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Hunting
On Saturday morning, July 27, the state’s top 4-H youth BB teams will compete for cash prizes and bragging rights in the inaugural BB Blast 4-H Showdown. For the last year, GON has been working closely with Craven Hudson of 4-H Project SAFE to make this shoot a reality. If there’s one thing those who…
Robbie Angel and Jason Hendrix, both of Savannah, were hunting on private land in Effingham County on the second day of the 2019 Georgia turkey season when they managed to kill a 2-year-old gobbler that carried with him some special DNR gear. Robbie was doing the calling, and Jason was doing the shooting. “We had…
The most important factor in your success as a hunter is access to quality land and habitat that holds plentiful game. You can’t kill a deer, turkey or a dove if you don’t have a place to hunt, or if the place you have isn’t worth hunting. There are more than 1 million acres of…
The weather man was calling for a steady east wind with temps in the mid 80s. The date was Oct. 19, the day before opening of gun season last year. I had a spot in mind to go try that I felt might hold a good buck, and the east wind was perfect. I left…
We are now just weeks away from the 30th annual Truck-Buck Shoot-Out. Thirty years! That’s a fleet of John Megel pickup trucks GON has given away to Georgia deer hunters, and enough Browning deer rifles and Mathews bows to fill the beds off all those trucks. Eighteen weekly winners and four wildcard qualifiers are headed…
We have our winners from the drawing for the 6th 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…
Every season seems to begin the same for me. Around mid-summer, I find myself standing in my closet staring at my camo remembering the previous season. This year is different for me. The memories of days gone by seem to be flooding my mind. There are memories of moments in time that I will never…
Waterfowl hunters can begin making season plans now that the 2019-2020 migratory bird season hunting dates and regulations were recently approved by the Board of Natural Resources. “The 2019-2020 waterfowl hunting season has changed compared to previous years,” said Greg Balkcom, state waterfowl biologist for the Wildlife Resources Division. “The duck hunting season will end…
One afternoon, my son and I drove through a WMA. Canals paralleled both sides of the road. We spotted a large dark long-tailed animal crossing the road about 75 yards ahead of us. Both of us immediately said “cat!” I stepped on the gas. Seconds later, we reached the spot where the long-tailed black animal…
It’s hard to say whether hunting or college football comes first with David Saville, of Norcross. He’s carved out a unique life for himself in both areas, but not in the usual sense. David, 29, was born with Down syndrome, a genetic condition that causes delays in physical and intellectual development. Hunting has played an…
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