Life After Nearly Dying

By Will Jester My life has never been easy. The very first year of my life, when I was 9 months old, my biological father passed away. Soon my mother remarried a wonderful man. When I was 15, my life took a drastic turn again as my adopted father, and who I will always call…

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Two For One On Opening Day

By Matt Tyree I have a very special hunt to share. On the morning on Oct. 12, 2024, which was opening day for youth season, I took my son, Marshall, deer hunting. He is 10 years old, and he is quite the hunter. He has already taken several deer and a hog in the last…

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Letters To The Editor: February 2025

Down To The Wire In Extended Firearm County Dear GON, My son, Jase Wiley, 7, brought it down to the final 30 minutes of the extended rifle season in Early County yesterday (Jan. 15) and was finally able to harvest his first deer to bring home. He has been hunting hard with me since around…

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Home Is Where The Hunt Is

By Jordan Burse I once heard a quote that sums up my entire raising in one simple sentence: “I wasn’t born in the woods, but I got there as fast as I could.” I was born on Nov. 12, 1995. To any old regular person, this is just a random day in November, but to…

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