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So I hear Major League Baseball may have a little problem. Surprise, surprise. Part of the surprise is likely that you’re reading about it on the back page of GON. But this one is unlike any other MLB mess you’ve heard tell of. Because the hitters making the big bucks are now allegedly getting their…
Sportsmen shouldn’t be sued for doing what is right. Now, they won’t if we band together in a simple program. Sportsmen have always been noted for their generosity, their willingness to share the bounty of the land with others. That willingness is consistent with the sense of fair chase and husbandry that is at the…
Kind Words From Truck-Buck Shoot-Out Contestants Dear GON, My family and I would like to thank GON for doing a great job with the Outdoor Blast in Macon. The camaraderie with the competitors in the Truck-Buck Shoot-Out was a good experience. We were all cheering for each other. One thing you did that really added class…
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 what was happening. 20 Years Ago: April 1991 • Georgia’s Best Bass Lakes: Using WRD Fisheries electroshocking data, GON ranked the best bass lakes in Georgia. We created charts so anglers could…
We don’t use no stethoscopes around here. Ain’t no pokin’ and proddin’ and coughin’ whilst someone checks to see if the tone is just right or maybe if I’m suffering from degenerative dislocated toenail-itis. And there’s not a whole lot of blood-letting — except in fairly rare cases of arguin’ and fists flyin’. Naw… whatever…
Georgia’s WMAs are generally pretty heavily patrolled in comparison to private property. And poachers typically aren’t as blatant about their illegal activities on public land. However, turning hunting dogs out illegally on a WMA, like a couple of hunters last year in Bleckley County, isn’t exactly a covert operation. The odd thing is, it wasn’t…
The intellectual dishonesty of the Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF) continues to be impressive. Last month I ended this editorial noting that the GWF — through its wholly owned sportsman’s facade called the Camo Coalition — objected to the legislature’s plan to treat all specialty tags the same. Somehow “fair-is-fair” for all specialty tags is not…
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