Posts by Brad Gill
Win $3,000 Shopping Spree & Dream Hunt In GON’s Youth Big-Buck Contest
GON’s Youth Big-Buck contest is back! A winning youth will collect a $3,000 shopping spree at Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna and go deer and hog hunting with the fantastic folks at Woods-N-Water outfitters. I couldn’t imagine walking into Adventure Outdoors and getting to spend $3,000 on whatever I wanted. Guns, bows, camo, tree stands, coolers,…
Read MoreCoyote Trapping 201
Sometimes I just have to get a little dirt under my fingernails… I’ve heard from a good number of folks who read my “Save A Fawn, Trap A Yote” feature in the May issue. I couldn’t have written such a step-by-step article without Ben Poole, of Social Circle. Ben explained in great depth what folks…
Read MoreDodge County PFA’s Big-Time Fishing
The drive before dawn from Putnam County to Dodge County PFA was a long one, but the anticipation was certainly enough to keep me awake. Not only was I getting to fish at what I believe is one of south Georgia’s best public fisheries for catching giant largemouth, I was going to be fishing with…
Read MoreWill Mitchell Wins GON’s Youth Shoot-Out
Will Mitchell, 15, of Martin, has some serious things to think about. He’s got to figure out how he is going to spend $3,000 at Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna. Wow! Will won the shopping spree by winning GON’s Youth Shoot-Out on Friday, July 25 at GON’s Outdoor Blast at the Gwinnett Center. He out shot…
Read MoreChanges To Hunter Education Course At This Year’s Outdoor Blast
GON will once again be offering a hunter-education course at its Outdoor Blast, but the course will be different from courses taught in previous years. • Known as a “Refresher Course,” this year’s hunter-education course at the Outdoor Blast is ONLY for those individuals who have first completed either an online hunter-education course or the…
Read MoreSave A Fawn, Trap a Yote
I’ve never been trapping. In fact until recently I’ve never even put my hands on a trap. I’m green! With recent studies showing that coyotes are having negative impacts on the deer herd by killing a scary number of fawns each summer, GON is stepping up to do something about the problem. Along with our…
Read MoreCoyote Snatches Family Pet From Yard
It’s uncomfortable to even think about, but try to imagine a coyote carrying off your family dog, one you’ve had for nine years… Bruce Weiner, of Atlanta, has owned a Morgan County farm for 20 years. While living in Atlanta, he often takes his family out to the farm to enjoy the slower-paced lifestyle. “We’ve…
Read MoreGIANT Oconee Cat Reminds Anglers That April Is A Record-Breaking Month
Chris Wilson, of Madison, will be eating catfish for a while after catching a 50-lb. flathead catfish from Lake Oconee at 6 p.m. on April 13. “I caught ’em on cut mullet,” said Chris. Chris was “jug” fishing when he caught the beast. The giant cat had traveled about 600 yards with Chris’ float and…
Read MoreKid Leads To Hunter Safety Class
As a Sunday School teacher, I teach my youth to share Christ with their friends—kids listen to kids! It works the same way when promoting hunting. Samantha Fincher, 9, of Eatonton, killed her first deer last year while hunting with her mom Stephanie in Hancock County. The first kill lit a fire under this young…
Read MoreHunter Takes Trophy WMA Gobbler Without Firing A Shot
Crazy things happen in the woods… Richard Bryant and his son, Stephen, 17, of Cartersville, were listening for a gobbler to sound off on opening morning on Paulding Forest WMA. The two hunters heard a bird cluck and looked way up a tree and saw a turkey coming down. “He was 50 feet up, way…
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