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Letters To The Editor: November 2016

Defining A Successful Deer Season Is More Than A Kill Dear GON, The time is finally upon us, as hunting season has begun. Everyone is hoping that their hours of scouting, planting and the blood and sweat that have been shed will all result in a buck on the ground. As this dream may become…

Days GON By November 2016

Each month we turn back the clock to see what was being reported in the pages of GON, both 20 and 10 years ago. Here’s a look back at what appeared in GON. 20 Years Ago: November 1996 Jonboat Pipe Bomb In Shaddix Marine Lot: A pipe bomb blasted a hole in a jonboat at…

Letters To The Editor: October 2016

Fears That Hillary Will Take Away Our Guns! Dear GON, I am sure my fellow GON members understand that this upcoming presidential election is the most consequential of our lifetime. The direction of our nation will be determined for many years.  There is only one choice for president if you believe in the second amendment,…

Oaky Woods WMA Pot Farm Raided

You never know what you’ll find in the woods, even on a WMA. DNR Sgt. Dan Parrish, WRD Area Manager Ray Jones and Wayne Franklin with the Houston County Sheriff’s Department arrested Donald Edward Anderson, of Warner Robins, as he attempted to leave with more than 10 pounds of harvested marijuana that was growing on…

Big Salary Bump For DNR Officers

A well-deserved pay increase is headed for state law enforcement officers in Georgia, including officers with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Law Enforcement Division.  Gov. Nathan Deal recently announced a proposal for the increase, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2017 and will go to all state law enforcement officers, including Georgia State…

Not What You Think

They miss it, do the antis. Totally and completely. It sails right over their heads. But then, folks believe what they want to believe; no changing it, mostly. It saddens me though. That they think it’s about a pile of dead birds. Ever have your best day and your worst day on the same day?…

Editorial-Opinion October 2016

Read Ecclesiastes 11, and you will find an important verse: “Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.”  Now imagine what this has to do with the best dove shoot I have been to in a decade. My point here is that my experience is not noteworthy; rather, it…

Kids Outdoor Outpost – October 2016

Deer Alert Several years ago, my son Jared and I saw a 10-pointer still in velvet that had been hit and killed on the side of a well-travelled road. I immediately called the county and informed them that they had a deer to pick up. What are the odds that you will be involved in…

GON Kids – October 2016

I’ll never forget meeting Brandon Key. He was one of four youth campers at a 30-30 Ministries’ DEER CAMP with Dr. Don Spillers in Perry. When the 13-year-old from Morgan County showed up, it wasn’t long before the two of us connected on something we both had a passion for—rabbit hunting with beagles. I remember…

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