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Worth County Buck Turns The Tide On Family Farm
By Will Worn So, this hunting story is about redemption at the family farm in Worth County. Our farm as been in our family for well over 100 years, but during that time has seen many tragedies. My mother was brought home from the hospital and raised on the farm. During her time there, she…
Read MoreGON’s Trophy Room – November 2024
Since Georgia Outdoor News magazine started in 1987, we have continuously enjoyed sharing the accomplishments of others. Some months we’ll receive hundreds of pictures of happy hunters and anglers every year who just want to share their accomplishments. We are truly blessed that so many loyal Georgians think enough of GON to share with us about what they’ve accomplished.…
Read MoreScrapbook – November 2024
Send photographs to [email protected] and please include name, subscriber number, hometown, county, date and details.
Read MoreSpy Cam – November 2024
Email pictures to [email protected]. Please include your name, GON subscriber number, hometown, county where the picture was taken, date, time and any interesting details for a caption. Or mail to GON Spy-Cam, PO Box 1589, Watkinsville, GA 30677.
Read MoreRealtree Kids: November 2024
GON Gator Gallery
Gator season closed after the first week of October and ended with 408 gators being harvested. That’s the second-best year recorded since WRD started hosting a Georgia alligator season in 2003. The season with the most gators ever taken was in 2023, when 471 Georgia alligators were killed. The biggest recorded gator from the 2024…
Read MoreLetters To The Editor: November 2024
A Proud GON Moment Dear GON, My son caught a fish during his fall break, and he is convinced he has a county and possibly a state record. He would be tickled if his picture was published in the next issue of the GON magazine. I must say I am impressed with him this week,…
Read MoreBear With Four Cubs Roams Downtown Helen
Bears having a litter of cubs and raising them in town—could help explain the bear population growth in Georgia! This black bear and her four cubs were spotted in downtown Helen on Sept. 10. GON subscriber Joseph Fievet, of Douglasville, shared the photos.
Read MoreYouth Season Kicks Off In Celebration With Buck Named Splinter
By Pete Cox On Oct. 13, 2024, at approximately 7:15 a.m., we both sat in an old cypress box blind. This is the beginning of year two of sitting in this Ware County box blind. We have had our eye on Splinter since the beginning of last year. Ashton had a chance last year to…
Read MoreGON’s Trophy Room – October 2024
Since Georgia Outdoor News magazine started in 1987, we have continuously enjoyed sharing the accomplishments of others. Some months we’ll receive hundreds of pictures of happy hunters and anglers every year who just want to share their accomplishments. We are truly blessed that so many loyal Georgians think enough of GON to share with us about what they’ve accomplished.…
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