Posts by Brad Gill
Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Pulls Hartwell Angler From Frigid Waters
According to bassmaster.com, a Bassmaster Elite Series pro likely saved a man’s life after pulling him from the frigid waters of Lake Hartwell on Sunday, Feb. 15. David Walker, of Sevierville, Tenn., was practicing for this week’s Bassmaster Classic when he noticed a man in the water. David was able to quickly get to the…
Read MoreVOTES: Deer Season Rated By County
Through the GON cover ballot on the January issue, we once again gave sportsmen the opportunity to rate their deer seasons. In addition, readers also could answer three pertinent hunting-related questions. The survey results from those three questions are on pages 59, 60 and 62. Over the last decade in GON’s Rate Your Season Survey,…
Read MoreDeer Populations Rebound With Coyote Trapping Programs
Spend just a little bit of time around a campfire with a bunch of deer hunters these days and the subject of coyotes is going to come up. Song dogs howl at night, their paw prints and scat line hunting-club roads, and trail cameras are photographing them—sometimes with fawns in their mouths. And to add…
Read MoreBuck Attack Caught On Trail-Cam
Justin Peacock, of Eatonton, hunts near his home on the Morgan/Putnam county line. Checking his trail camera in early November, he was hoping to find some images of a big buck since the rut was wide open. After scrolling through his photos, he came across one of a nice buck, but the rest of the…
Read MoreGON’s Lake & River Records Coming In February
Every February GON publishes its exclusive listing of Georgia Lake & River Records. Since last February’s printing of GON’s list, we’ve added 25 fish to the list, including new state records for bowfin, brown trout and spotted sunfish. You’ll also find new rivers where records are now being kept: the Etowah, Ohoopee, Ochlocknee and Suwanee…
Read MoreYouth Squirrel Hunt Jan. 10 at West Point WMA
There’s still time to sign-up for a free youth-only squirrel hunt with dogs at West Point WMA this coming Saturday, Jan. 10. “It’s a free hunt with a free lunch Saturday at noon,” said event organizer Dave Cheshire, who goes by “crackerdave” on the GON web forum. There are limited youth spots available, so parents…
Read MoreWill You Support Or Oppose A Small Application Fee For WMA Quota Hunts?
Recently I received an e-mail from WRD with the header “DNR Quota Hunt Assessment.” The first four questions asked about my WMA quota-hunt application and hunting experiences over the last three years. The fifth and last question asked: “Would you support or oppose a small application fee for quota hunts administered by the DNR Wildlife…
Read MoreWRD Seeks Input On Future Hunting Regulations
Every two years, Georgia’s Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) hosts a series of public meetings to get hunter input prior to making hunting-regulation proposals for the upcoming hunting seasons. The next round of these public meetings will be for the 2015-2017 hunting regulations. Meeting dates will take place Jan. 5-8 at 7 p.m. each night. Those…
Read More10-Year-Old Smacks A Giant Georgia Buck
A 150-class buck is special, but when a 10-year-old kid is the hunter, it becomes water-cooler chatter. The lucky hunter was Randal Holder (aka Boom), of Hawkinsville, and he killed the big buck on Thanksgiving morning in Houston County. He was hunting with his dad Doug. “Back at the beginning of the 2014 season, Boom…
Read MoreDon’t Forget December is Buck-Only For Most Hunters
If you haven’t got your venison in the freezer yet, you may have messed up. For most Georgia hunters, Dec. 1-25 will be buck-only hunting. And if you’re relying on the few days after Christmas to put some meat up, good luck. Hunting gets tough by then. There are exceptions to the buck-only days in…
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