Posts by Hunter Galloway
Huge Lanier Catfish Caught And Released
Blake Buchanan, of Ball Ground, is an avid bass fisherman and spends a good bit of time on the water. “Thanks to my work schedule, I get to fish two to three times week,” said Blake. “I decided to take one of my normal fishing trips to Lake Lanier yesterday (Feb. 22). I got on…
Read MoreLate-Season 160-Inch Mountain Buck
Levi Morrow, of Talking Rock, was having a very successful deer season already this year. He killed a full velvet buck on opening day of Georgia archery season, along with taking four does. “I killed a full velvet 8-point on opening morning of bow season,” said Levi, “and I killed a doe with my crossbow…
Read MoreGeorgia’s Heaviest Bear
Tim Watson, of Dillard, got settled in his stand around 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30 in hopes of killing a bear. He was hunting a private tract of land in Rabun County. “I had seen a big bear several times prior to hunting in this spot,” said Tim. “So, I decided to hunt Saturday…
Read MoreSportsmen Step Up To Clean Chattahoochee WMA
Trash and litter left or dumped on any piece of property is a problem, and when it’s on otherwise beautiful public land in the north Georgia mountains, leave it to sportsmen to step up and take action. Kyle DeLaigle, of Homer, and 10 other good Samaritan’s — Eddie DeLaigle, Jeremy Brooks, Tracy Worsham, Wes Garrett,…
Read MoreGirl Doubles On Camera During Georgia’s Youth Turkey Season
This past weekend marked the fourth year Georgia has held the “Special Opportunity Season” for turkey. This two-day season gives youth 16 years of age and younger, plus mobility-impaired hunters, the opportunity to get out and hunt the weekend before the statewide Georgia turkey season. I have had the chance to turkey hunt the first three Special…
Read MoreChip’s Nation Raises $85,000 For Childhood Cancer
Many of our readers are familiar with the article that GON Editor Brad Gill wrote in the January issue regarding Chip Madren and his upcoming fundraiser. Chip, now 20, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2010 and has withstood numerous radiation treatments, surgeries and chemotherapy. After an uphill fight, Chip’s MRI scans were reported clear in June 2016. Still, Chip…
Read MoreCoosawattee WMA Produces 178-inch Buck
Eric Stone, 20, of Calhoun, killed the buck of a lifetime last Friday, Dec. 16. Not only did the buck have an amazing rack, but to top that off, it was killed on Coosawattee Wildlife Management Area in northwest Georgia. Myself being a public-land hunter, I know first-hand that a public-land buck of this size doesn’t…
Read MorePaulding Forest WMA Profile
Paulding Forest WMA held their annual check-in adult/child deer hunt the weekend of Oct. 15-16. With me being 17 years old, this was the last year I could attend this hunt. Paulding Forest added the adult/child hunt back in 2011. I have participated in it every year and have killed a deer on it every…
Read MoreLearn To Catch Coyotes
For a time, it seemed like trapping was becoming a lost art. Georgia Trappers Association is a non-profit organization that has been keeping trapping alive over the years, and now GTA is helping get more and more people into trapping as coyote problems take a bite out of wildlife across the state. The 35th annual…
Read MoreChad Coursey Wins GON Truck No. 27 In Truck-Buck Shoot-Out
Not only is summer a good time to be out setting trail cameras, planting food plots and getting your hunting property ready for upcoming deer season, but it’s also time to look forward to the GON Outdoor Blast, which was held July 29-31 this year. The Outdoor Blast is an annual event, which is well-known…
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