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Hunting
Mornings in the Georgia deer woods like Timothy Vaughan experienced are what get hunters excited about the potential of the rut. Peaceful stillness in the stand can be transformed immediately into unexpected, exciting action—an adrenaline rush people who don’t hunt could never imagine. “It was a very quiet, calm and cool morning…” That is how…
Keith Pike, of Mt. Zion, was hunting on Nov. 27 in Carroll County when he saw a nice buck that was limping as it walked. Keith shot the deer, and when he recovered it, he discovered that both front hooves were long and curved. “I’ve never seen both front hooves look like his,” said Keith.…
Charity Broadwell woke up early the morning after Thanksgiving debating on whether or not she would get into the stand. Unfortunately, it was one of her occasional rough mornings, but mornings such as those happen when one suffers from autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Her husband, Jason, was already in their Kawasaki Mule. He…
Falling Feathers at Whitaker Farm in Harlem hosted the Georgia chapter of The Fallen Outdoors for a veteran’s pheasant shoot on Saturday, Nov. 28. The Fallen Outdoors is a national volunteer 501c3 nonprofit organization comprised of active duty and veteran military who use the outdoors as a means of therapy, and to help other active…
Tyler Owens, 19, of Ocala, Fla., will spend the month of December shooting does after tagging out on two really nice Randolph County bucks. You might recognize Tyler’s name from being drafted as a pitcher in June 2019. He’s currently assigned to the Single A Danville Braves, a farm team of the Atlanta Braves. “My…
The Crawford County crossbow buck that was a huge hit on GON.com and social media back during mid September has finally been scored at 160 6/8 net inches, giving it the status as the No. 2 Georgia crossbow buck of all time. Killed by James Roberts on Sept. 18, this buck will always be remembered…
Pro bono work… What does that mean to a business? Most people just see it as doing something for nothing. I guess if you’re looking at the small picture you would be right. However, I try to see the big picture whenever I can, and doing something for nothing is just a piece of the…
By Brandon Adams and John Seginak The poacher was in jail again, and this time he wasn’t getting out anytime soon. With their new found knowledge, Buttermilk and Junior decided to give it one last chance. Both men agreed to leave the moonshine still alone and let the area rest. Besides, with all of the…
When Easton Withrow walked into Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna on Nov. 11, he went straight to the guns and ammo. He knew what he wanted, and a few hours later, he was back at his Cleveland home shooting a brand-new .308 Kimber Mountian Ascent rifle topped with a Vortex scope. The new piece of artillery…
It was a dark, cold 30-degree December morning as we were motored across St. Catherines Sound looking for the small red blinking light on a channel marker. We were headed to the ocean side of St. Catherines Island in the predawn black, the taste and scent of the salt hitting our faces. The ride wasn’t…
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