Posts by Brad Gill
Youth Big-Buck Contest Week 1 Results 2023-24
Week 1 Results (Sept. 9-15) Hunter, County, Score 1. Bo Osborne (b), Hart, 144 6/8 2. Angelika Yoder (c), Macon, 92 5/8 Key: (b) bow, (c) crossbow Return to Main Scoring Results Page
Read MoreYouth 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,…
Read MoreYouth Big-Buck Contest Week 3 Results 2023-24
Week 3 Results (Sept. 23-29) Hunter, County, Score 1. Grady Raines (c), Turner, 152 5/8 NT Key: (c) crossbow Return to Main Scoring Results Page
Read MoreYouth 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…
Read MoreTournament Reports: April 2024
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…
Read MoreWhen 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…
Read MoreGON’s Trophy Room – March 2024
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 More2024 Georgia WMA Turkey Special
With WMA quota-hunt drawings being held a few weeks ago, some hunters have already put in for a vacation day or two in preparation for warm weather and hopefully gobbling birds. However, as low turkey populations across the Southeast continue to get the focus from biologists and researchers, there’s a big question mark on how…
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