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Corn mazes are popular this time of year. They kind of bring together the time of harvest and the fun of Halloween. This fall may be a bit unique for sportsmen across the state, and it could be that we are now walking into deer hunting’s corn maze. It should be an interesting trip. With…
You’d think maybe one day I’d grow up. Or, supposin’ you knew me better, one might surmise that my child-like demeanor is a byproduct of the fact that my IQ and shoe size are approximately the same set of numbers. But when it comes to hunting seasons, I’m worse’n a kid on Dec. 24. I…
GON Has Been a Blessing For a Couple of Newbies Dear GON, I’m new to the hunting world and have begun to introduce my 13-year-old daughter to the sport. Although it can be challenging and somewhat difficult getting started when you’ve not been raised around it, we’ve begun the journey, and GON has been incredibly…
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Each month we turn back the clock to see what was being reported in the pages of GON, both 20 and 10 years ago. Here’s what was happening. 20 Years Ago: October 1991 • Shot-In-The Foot Hunt Accident Awards: During the 1990 season, there were 94 hunting accidents recorded in Georgia. Included among them were…
Cpl. Freddie Hays and Ranger First Class Billy Bryant were on routine night patrol at about 11:45 p.m. last Oct. 23 when they encountered a pair of poachers doing something a little out of the ordinary. The officers were patrolling Clybel WMA, at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in Jasper County, when they saw a…
One Million Dollars. It does have a ring to it. That is the amount of money King America Finishing has agreed to spend to make up for killing 38,634 fish in the Ogeechee River in May, according to a consent order entered into between King America, a textile plant, and Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division (EPD)…
“Onts a checkout!” OK. The blurted news from Ol’ Jake set my mind to whirling. And since I had a rough understanding of his language, I began to try and pick the phrase apart, reassemble the pieces and make some sense of it. That he wanted something was evident not only by the “onts” — his…
Show Some Love For Juggers And Hornyhead Chubs Dear GON, I recently have become more involved with freshwater fishing than I have in the past years. I have always been an avid trout fisherman, but as the years pass I am finding that I enjoy angling for other species of freshwater fish. These new…
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