Posts by Brad Gill
2019-2020 WMA Dove Fields
Not everyone can afford $100 to $150 for a spot on a private dove field, so Georgia WRD does a good job in offering folks some public opportunities. Some of those fields are quota-only, but the deadline to apply over at www.gohuntgeorgia.com is Aug. 15. You’ve still got time. To the right is a list…
Read MoreBB Blast 4-H Showdown Comes To Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast
On Saturday morning, July 27, the state’s top 4-H youth BB teams will compete for cash prizes and bragging rights in the inaugural BB Blast 4-H Showdown. For the last year, GON has been working closely with Craven Hudson of 4-H Project SAFE to make this shoot a reality. If there’s one thing those who…
Read MoreSeminar Saturday At Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast
Look, I get that lengthy seminars at hunting shows have been about beaten to death. However, Seminar Saturday at the Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast is different! This joint effort between GON magazine and the Georgia R3 movement is not just another collection of worn-out seminars with the same old topics. First off, these seminars are…
Read MoreGON Kids: Metter High Schoolers Build Duck Boxes
Students at Metter High School (MHS) recently built 110 duck nesting boxes that will be installed in Candler and surrounding counties. The effort was thanks to a partnership with the Duck Conservation Society and the high school’s Ag teachers, Blake Jeffers and Jon Milligan. “We are hoping this project encourages other counties and schools to…
Read MoreArchery Opportunity For Kids In Coweta County
On Feb. 2, Providence Baptist Church in Newnan hosted an open archery event that was available to kids from the first grade all the way up to the 12th grade. The day of archery shooting was part of Centershot Ministries, an outreach program that allows for archery and Bible study. “With equipment owned by the church, 20 children…
Read MoreWMA Turkey Hunting Special 2019
Your last chance to apply for WMA general and adult/child turkey hunts is Feb. 15. The charts at the bottom of the article show a long list of WMAs that offered turkey hunting during the spring of 2018, along with each WMA’s harvest and hunter numbers. WMAs can differ greatly in the turkey hunting opportunities…
Read MoreGeorgia WMA Hogs
It’s February, possibly one of the more popular months when folks get out to purposely find a hog to shoot on a WMA. This February’s biggest news on the public-land hog front is probably the floods that middle Georgia has sent downstream to Regions 3, 6 and 7, which has affected the hog hunting on…
Read More17 New Georgia Lake And River Record Fish
Since last February’s printing of GON’s Georgia Lake and River Records list, we’ve added 17 fish to the list. That’s quite a few new record fish, although it’s down from the 21 fish we added the previous year. The big news is that all of GON’s Georgia Lake and River Records are now online and…
Read MoreGeorgia Mentorship Competition Awarding Three Guns
The Georgia Mentor Competition will once again give out three guns in an effort to encourage current hunters to get new hunters into the woods. The competition is spearheaded by the Georgia R3 program, which is a group working to reverse the current trend of declining hunter numbers. The competition will run through May 15,…
Read More2018 Georgia Rut Map
I killed my best Georgia whitetail on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. According to GON’s Rut Map, it was time to be in the woods. The Rut Map didn’t lie. When I pulled the trigger about 9 a.m., it was deer No. 11 that I’d seen—and buck No. 5. For a little ol’ timber lease with…
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