Posts by Brad Gill
Crossroads Baptist Youth Jug 600 Pounds of Oconee Catfish
Crossroads Baptist Church held their latest “God’s Great Outdoors Ministries” event April 24-25 at Lake Oconee. In an effort to share God’s word in the great outdoors, they hosted “Jugging For Jesus,” a youth catfish jugging trip, where 30 kids caught more than 400 catfish. “The success of this jugging trip was absolutely incredible,” said…
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A glow of orange danced off the pine trees as the campfire from the evening before was rekindled. Young hunters began to pile around the circle of heat at 4:30 a.m., way before the first turkey would ever gobble. “I’ve been up since 3 o’clock,” said Chris Kitchens, 13, of Eatonton. “I’m just so excited.”…
Read MorePlenty Of Deer, Hogs On Texas SEEDS Dream Hunt
The 2007 SEEDS Big-Buck Contest winners, Matthew Price, of Ellabell, and David Roney, of Vienna, went archery hunting in Texas in December to collect their grand prizes in last year’s big-buck contest. Matthew’s south Texas deer and hog hunt took place the first week of December, and he killed two spikes, two does and two…
Read MoreTURKEY SPECIAL: 2009 Statewide Stats And Forecast
There seems to be a pile of jakes roaming the woods this spring! GON has talked with hunters and WRD biologists, and both confirm that all indications point to a pretty stellar turkey hatch last summer, at least when compared to 2007’s poorest reproductive year on record. “Overall it’s our best reproductive year since 2002.…
Read More2008 Big Bear Rods Georgia Bass Tournament Power Rankings
After 12 months of cranking, worming, doodling and burning, the Big Bear Fishing Rods Power Rankings are complete. Partial lists for the Individual and Team Power Rankings are on these two pages, but a complete list of both lists are at <www.gon.com>. Individual Power Rankings: David Millsaps of Ranger won the 2008 Individual Power Rankings…
Read MoreYouth Quail Hunters Headed To Springbank Plantation
Drawings for a pair of SEEDS hunts were held at the Georgia Outdoor Network (GONetwork) office on the afternoon of Dec. 1. The two hunts will send eight kids hunting at Springbank Plantation at Barnsley Gardens Resort, an Orvis-sponsored hunting preserve in Adairsville. SEEDS members Walker Scarbrough of Hogansville and Brandon Lee of Macon were…
Read MoreVanegmond & Adams Split $35,000 In Georgia State Championship Win On West Point
West Point regulars Daryl Adams and Tim Vanegmond can both relax for the next few years — their entry fees will be paid for all the tournaments they want to fish. This team split $35,000 for winning the 2008 Georgia State Championship, hosted by Highland Marina on West Point Nov. 1-2. The two anglers, who…
Read More170-Inch Buck Hit By Vehicle In Clay County
It’s painful to see a giant buck KOed by a bumper, but giant antlers are always worth talking about. Just before midnight on Nov. 4, a Clay County buck that grossed several inches more than the 170-inch Boone & Crockett minimum was hit by a vehicle in the George Bagby State Park area. The main-frame…
Read MoreBurns And Wills Take 2008 J-BAIT Championship
Rick Burns of Madison and Jacob Wills of Loganville took it to a field of 21 jonboat teams, claiming their first championship victory at the Oct. 11 “Bcrods.com J-BAIT” tournament at Lake Varner. Their winning stringer weighed 18-lbs., 9-ozs. “It felt like winning the Bassmaster Classic,” said Rick. “We had five good fish by 10…
Read MoreSinclair November Bass With The Git-Bit Guys
It had just turned cool. A long-sleeve shirt was comfortable as Kevin Barwick and I motored down Little River headed toward a pocket that fills up with shad, and bass, this time of year. A deck full of rods strapped down revealed we’d be firing spinnerbaits and working an assortment of plastic lures as we…
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