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If you’ve been to Lake Juliette recently, you may have found the waterways, banks and boat ramp a little cleaner. On a Sunday in March, 14 duck hunters came together with seven boats. In just four hours, they collected 43 large bags of trash, a boat full of miscellaneous junk and an old picnic table…
Just as the final pages of the May issue of GON were being sent to the printing press—and too late for the legislative report on page 14 of the May issue of GON to be changed—the governor of Georgia signed an executive directing DNR to take up the Northern Zone baiting issue. Based on the…
GON subscriber Ken Hamil, of Marietta, killed a rare erythritic, or red-phase, gobbler on a Carroll County cattle farm Tuesday, April 3. “I have killed a few turkeys over the years, but the reason for sending GON this bird was because of the red wing feathers,” said Ken. “I have been hunting them for 30 years…
If you’re looking for an outdoor-related camp for you and your child, Woods-N-Water outfitters is hosting a Raise ’Em Outdoors Georgia Summer Camp June 1-3 in Johnson County. “Throughout my childhood, my parents introduced my brother and I to the outdoors through numerous family fishing, hunting and camping trips,” said Blaine Burley with Woods-N-Water (WNW).…
The video of a man’s comments at a Greensboro, N.C. city council meeting where gun-control measures were being discussed has been spreading through social media across the country. “What I want to know is when are all of you going to start standing up for the majority?” he asked. “Here’s who the majority is. I’m…
On March 3, approximately 733 students from across the state competed in the 2018 National Archery in the Schools (NASP) Georgia State Tournament at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry. The winning teams qualified for the national tournament, which will be held May 10-12 in Louisville, Kentucky. Shooters from the state in grades 4-12 competed…
As reported, there was significant political wrangling over the issue of legalizing hunting deer near feed with no distance restrictions in the Northern Zone. Much of that played out during the day and late into the evening of the final day of the 2018 legislative session. By that time, the issue hinged on House Bill…
UPDATE: Gov. Deal signs executive order directing DNR to address “inequity” in zones that regulate distance from feed for Georgia deer hunters. No baiting for Northern Zone deer hunters. Several proposed laws that included language that would have legalized hunting deer near feeders with no distance restriction for Northern Zone hunters failed, with significant political…
No, baiting for deer in the Northern Zone has not yet been legalized—at least not at 4:30 p.m. on March 29, the final day of the 2018 Georgia Legislative Session. However, you might want to check here for an update in the morning, because the proposed law change is still very much alive with a…
Wildcat Creek has always been a popular destination for trout anglers. This small stream that runs through a portion of the Chattahoochee National Forest in Rabun County is stocked seasonally with trout and has offered two primitive campgrounds for a fee of only $10 a night. However, a short while back, GON received a phone call from…
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