

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Youth Big-Buck Contest Week 8 Results 2023-24

Week 8 Results (Oct. 28 – Nov. 3) Hunter, County, Score 1. Landon Smith, Dooly, 131 4/8 2. Ava Yarbrough (l), Meriwether, 124 2/8 3. Trenden Totherow, Putnam, 123 4/8 4. Grayson Sims, Jasper, 141 2/8 NT 5. Caden Overholt (b), Macon, 118 2/8 6. Karlie Arrendale (l), Brooks, 117 1/8   Key: (l) ladies,…

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Youth Big-Buck Contest 2023-24 Scoring Results

The second of two scoring events for GON’s Truck-Buck and Youth Big-Buck contests was held in Madison on Saturday, March 16. We measured a number of racks from youth hunters, 15 and younger, who showed up to have their bucks scored in the hopes of moving on to the GON Youth Big-Buck Shoot-Out. The winner of that…

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Lake Oconee Crappie Head Shallow in April

Ever thought about why crappie gravitate to the shallows in the springtime? To spawn, you say? Well, yeah… but why do they do that? Let that swim around for a bit… Let’s get you in those shallows— specifically on Lake Oconee—and looking for crappie in April as they do their thing around brush and rocks…

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When Trees Talk

I had a sad day recently. A piece of property that I’ve hunted for 10 years sold, and along with it went some fantastic deer hunting. A powerline runs through it that is a highway for whitetails. Over the years, I’ve killed several nice bucks and plenty of hamburger on that right-of-way. I believe that…

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