Letters To The Editor: March 2025

  Goat Rock Giant Caught & Released Dear GON, My name is Tommy and my brother and I are the guys in the story at GON.com about the big blue catfish that we caught and released at Goat Rock Lake a few weeks ago. We love the story you wrote on us. My family has…

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First Bear Comes With Added Excitement

By Daniel Garrett My wife, Laura, and I met just before hunting season started in 2021. She had never hunted before, but not long after we started dating, she took an interest in my favorite hobby. We started out with what I told her were “hiking” trips where I happened to point out deer, bear…

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GON’s Trophy Room – February 2025

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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West Point Yellow Perch Stack Up Much Like Crappie

By Jeffrey James Rowland Lake Cascade in Idaho claims that their lake holds the biggest ones. On Lake Michigan, they catch them in huge numbers off the Navy Pier in Chicago. Thousands are also pulled through the ice every year on Devils Lake in North Dakota. These places and many more across the upper Midwest,…

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Delayed Harvest Trout Fishing

By Tad Murdock The doldrums of winter begin to dissipate across north Georgia as the warmer days in February and March signal the approach of spring. The frigid cold mornings become more bearable with the assurance of a warmer afternoon on the horizon. Georgia’s delayed harvest streams (DH) have hosted thousands of trout anglers since…

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