Posts by Brad Gill
Rutting Bucks Showing Up
The first week of November is always exciting around the GON office as reports of rut-crazed bucks out and about pick up noticeably. One GON subscriber said he was hunting on Sunday evening and watched a nice buck run a doe so hard in a clearcut that it finally sat down and put its head…
Read More23-Pound Altamaha River Blue Cat Sets Bench Mark
There’s a new “cat” in town. The Altamaha River is known for it’s excellent flathead fishery, but it recently gave up a blue cat that was heavy enough to qualify for DNR’s Angler Award Program and will go into GON’s Georgia Lake and River Records. Eddie Hudson, of Screven, was fishing in the annual Wayne…
Read MoreHunt & Learn Deer At Clybel WMA
The little flat I found was littered with acorns and surrounded by thicker woods. To top it off, there were fresh rubs and scrapes within sight of a concealed spot where I placed a pop-up ground blind the afternoon before I would return to hunt. Surely this would be the spot where a young teen…
Read More21-pointer Killed In Morgan County
A giant 21-point buck that should gross in the 170-inch range hit the dirt on Sunday, Oct. 27 in Morgan County. The buck, known as “Daggers,” was taken by 12-year-old Grace Britt, of Grayson, while she hunted with her dad Dwayne. Dwayne, a GON Hunt Advisor, describes the hunt as very emotional. At one point,…
Read MoreGIANT Buck From Evans County
Word was spreading quickly around southeast Georgia that a jaw-dropping buck had hit the ground on the evening of Oct. 16. The hunter, Mikell Fries, of Claxton, said his giant Evans County bow-killed buck had 25 points and scored out at an amazing 223 6/8 inches. “He has cost me a pile of sleep, I’ve…
Read MoreBQI Offering Youth Quail Hunts
WRD Biologist Reggie Thackston gets a child-like grin on his face when you talk about good dog work and a south Georgia covey rise on a cold morning. Along with enjoying a good quail hunt, Reggie has been instrumental in the state’s success of its Bobwhite Quail Initiative program. He contacted GON a few weeks…
Read MoreGeorgia’s Public-Land Dove Fields
Each year, WRD works hard to plant public dove fields for Georgia hunters. The big question this year is how has all the rain affected these fields. In some cases the water has slowed cutting and burning. However, other fields are right on schedule and should have plenty of feed in the fields. The following…
Read MoreGiant Oconee Flathead
James McClain, of Watkinsville, his son Dylan, 13, and nephew Brandon, 10, of Athens, were jugging at Lake Oconee on May 18 when they hooked a giant flathead catfish. “On this particular morning, we had set about 20 jugs, and when we pulled up next to one of them, the jug went under,” said James.…
Read MoreEmanuel County Canebrake Had 20 Rattles
Hunting buddies Steve Taylor, Jerry Rushing Jr. and Adam Waters, all of Statesboro, were riding 4-wheelers on some Emanuel County property in Covena when they rode up on a giant timber rattlesnake. “We have killed several diamondbacks and a few timber rattlers, but this one was a freak,” said Steve. “The snake was 5 1/2-feet…
Read MoreGBCF Top Six Tournament Results From Eufaula
The Georgia Bass Chapter Federation (GBCF) held this year’s Top Six Classic on March 25-26 at Lake Eufaula. Held under FLW’s The Bass Federation (TBF) program, the Top Six drew 222 anglers from 40 teams. The winning angler was Brad Colbert, who’s a regular with the Bryan County Bassmasters. Brad’s two-day Top Six weight was…
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