4-H Shooting Sports Aims At Getting Back To Normal

The 4-H Project S.A.F.E. shooting sports competitions made a run at getting back to normal during the winter and spring of 2021, although it’ll be at least 2022 before participant numbers make a solid rebound. “COVID-19 disrupted our Georgia 4-H program significantly when UGA suspended all activities on March 13, 2020,” said Craven Hudson, extension…

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GON’s Trophy Room – June 2021

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…

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Thousands Of Lake Eufaula Catfish Spotted At Lakepoint Ramp

How many catfish are swimming in Lake Eufaula? Who knows, but you can add a few more thousand to that number after GON writer Ronnie Garrison captured a pretty cool video of thousands of catfish fry along the bank on May 23 at Lakepoint Campground by the boat ramp. “I’m not sure what species they…

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Woods-N-Water Artifact Adventures

Our long-time friends at Woods-N-Water Hunting and Fishing Adventures are embarking on a brand-new business venture that will absolutely be of interest to some hunters and fishermen. They have just announced that Woods-N-Water Artifact Adventure weekends will begin in June 2021 and will take place in Wilkinson County. “Guests and families will learn more about…

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Springtime Coyote Trapping Sets That Work

I caught my first coyote in 2014. It took a 15-day trap line to do it, but I finally got the reward of removing a fawn killer from my hunting property. Since then, there have been others and more knowledge learned. Today, I still have volumes to learn about trapping the crafty coyote. They are…

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GON’s Trophy Room – May 2021

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…

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West Point Blue Catfish Record Caught By Kayak Angler

T.R. Clark, of LaGrange, may be the only angler on GON’s Georgia Lake & River Records listings to have a 50-pound-plus fish that was caught from a kayak. His recent 54-lb. blue catfish from West Point Lake taken while fishing from a Feel Free Lure 11.5 kayak smashed the old record of 37-lbs, 5.44-ozs. set…

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