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10-Year-Old Takes Buck For Her Late Papa
The below short story is about a 10-year-old girl named Anna Grace Scarborough who shot a 10-pointer in Johnson County on Oct. 24 in loving memory of her late Papa. From The Scarborough Family Anna Grace lost her Papa, Johnny Scarborough, back in February of this year. Her and her Papa shared the passion of hunting…
Read MoreLetters To The Editor – October 2021
Hunting Buddy Lost To COVID, Buck Taken In His Honor Dear GON, I lost my best friend Andrew Cantrell due to COVID three before opening weekend of bow season. We talked every day, a lot about deer and hunting. I planted my food plot in Barrow County the day before he passed, and that was…
Read MoreScrapbook October 2021
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Read MoreSpy-Cam October 2021
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Read MoreAltamaha River 12 1/2-foot Gator Taken On Last-Minute Hunt
By Russell Headrick I thought I would share some pics and the story from our recent alligator hunt in the Altamaha River. The lucky hunter was Danny Cochran, of Dalton, and he used seven of his “sacred” priority points to draw a tag for Zone 7. We drove down to Darien on Thursday, Aug. 26…
Read MoreLetters To The Editor – September 2021
GON Shines With Its WMA Info Each August Dear GON, The article a couple of months ago on quota hunts really helped us. We love dove hunting Di-Lane but can’t go this year, so we did points-only because of that article. You all do a great job. Charlie Hendricks, Metter Don’t Like Daylight WMA Dove…
Read MoreScrapbook September 2021
Want to be in an upcoming issue of GON magazine? Send photographs to [email protected]. Include name, subscriber number, hometown, county, date and details. Send photographs to [email protected], and please include caption info: name, subscriber number, hometown, county, date and details.
Read MoreSpy-Cam September 2021
Email your trail-cam 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.
Read MoreTraditions Never Die
By Jason Simotes I never had the good fortune of meeting my father-in-law, Keith Hardy. Some of you may remember Keith. He was a GON fan, won a 4-wheeler in the 2003’s Truck-Buck Shoot-Out and had a passion for deer hunting. It was his year-round dedication to the sport and love for getting outdoors that sent Keith…
Read MoreLetters To The Editor – August 2021
I’ve Got A Few Jim Bland Stories Of My Own Dear GON, I enjoyed Duncan Dobie’s article in the July issue about Mr. Jim Bland. When I saw the picture on the cover, I thought that the kid looked like Jim Bland, and sure enough it was him. I’ve known Jim and his sons since…
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