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Hunting
Another season of duck hunting will roll around soon, and all duck hunters wonder how the Georgia duck forecast looks. Duck hunting here is dependent on many factors, and at the forefront is bad weather up North. Wet conditions in the spring and summer is good news in the breeding-ground wetlands, and nasty, cold weather…
Rain and swirling winds followed by scorching summer-like temperatures couldn’t dampen opening week of Georgia’s archery season. Hunters are flooding GON with pictures and stories of big bucks—and the season is only getting started. We have a super group of Hunt Advisors across the state who file reports from their deer woods. Here are their…
The first hint of cooler weather has tickled south Georgia, and the trees are slowly starting to show signs of trading in their green shady canopies for future burn-pile fuel in hints of orange, red and yellow. The corn has been picked and the fields have hosted early season dove shoots with the popping of…
Ashley Bowlden first started putting in for her Georgia alligator tags back in 2018, when she got to attend her first gator hunt. She loved it so much that she immediately started putting in for herself and her children every year, as well. Six years later, on the opening weekend of Georgia’s 2024 alligator season,…
It was opening day of rifle season, and our family celebrated by pigging out on some scrumpdillyicious pork and ribs at Sprayberry’s Barbecue in Newnan. Once we were all sitting down together, my three brothers praised Charlie for what she had done. “Baby sister, we’re all mighty proud of you for the way you handled…
Hunting a big buck that knows that you are there—and doing it with a compound bow—is a battle of wits. It’s a battle that is usually lost on teenagers because of their notorious lack of patience. Mason Geeslin, 15, of Senoia, is special. Mason hunts a 45-acre piece of private property in Coweta County. Three…
Gator season won’t officially close until Oct. 7, but this season has already been highlighted by some really big Georgia alligators and happy hunters. As we always enjoy doing in October, we show off some hunters who took the time to send in pictures and info. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get all of those photos on…
My name is Rowdy, and I am 13 years old. I became interested in hunting when we moved to Georgia about six years ago. I loved watching the deer on our property. Last year I was able to put up cameras and put corn out at a family property. I would get really excited as…
Over the years, GON’s Dial A Tracking Dog list has helped thousands of Georgia hunters find their deer. This is a great list to print out and post at the hunting camp, and you may also want to program some of these phone numbers into your cell phone. This online list will be updated throughout…
A bowhunter’s elation after killing a 15-point buck quickly turned to concern and dismay when he saw small tags in each of the buck’s ears that said “Call Before Consuming” and listed a DNR phone number. “My heart dropped,” said Chandler Bowen. “I thought I had done something wrong.” Chandler lives in Cordele but has…
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