Posts by Brad Gill
White Turkey Killed In Chattooga County
Les Hutchins, of Flintstone, killed a gobbler in Chattooga County on March 31 that was nearly solid white. “I’m 56 years old, and I’ve been on that farm since I was born,” said Les. “I’ve been hunting turkeys on there since we had them, maybe 30 or 35 years, and I’ve never seen a solid white…
Read MoreOconee Bass Outside The Box
I enjoy college kids. They look at the world through a whole different set of eyes than I do, and when it comes to bass fishing, they are a good reminder that old tricks aren’t always the best tricks when it comes to catching fish. Clayton Childs, 21, of Bishop, recently graduated from college, but…
Read MoreBass Tournament Rumors Of Skeeter Cheaters Silenced
After 20 years in the outdoor industry, it still amazes me that when someone has a great hunting or fishing accomplishment, the immediate thought is that they were cheating or doing something illegal. I got a call this morning from David Freeman, general manager of Boating Atlanta. David is also the tournament director for…
Read MoreGON Partner Receives Georgia 4-H Honors
GON friend and 4-H volunteer extraordinaire Chris Sager recently received the GA 4-H Salute to Volunteer Excellence award. Chris is the 4-H BB competition guru who makes the GON Youth Big-Buck Contest operate so smoothly. Chris sights in our Daisy 499B Champion rifle, handles our practice session and is even our official gun cocker during the Shoot-Out. After…
Read MoreNew Georgia Crossbow Record Buck Grosses 194 Inches
Jason Gardner, of McDonough, has put his name on top of GON‘s statewide crossbow rankings list by killing a Henry County 23-pointer that grossed 194 3/8 inches and netted 186 5/8. Jason took the deer in his mom’s backyard in McDonough. “The first picture we got was June 18, 2018. It showed up in full…
Read MoreCoosa River White Crappie Record Established
A white crappie record has now been established on the Coosa River, and it’s a fish that will be difficult to beat. The 3-lb., 3.5-oz. slab was caught by Rita Ware, of Hiram, on Feb. 2 while she fished with her husband, LaMon. “We were fishing for white bass on the morning of Feb. 2,” said…
Read More13-Foot Georgia Gator Found In Bad Shape, Was Put Down
An alligator that measured 13-feet, 4-inches long recently had to be put down, according to Brent Howze, a WRD biologist in southwest Georgia. The large gator that could easily have been 50 years old was found by a farmer in an irrigation ditch in the Parker Slough area in the upper western portions of Lake Blackshear…
Read MoreJackson Bass Up The Rivers
When Brian Lee, of Covington, announced to me as day was breaking on Feb. 7 that we’d be running up the rivers that feed into Lake Jackson to look for a bass bite, I was thrilled. I wasn’t sure if there was a bite going on, but I didn’t care at the moment. I was…
Read MoreYouth Big-Buck Contest Week 12 Results 2018-2019
Week 12 (Nov. 24-30) 1. E.J. Mullis, Worth County, 158 6/8 Return to Main Youth Scoring Results Page
Read MoreYouth Big-Buck Contest Week 17 Results 2018-2019
Week 17 (Dec. 29-Jan. 4) 1. Hunter McFarland, Hancock County, 91 4/8 Return to Main Youth Scoring Results Page
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