The Hunt For Stickers, A Brooks County Bruiser

By Jeff Worn Growing up in south Georgia, hunting whitetail deer, wood ducks, dove, quail and turkeys has always been a huge part of my life. We have a family farm south of Quitman I grew up hunting on, and it’s always had a healthy population of deer, but I could have never imagined it…

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Hunter’s Journal – November 2021

By Kelly Brookins Jr. So I was digging through my hunting gear and came across my license from the 2001-2002 hunting season. I killed my first deer with a bow that year at age 14 on the opening afternoon of archery season. I remember every minute of that hunt. That day at lunchtime my dad…

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Letters To The Editor – November 2021

Make Trapping Mandatory Dear GON, This is for everyone who is still in such an uproar about the proposed changes for the Georgia turkey hunting regulations starting next season. If all hunters would do their share of predator control by trapping or killing coyotes, hogs, coons, bobcats, opossums, etc., I do not think we would…

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Scrapbook November 2021

Email your Scrapbook submissions 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.     Email your Scrapbook submissions to [email protected]. Please include your name, GON subscriber number, hometown, county where the picture was taken, date, time and any…

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Hunting In Heaven

By Hannah Baxter Many people call themselves hunters, but anyone who knew Terry Baxter knew he was the real deal. His love of hunting and the outdoors stretched far beyond a hobby, it was his way of life. Terry, my father-in-law, had hunted since he was a little boy. Naturally, when Terry became a dad,…

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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…

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Letters 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…

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