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October cracks the deer season wide open with archery, primitive weapons and firearm seasons going on through these weeks. It’s traditionally been the time when many DNR hunter safety classes are taught by dedicated instructors across the state. Hunters born on or after Jan. 1, 1961 must complete this course. For some, it may be…

Spy-Cam October 2020

Email your trail-cam 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. Print images can be mailed to GON Spy-Cam, 4331 Seven Islands Road, Madison, GA 30650.            

Briefly October 2020

First Oconee County Deer Hunt The very first day of deer hunting in Oconee County when a season re-opened in 1971 worked out fantastic for Mac Hayes, of Watkinsville. Here’s a photo of Mac with a 10-pointer and a huge 8-pointer from that 1971 inaugural hunt. Thank you to GON member David Hayes for sending…

Cornball Construction On The Dove Field

What in the Siamese cathair is that? Hmmm. Looks like an overgrown duck blind growed onto the back of a pickup truck. Which, by the way, has no business occupying its present location. And it ain’t duck season. And even iffen it was, we wouldn’t be chasing them in the middle of a cut cornfield…

Letters To The Editor October 2020

              GON Mathews Bow Winner Shares Some Deer Fruit Dear GON, I just wanted to thank you again for starting GON and doing so much for Georgia hunters! This year I got to go on an out-of-state hunt for the first time to South Dakota. I was able to…

BF Grant Poachers Shoot Fawn At Night From Car Sunroof

B.F. Grant WMA: A significant amount of the time and effort put in by DNR Law Enforcement Division officers occurs on state lands, such as Parks and WMAs. An example of why that’s important took place the evening of Sept. 22, 2018 at B.F. Grant WMA. This quality-managed area offers popular quota hunts during firearms…

Letters To The Editor September 2020

In Idaho But Living Vicariously Through GON Dear GON, I was born and raised in the Conyers/Covington area and lived for the year-round hunting and fishing that is available in my home state. I spent every waking moment in the woods there and wouldn’t have changed it. I left roughly eight years ago for work…

Blessed Even In The COVID Struggle

Our 2020 has been some kind of year so far. For the last six months, we have altered our lives so much that it would be hard to even believe a year ago where we are now. I never would have thought we’d see parents debating whether or not to allow their children to go…

Realtree Kids Scrapbook September 2020

Send us a picture of your GON Realtree Outdoor kid. Email image and caption details (name, hometown, age, and county where critter or fish was taken) to [email protected].

Tournament Reports September 2020

Anglers who have fished the FLW Toyota Series and Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine in the Southeast any length of time know the name Kip Carter, of Mansfield. For years, Carter has pocketed plenty of checks from both leagues with a career total of 50 top 10s. In 2008, he sought to…

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