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For Sportsmen, Relatively Quiet 2024 Legislative Session At Georgia Capitol
If only there was a new law that said you had to remove two existing unnecessary or overreaching laws before a new one could be passed… That concept would certainly benefit gun owners. Every legislative session we see anti-gun legislation in the name of “common sense” and “safety.” Meanwhile, laws already on the books—like it…
Read MoreLake Lanier Fishing Report – March 2024
Lanier: Level: 0.6 feet above 1071. Temp: 50-52 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear. The backs of the creeks are slightly stained to stained, depending how far north you go. Bass: Guide Jimbo Mathley with Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service reports, “The bite on Lanier is beginning to change as the days are warming. While…
Read MoreSkeet Legend From Georgia Prepares For Another Shot At Olympic Gold
With the Paris Olympics looming this summer and Team USA qualifying matches in Arizona next month, Eatonton native Vincent Hancock earned gold and silver medals during the recent ISSF World Cup shooting competitions in Rabat, Morocco. Vincent won gold in the Skeet Mixed Team event silver in Men’s Skeet. In the Men’s Skeet competition, Vincent…
Read MoreGeorgia Power ‘Forestry For Wildlife’ Recognition Is Well Deserved
The recent announcement of Georgia Power as one of four companies honored as DNR’s 2024 Forestry For Wildlife partners should come as no surprise to sportsmen and conservationists in Georgia. Georgia Power has about 67,000 acres of forest land that primarily serves to buffer operations or provide sites for potential future projects. About half of…
Read MoreGON February 2024 Flipbook Edition
Georgia Legislators Mull Bill To Protect Privacy On Gun And Ammo Purchases
Georgia legislators are considering a new state law to protect the privacy of Georgia gun owners and sportsmen from a new international standard that tracks credit card purchases of guns and ammo. House Bill 1018, the Georgia Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act, would protect the privacy of Georgians who use a credit card to buy firearms…
Read MoreGON February Issue 2024
Vol. 38, No. 2 The late winter, early spring bass bite at Lake Seminole heats up. Ryan Higgins puts us on fish. Photo By Craig James February 2024 Magazine Flipbook Edition February Feature Articles No hindsight ip unit displayed. Lake Seminole Shines As February Bass Feed Up Guide Ryan Higgins shares 25 years of…
Read More2023-2024 Quick Guide To Georgia Hunting Season Dates
See the 2024-2025 Quick Guide To Georgia Hunting Season Dates Here is a quick reference to the 2023-2024 Georgia hunting seasons. There are rather significant changes for Georgia deer hunters with the upcoming 2023-2024 season, particularly when it comes to either-sex days. As always, make sure to check the regulations before you pull the trigger…
Read MoreUpside Down Weirdness From The Taylor County Deer Woods
Jeff Phillips, of Cumming, had a weird occurrence happen to him on his 350-acre hunting club in Taylor County during the 2013-14 hunting season. “It was in November, and I was down for a rut hunt,” said Jeff. “That morning I killed an 8-point that we had 100 pictures of, and I got him to…
Read MoreConservation Law Enforcement Corner – February 2024
The Conservation LE Corner is designed to highlight the efforts of Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Division (LED) officers who, among their many duties, protect Georgia’s wildlife, sportsmen and natural resources from game-law violators. The following account is provided from DNR LED. Ware Co.: Posting pictures on social media spells bad news if a hunter has…
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