Posts by Brad Gill
GON’s Trophy Room – December 2020
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…
Read MoreLetters To The Editor December 2020
National Park Lands Are Not For Hunter Friendly Dear GON, John Trussell is right on target in outlining the concerns with the proposed Preserve in middle Georgia. Since the establishment of the 729,000 acre Big Cypress National Preserve (BCNP) in 1974, south Florida sportsmen have faced severe restrictions in hunting, fishing, ORV use and camping…
Read MoreDad Watches Son Shoot 188-Inch Monroe County Buck
A 16-year-old young man couldn’t believe his eyes when a 19-pointer walked into his Monroe County food plot on the afternoon of Nov. 19. Although Addison Wallace and his dad Tim, of Blackshear, had been hunting this property for four years and had been running trail cameras since June, they had no clue this 188…
Read MorePutnam County Timber Rattler Gets Taken For Lunch
Chris Sagar, of Johns Creek, came across something in the Putnam County woods on Nov. 9 that he felt was of interest to our readers. Those of you who despise a rattlesnake, keep reading. “I was filling a feeder and putting out some Throw & Gro seed mix,” said Chris. “As I was driving out…
Read MoreGON’s Trophy Room – November 2020
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…
Read MoreEaston Withrow Wins GON’s Youth Shoot-Out
Easton Withrow, 10, of Cleveland, collected a $3,000 shopping spree at Adventure Outdoors after winning GON’s Youth Big-Buck Contest Shoot-Out on Sept. 26 in Madison. The Shoot-Out had originally been planned for July at the Outdoor Blast, but hosting site restrictions didn’t allow GON to hold its annual hunting show. In addition, Easton won a…
Read MoreShoot-Out No. 31 In The Books
It wasn’t exactly a packed house of roaring fans when Luke Rountree, of Adel, won September’s Truck-Buck Shoot-Out before driving back to Cook County in a brand-new Chevy pickup from John Megel Chevy in Dawsonville. Ask Luke if he cares. Pretty sure he was happy just the same. Due to COVID concerns from the Infinite…
Read MoreT-Bone Tags Out With A 186
I’ve always said that when it’s your time, it’s your time. Hunting personality Travis “T-Bone” Turner, of Hogansville, has struck again. His latest Georgia giant whitetail grosses 186 and was killed with a muzzleloader on the evening of Oct. 11. Just three weeks ago GON reported that Travis shot a 160-inch 10-pointer with his bow.…
Read More111-Pound Blue Catfish Shatters Georgia State Record
The Georgia state-record blue catfish mark has been shattered by 18 pounds. The new record is a Lake Eufaula monster that weighed 111 pounds and was caught by Tim Trone, of Havana, Fla., this past Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020 during a tournament. “I am beside myself right now,” said Tim. Tim was fishing a daytime…
Read MoreCoyote Climbs Tree In Pursuit Of Raccoon
I can’t say I ever recall getting a photo of a coyote off the ground in hot pursuit of any sort of game animal, but I guess I can scratch that off my list. Kaylee Seabolt, of Dahlonega, reached out to GON through our Instagram account with a trail-camera photo of a coyote chasing a…
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