Posts by GON Staff
Popular Country DJ, James “Moby” Carney, Dies
James “Moby” Carney, a popular country music radio DJ with strong ties to the Georgia outdoor community, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, at age 69. Moby had battled stage 4 stomach cancer. The GON Community got to know Moby not just from his morning show on Kicks 101.5 from 1991 to 2012, but also through…
Read MoreOpening Day Buck On Video For Young Hunter
Nine-year-old Andrew Bruce, of Newborn, didn’t let much of the 2023 Georgia deer season slip by before he downed a nice 8-point buck. Andrew was with his father TJ the evening of opening day of archery season when he shot the buck while hunting with a crossbow. Their property is on the Morgan/Newton County…
Read MoreMegel Arrows 160-Inch Meriwether County Buck
Jonathan Megel and his father John have been working on improving the hunting and quality of the deer on a tract of land in Meriwether County that they’ve had now for about three years. A major component of that effort is to try and let bucks get some age on them. Heading into this 2023…
Read MoreYouth Big-Buck Contest Adds Second Grand Prize For 2023
The 2023 Youth Big-Buck Contest Shoot-Out was held July 28 during the Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast. We watched another young hunter, Cody Gay, compete and win a BB gun shooting contest to earn a $3,000 shopping spree at Adventure Outdoors and a weekend hunt at Woods-N-Water Outfitters. Thanks to our great sponsors, another youngster will win…
Read MoreGON September Issue 2023
Vol. 37, No. 9 Ladies and gentlemen of the deer woods, the magic season has arrived again. Go get ’em! Cover Photo by Tommy Kirkland September 2023 Magazine Flipbook Edition Available to paid GON subscribers September Feature Articles No hindsight ip unit displayed. From WMA Bow-Buck To Shoot-Out Truck Winner! Gerald Yoder wins…
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Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – September 2023
Blue Ridge: Level: 3.2 feet below 1686. Temp: 84-86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports: “Fishing has been fair. It’s been hot the past month and we’ve not been getting much rain, so the water temps have been rising. I’ve been starting out on the main body, fishing deep points, banks with rock and…
Read MoreLake Russell Fishing Report – September 2023
Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: 85-89 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has been a little tougher the last few weeks as the water temperature is the hottest it has been all year. We have still been catching some decent spotted bass when there is some current from generation,…
Read MoreBartletts Ferry Fishing Report – September 2023
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.9 below 521. Temp: Low 80s up the river and mid 80s on the lake. Clarity: Clear to very clear. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan with Summerland Outdoors reports that in a tournament you had better catch some good largemouth the first two hours; fishing gets very tough after the sun gets…
Read MoreLake Allatoona Fishing Report – September 2023
Allatoona: Level: 1.5 feet below 840. Temp: 87 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: The first part of September is very similar to fishing in August. Not much changes, but as the cooler mornings begin toward the middle of the month, we will see a change. September and October will produce a shallow buzzbait bite around cover.…
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