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Ground Blinds Great For Young Hunters

Just like that, summer turned a page and became fall, bringing with it thousands of bowhunters set on arrowing a whitetail. If you’re like me, you swipe through the many photos on social media, including our GON Facebook page to get a glimpse of some of the early successes. Let me tell you, there have been some…

Jake Chairs An ESM

The machinations of a magazine colossus are wondrous things. GON ain’t quite reached them epic proportions just yet, but we’re working on it. I can, however, give you a brief insight into our inner workings, as well as the answer to a question I am frequently asked: “Where in the world do you come up…

Briefly Outdoor News – September 2022

Bussey Point Deer Hunts Set For Clarks Hill The hunt dates are set for the 2022 deer season at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lincoln County property. The corps hosts these annual archery and muzzleloader deer hunts on the Bussey Point Corps Management Unit, located on a 2,545-acre reservoir peninsula, to maintain the deer population…

Volleying Vocabulary

Today, class, we’re going to focus on: Fill In The Blank(s). So open those eyes and crank up the ol’ brainbox. Back in the early days of outdoor writing and, especially, pulp westerns, authors were large on naming folks like B___, L___ or T___.  I’ve read a million of ‘em; you’d be rolling right along…

Letters To The Editor: September 2022

Prayers Answered At GON’s Outdoor Blast Dear GON, In 1985 I attended my first Buckarama at the Atlanta Civic Center close to downtown Atlanta. Everywhere the Buckarama and now the GON Blast have moved I’ve driven friends and family to attend these iconic hunting gatherings. From Atlanta, to Forest Park, to Perry, to Bass Pro…

Bacon County Night-Hunting Case Nets Two Teens

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.  Bacon County: On Nov. 27, 2020, game warden Luke Rabun was surveilling an area…

Spy Cam – September 2022

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First-Time WMA Hunter Gets It Done On West Point WMA

By Josh Smallwood Oct. 7, 2021 is a day I’ll likely never forget. I’ve always wanted to harvest a deer from a Georgia WMA, and due to private land being harder to get, that wish became a reality. Until that day I had never deer hunted on any type of public land. It’s always been…

Scrapbook – September 2022

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Bald Eagle Numbers On The Rise

During a mid August float on Lake Lanier, I took the opportunity to simply enjoy the pleasures of being on the water. It was a great time to contemplate the upcoming deer season. As I watched beautiful white clouds drift over the lake on a brilliant blue sky bathed in sunshine, I noticed an incredible…

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