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Hunting
A Georgia deer hunter will win a new Silverado pickup truck from longtime Truck-Buck sponsor John Megel Chevrolet. The four weekly winners during bow season have already earned $1,100 Mathews bows, the Week 5 winner gets a CVA Accura rifle, and the 11 weekly winners during gun season each get a $1,140 Browning deer rifle.…
This is a multi-year process to creating the most fertile, environmentally friendly and successful food plots possible, and without needing a tractor. Take a look in your garage. I bet you’ve got a lawnmower of some kind, probably a weed-eater, some rakes, a walk-behind spreader, a hand-held or backpack sprayer, a leaf blower and maybe…
Tuckahoe WMA in east Georgia, near Sylvania, has some excellent lands for hunting and fishing. But when you come in by the entrance at Brannen Bridge Road, you may notice a low Revolutionary War monument. What is that mystery monument all about? In this story, we will explore Tuckahoe’s best areas for fishing and hunting,…
We have our winners from the drawing for the 7th annual GON Coyote Cull. Thanks to the support of our sponsors, we were able to give away some great prizes, while continuing efforts to raise awareness about the changes that coyotes have brought to the Georgia woods. Make sure to support these sponsors if you…
GON will publish our annual Pay Dove Shoots list in the August issue. If you are hosting a shoot, fill out the Dove Shoot Coupon for a free listing. For County, just tell us which county your field(s) is in. Under Shoot Date(s), include all the pay shoots you plan to host. We understand not…
Week 17: Warren Hershberger, 143 7/8 typical bow-kill County: Hart Date: Jan. 8, 2020 “I grew up in an outdoor family,” said Week 17 winner Warren Hershberger, 36, of Hartwell. “My brother started bowhunting about 15 years ago and convinced me to try it, and ever since I’ve been hooked. I’ve hunted…
Week 16: Mark Stanley, 142 5/8 typical County: Whitfield Date: Dec. 28 Mark Stanley is 53 and lives in Dalton. “I have hunted our family farm since I could hold a gun,” Mark said. “It was only small game up until the mid to late 90s, and then we started to get a…
Let’s face it, deer hunters love antlers. This is certainly not a new phenomenon as evidenced by the numerous paintings, etchings and rituals involving deer in nearly every culture where deer and humans have coexisted throughout the millennia. Not only were deer antlers used as weapons, tools and adornment, they were revered for their fascinating…
Week 15: David Stevens, 140 5/8 typical County: Screven Date: Dec. 27 David Stevens started hunting when he was 10 years old in Alabama, and he took his first buck at 11. He moved to coastal Georgia when he was 12. He has killed many mature coastal deer with both a bow…
Week 14: Matt Overholt, 143 6/8 typical County: Macon Date: Dec. 20 “I enjoy the outdoors, especially hunting whitetail. I’ve been hunting since I was 10 years old,” said Week 14 winner, Matt Overholt, who is just 18 and lives near Marshallville in Macon County. When you live with the deer, there…
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