Hunter’s Journal: Nighttime Hunt For Monster Boar

By Dave Warner  So, a sizable portion of hunting has gotten a bad name. The bad press comes from hunters who hunt for trophies and not to provide food, help with invasive species eradication or do dangerous critter removal. I don’t want to pass judgment on folks who hunt for trophies, but it’s just not…

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Navy Takes Hartwell Win At ABA Military Team Bass Tournament

The team of Shaun Flanagan and Curt Poggenpohl put in three good days to win the 32nd annual Military Team Bass Tournament, presented by American Bass Anglers and Caymas Boats, held May 3-5 on Lake Hartwell. Launching at Green Pond Landing in Anderson, S.C., Flanagan and Poggenpohl landed three consecutive daily tournament limits of five…

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Kids Can Fish Foundation Hosts Cast Net Camp

By Tom Lewis The Kids Can Fish Foundation is a nonprofit charity based on Brunswick that was created in 2020 by a youth angler named Caroline. What was intended to be a small family based charity has blossomed into a nationally recognized entity with corporate and local sponsors contributing with the vested interest of getting…

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Ada Brooks Long Earns Her Stripes

By Shawn McDonough  My wife and I recently bought a second home on a private lake in Kite, which is located in Johnson County. We have been renovating the home for the last couple of years, and it has become a great place to take the whole family to go fishing, canoeing, hunting and simply…

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GON’s Trophy Room – May 2023

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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Letters To The Editor: May 2023

Crazy Jake Turkey Dear GON, I heard a noise outside about 9 o’clock on Monday, March 27. It sounded like somebody knocking on my garage door. I looked outside and saw a jake turkey pecking at his reflection in my truck bumper. He was apparently quite upset that there was another turkey that looked just…

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