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Letters To The Editor: April 2023

Wild Dogs Chased Me Up A Tree Dear GON, Probably 20 years ago, I was still hunting for deer on private land in middle Georgia. While stalking in the woods, I heard a pack of wild dogs. As I passed into an open area, the barking got frighteningly close. Fortunately, I spotted a small tree…

What About Those Spring Gobblers?

As winter slowly loosened its grip in the South, some warmer, sunny days reappeared in March. It sure was a nice change from seemingly endless days of rain and cloud cover. My daily drive across Lake Lanier confirms the amount of rain we’ve had. The lake is almost at full pool. With spring in view,…

Works For Me!

It seems to be a fact of everyday life—EVERYDAY—that wherever breakfast is served in establishments open to the public, one can stumble upon, over, around and through a gaggle of gents confidently curing the world’s ailments. One by one. Despite the fact that they’re all talking at the same time. Did I say gaggle of…

Realtree Kids: April 2023

Scrapbook – April 2023

Send Scrapbook photos to [email protected]. Please include name, subscriber number, hometown, county, date and details.                    

Spy Cam – April 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.          

Conservation Law Enforcement Corner – April 2023

The Conservation LE Corner is designed to highlight the efforts of Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Division (LED) officers who, among their many duties, protect Georgia’s wildlife, sportsmen and natural resources from game-law violators. The following account is provided from DNR LED. Decatur County: On Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, at approximately 11 p.m., Game Warden Keith…

Jake Cures March Madness

Consternation, I would say, aptly described the look on the old hermit’s face. Of course, I’d never say it to HIM, because we’re forthwith contemplating a dissertation of explanation. I can just hear him now: “Ye said what? I look how? Do I need to pick up a oak limb?” It struck me that consternation…

Hard-Hunting Teen Kills Great Public-Land Mountain Buck 

By Dylan Hollifield My dad had sent me into this spot on the Chattahoochee National Forest during the rut two years ago. I saw a good mature buck that evening, but he took a different trail than I thought he would, so I could never get a good ethical shot on him.  Fast forward two…

Realtree Kids: March 2023

 

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