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Hunter’s Journal: Cohutta WMA Buck Will Never Be Topped
By Jason Osgatharp A few decades ago, when I was a young man, I set out on a journey into the north Georgia mountains in search of a true monarch buck. Those big boys are out there, but they are certainly not behind every oak tree. Frustrating hikes pile up as do the miles and miles…
Read MoreScrapbook – August 2023
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Read MoreSpy Cam – August 2023
Allatoona Crappie Fishing Report – July 15, 2023
Robert DeHaas, lure-maker with Red Rooster Custom Baits and an OG from “Team Geezer,” reports, “On Tuesday, the water temperature was 83.2 degrees. I was in the Victoria area and the water clarity was a little murky with the summer rain. I was on the water at daylight, but the early bite was not there…
Read MoreLetters To The Editor: July 2023
Remembering Howard Goss From Goss Sporting Goods Dear GON, I’m writing this in memory of Bill “Howard” Goss. He passed away from cancer on May 20, 2023. Howard was well-known in Madison County as the owner of Goss Sporting Goods, which he opened in the 1970s to provide the people of northeast Georgia with hunting…
Read MoreScrapbook – July 2023
Send photographs to [email protected], and please include name, subscriber number, hometown, county, date and details.
Read MoreSpy Cam – July 2023
Email 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. Or mail to GON Spy-Cam, PO Box 1379, Madison, GA 30650.
Read MoreBarnes Takes Top 150 On Lake Eufaula
Ellaville native Justin Barnes emerged as the winner at the Lake Eufaula ABA-AFT Top 150 tournament after a remarkable turnaround on the second day, June 3. Competing against 117 other anglers, Barnes secured first place with a total weight of 38.16 pounds, earning a prize of $16,400. On the first day of the tournament, Barnes…
Read MoreHunter’s Journal: Hunt For A Deer Named MAGA
By Barry Simmons I was late to deer hunting. Growing up, I spent a lot of time in the woods hunting squirrel and other small game, but my daddy was not a hunter and there were no deer in our woods to hunt back then. Growing up in the 80s, the only deer I ever…
Read MoreAllatoona Crappie Fishing Report – June 21, 2023
Robert DeHaas, lure-maker with Red Rooster Custom Baits and an OG from “Team Geezer,” reports, “The water temp is 79 and clear. For some reason there are still some active crappie at the 8- to 10-foot range. Red Rooster team members (retired veterans) Jared and Jerrod, one guy from Cartersville, the other from Acworth, fished…
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