Posts by Brad Gill
Days GON By May 2018
Each month we turn back the clock to see what was being reported in the pages of GON, 30, 20 and 10 years ago. Here’s a look back at what appeared in GON. 30 Years Ago: May 1988 Cougars Come To Georgia: In an experiment to test whether or not north Florida’s Osceloa National Forest…
Read MoreDays GON By April 2018
Each month we turn back the clock to see what was being reported in the pages of GON, 30, 20 and 10 years ago. Here’s a look back at what appeared in GON. 30 Years Ago: April 1988 Game & Fish Announces Proposed Hunting Regs: After a series of public hearings regarding upcoming hunting seasons…
Read MoreOutdoor Summer Camp Comes To Wrightsville
If you’re looking for an outdoor-related camp for you and your child, Woods-N-Water outfitters is hosting a Raise ’Em Outdoors Georgia Summer Camp June 1-3 in Johnson County. “Throughout my childhood, my parents introduced my brother and I to the outdoors through numerous family fishing, hunting and camping trips,” said Blaine Burley with Woods-N-Water (WNW).…
Read MoreTournament Reports April 2018
I told someone the other day that the reason I don’t have a bass boat is because I don’t know how to work on the boat when it tears up. My other option is to buy a brand-new bass boat, which isn’t likely to tear up for some time. Uhh… have you priced brand-new bass…
Read MoreDays GON By March 2018
Each month we turn back the clock to see what was being reported in the pages of GON, 30, 20 and 10 years ago. Here’s a look back at what appeared in GON. 30 Years Ago: March 1988 GON Turns One: Your favorite hunting and fishing magazine was celebrating its 1-year anniversary. The subscriber rate…
Read MoreGeorgia WMA Turkey Hunting Special 2018
Not only is Feb. 15 the last day to apply for a WMA turkey quota hunt, it’s that time of the year to start blocking off some vacation days in preparation for spring turkey season. This year’s turkey season kicks off on March 24 and will end on May 15. There’s also a special youth…
Read MoreTournament Reports – February 2018
The Georgia BASS Nation High School and Junior Division teams traveled to Lake Eufaula on Jan. 13 as the state’s top anglers hoped for south Georgia warmth, good fishing and some early season points. The High School Division saw 149 teams competing, while 27 Junior Division teams fished Eufaula. The top High School team was…
Read MoreDays GON By – February 2018
Each month we turn back the clock to see what was being reported in the pages of GON, 30, 20 and 10 years ago. Here’s a look back at what appeared in GON. 30 Years Ago: February 1988 Turkey Trapping at Berry College WMA: GON Editor Brad Bailey spent a morning in a ground blind…
Read MoreThe Houston County Sky Scraper Buck
Don Spillers, of Fort Valley, received a little luck last Thanksgiving morning when a 6 1/2-year-old giant Houston County buck showed up directly under his stand. However, the hard work and dedication that led up to the buck’s fall proves that Don’s hunt on Nov. 24 was anything but luck. The 11-pointer, appropriately named “Sky…
Read MoreTyler Meeks Wins 2017 GON Youth Shoot-Out
Tyler Meeks, 14, of Hawkinsville, won a $3,000 shopping spree after winning GON’s Youth Big-Buck Contest Shoot-Out on July 28 at GON’s Outdoor Blast. In addition, Tyler won a dream deer and hog hunting trip with Woods-N-Water outfitters in Wrightsville. Tyler and his dad will be staying at a remote lodge, will be well fed,…
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