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It’s going to be a great year! Because I’m upright. As opposed to prone. I was prone for a brief bit in 2018. And prone, in case you’re wondering, ain’t much fun. Upright once more, it’s time to look forward to what we’ll be harrying, harvesting and dining upon over the course of the next…
What do you do with a guy who retires, but doesn’t leave, doesn’t fill up his cardboard box and drive off into the sunset? I moved him into a cubby-hole in the back of Production here at GON offices, gave him a flat, hard chair, and told him not to make too much noise. It…
Protecting Smallmouth Bass Dear GON, Georgia legislature sets length and creel limits on fishing. Georgia state code section 27-4-10 sets limits on spotted bass, which are competing with native smallmouth bass in places like Lake Blue Ridge in Fannin County, where a smallmouth stocking program has been started. Anglers should contact the politicians…
You’d be surprised how many columns—like this one—I come up with while sitting in a Tom Cat climber. For instance, here I perch way up on this pine, see, silent and still. Glancing to the right, I pick up movement… Does your mind wander? Well, it probably would if you’d put that stupid phone down.…
This is my penultimate editorial. Next month will be my last one, and this is a perfect moment for me. This is where one door closes as another opens. But I need to share some context, and some Thank Yous as I go forward. Walk with me on this one. GON was incorporated in posh…
Last month, we introduced you to Lynn Lewis, formerly with the National Wildlife Turkey Federation and now with the National Forest Service. She has been a strong advocate of the hunter-retention program called the “R3 Initiative,” which stands for “recruiting, retaining and reactivating” hunters. Joe: Lynn, much of the R3 drive is directed at young…
Gwinnett County: On Sept. 10, 2017, Cpl. Eddie Tompkins received a call in reference to three hunters who had posted a picture on social media that showed them with three bucks from the previous morning. The caller stated that he believed the subjects were hunting at Simpsonwood Park in Norcross. “I decided to call one…
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