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Pack It In, Pack It Out

It hits me every year. It seems that as soon as the smoke of the Fourth of July fireworks dissipates, I start to think about the upcoming deer season. As my wife and I took a drive home one recent evening, we caught sight of a large doe, a spotted fawn and a buck feeding…

Tournament Reports – August 2018

  If you have enjoyed fishing traditional bass tournaments, how about a different format where you can weigh every keeper fish you catch and also know the weight of your opponents’ catch every hour of the tournament? That was the format in the “Minor League Fishing” tournament held June 30 at Lake Sinclair by Tony…

Conservation Law Enforcement Corner – August 2018

The 2013 change to operate DNR Law Enforcement as its own Division rather than as a Section under the Wildlife Resources Division wasn’t without opposition. The change also removed law enforcement duties of parks and wildlife personnel, giving those POST-certified DNR employees the choice of becoming full-time law enforcement officers. Those opposed most often cited…

Editorial-Opinion August 2018

This fall is going to be a dangerous season for sportsmen and for the country as a whole. Between now and the November mid-term elections, two very important paths will be decided in this country. The choices made this fall will have a tremendous impact on everything in this country, including hunting and fishing. What…

Tricky Transportation

The concrete floor in that old enclosed one-car garage is probably just as hard now as it was back on that cold December night so long ago. The day before, I’d driven off in, and started making payments on, my first car—a 1967 Dodge Coronet 440 that I wish was sitting in my garage now.…

Letters To The Editor – August 2018

GON Trapping Articles Continue To Save More Deer And Turkey Dear GON, First and foremost, I want to thank you again for all GON does for the outdoorsmen of Georgia like me and for promoting avenues to address the growing coyote problem Georgia is facing. The Coyote Trapping 101, etc. articles you ran initiated my…

Scrapbook July 2018

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Spy-Cam July 2018

Email your pics 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.          

Realtree Kids Scrapbook July 2018

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].            

Blue Ridge WMA Trout “Thieves” At Large

The soft churning of a mountain stream. The search to find the perfect “hole” to run a spinner or toss some PowerBait through. The sharp bend of the rod as a flash appears from seemingly nowhere to run with your line. The feeling of accomplishment as you bring this twisting and flipping creature to the…

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