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Hunting
I’ve been trapping for about four years as a part of the GTA (Georgia Trappers Association) but haven’t really gotten into it. I mean I’ve caught coyotes, opossums and raccoons but nothing really exciting. I’ve always wanted to catch a bobcat. It was only five days before the end of the 2023-24 trapping season. I…
There is arguably no greater feeling than when hard work finally pays off. In a flood of emotions, you reflect on the journey that brought you here, celebrate the achievement with loved ones, and sometimes even grieve the end of the path that led you. Most of the stories featured in each GON issue showcase…
Everyone has heard some version of the phrase, “tomorrow is not promised.” It’s a concept that is easy to understand, yet many still take tomorrow’s arrival for granted. Unfortunately, it’s often not until a blessing is taken away that this truth really sinks in. The silver lining in this reality, though, is that we can…
Richard McKenzie has killed the No. 2 overall buck for Marion County with a giant, non-typical 18-pointer that he took on Nov. 17, 2024. It will end up being one of the best bucks from the 2024-25 season, which we’ll be showcasing in the Fab-40 in the August 2025 issue. Richard’s main-frame 10-pointer has 35…
A two-day, early October firearms hunt for antlerless deer might be in the cards for the majority of Georgia deer hunters this fall. If proposed new hunting regs are approved, hunters in the green, pink and purple counties (see map below) would have the option to shoot antlerless deer with firearms Oct. 4-5, 2025. Only…
Callie Cunningham set out on her third season turkey hunting with a good opening-day game plan in her head, as good a plan as you can come up with for trying to outsmart a very intelligent bird. Countless pins marked on maps, hours of trekking through the woods, and many early mornings with no luck…
Most serious deer hunters have a deep, abiding love and respect for the land they hunt on. In order to match wits with the most beautiful and challenging big-game animal on the face of the earth, it’s important for a man to have that special “go to” piece of earth. In many ways the land…
The first time I ever heard a turkey gobble from the back deck of my house was a cold, winter morning. The bird wasn’t on my property, but he was easy to hear, and I began to dream of the day I might kill a bird on my own property. The problem was, or so…
Mr. Hoyt could see the strained look on my face. “If you wanna shoot a jake, now’s your chance,” he whispered through his facemask. “Yes, I do,” I whispered. “I mean… no… I mean… maybe…” I didn’t know what to do. They were coming to the decoy on a dead run across the field. Five…
It wasn’t a day with perfect turkey hunting conditions, but it was turkey season, and that’s really all that mattered. It was overcast and a little muggy, but I had just one day to hunt Georgia before hitting the road for Texas, then South Dakota. It was Donna’s birthday, and she had reminded me the…
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