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GON Gator Gallery

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…

No Hope Without Prayers

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…

Dial A Tracking Dog

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…

Huge Buck Sported Ear Jewelry

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…

Beyond The Bow: A Primitive Pig Pursuit In Central Georgia

As the first rays of dawn broke through the fields, I knew I was on the brink of an adventure that would push me to my limits and fortify the connection to my ancestral lands. I’ve hunted for well over 20 years, but this time was going to be different. Today, I was leaving my…

Corps To Host Dove Hunts At Lake Russell

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Richard B. Russell Project, will host dove hunts for youth and the general public on Sept. 28 and Oct. 5, 2024, at two fields in Elbert County, and one field in Abbeville County, South Carolina. Youth and public hunts will begin at 2 p.m. The youth hunts start…

Lessons From The Trapline

I have written to GON before about my experiences with the Georgia Trappers Association (GTA), particularly in regards to the annual Convention and Youth Field Trials (both of which are not only free and fun, but will teach you more about trapping than years spent watching YouTube videos), but today I wanted to talk about…

Eufaula 12-Foot Gator Kicks Off 2024 Season

When I was a little boy, I loved dinosaurs. I loved how big they were, how cool they looked and how exciting it was that the world used to be covered in them. I had all the dinosaur toys you can imagine, went to see every Jurassic Park movie, read and re-read the dinosaur encyclopedia and…

Georgia’s Best Bow Bucks For 2023-24

The 2023-24 season has tallied up 96 record-book bow bucks officially scored so far. When last year’s September issue went to press, we had recorded 99 P&Y bucks (currently at 111). Based on the Georgia’s Best Bow Bucks By Year chart below, the last four years of Georgia’s archery season have been pretty much cookie…

BPI Outdoors: A ‘Georgia’s Own’ Company

When you grow up with a passion for hunting and fishing, maybe, just maybe—if you’re lucky—you might end up working and earning a living in the outdoor industry. A love for the outdoors puts its hooks in some of us, creating a desire to do it for a living. But to earn a paycheck in…

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