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Georgia Teen Hooked On Coyote Trapping

Editor’s Note: The 16-year-old author from Dallas was a contestant at GON’s Youth Big-Buck Contest Shoot-Out on July 24, 2015 at the Outdoor Blast. He wrote the following story about his new-found passion for trapping. It all started out when I kept getting multiple trail-camera pictures of coyotes on a tract of land we had…

70 Years Old And Death On Coyotes

Glenn Earnest has done his fair share of hunting in his 70 years, but nothing compares to his kills over the past six years. Nestled just below the Tennessee line in the small town of Crandall, Glenn spends his time outside on the tractor or hunting coyotes. Glenn does most of his hunting off Highway…

Another Lake Lanier Catfish Record Broken

Jared Wagoner, of Cumming, reeled in what most anglers would consider a catch of a lifetime July 4th weekend—a new lake-record flathead catfish of almost 35 pounds. But Jared feels there are many more larger flatheads in Lake Lanier. Jared and friends fished Thursday night, July 2, for roughly two hours, and they caught six…

FCA Outdoors Hosts Shooting Sports Camp

There is nothing more rewarding in this world than leading kids to Jesus! Period! FCA Outdoors falls under the Fellowship of Christian Athletes umbrella but focuses on more outdoors-type activities—hunting, fishing, rodeo, kayaking, canoeing, etc. The ministry hosted a shooting sports camp at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center June 15-18, where 22 youth received shooting instructions…

Ocmulgee PFA Should Reopen By 2017

After closing in 2012 due to water draining into the aquifer below and endangering the fish population, the Ocmulgee Public Fishing Area, on the border of Bleckley and Pulaski counties, is set to reopen. The General Assembly recently approved $2.3 million to repair the 106-acre lake. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources thinks it may…

Sportsmen Support License-Fee Increases, But Want Assurances

Most sportsmen seem to be generally in favor of a proposed license-fee increase, but there’s a strong sentiment that any additional funding needs to be used for hunting and fishing improvement and programs. Much of the support begins on a personal level. Most of us probably go to church with, have kids on the same…

“Snakes Alive” Shows Coming To Outdoor Blast

Steve Scruggs and his famous “Snakes Alive” show will be coming to GON’s Outdoor Blast July 24-26 at the Gwinnett Center. Steve’s Snakes Alive show teaches about how to identify venomous vs. non-venomous snakes, what to do if bitten, how to avoid being bitten and laws associated with snakes. To go through all this, Steve…

GADNR Continues Enhancements to Artificial Reef SAV

Brunswick, GA (June 25, 2015)- The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources recently deployed a 110-feet-long barge, 140 poultry transport cages (PTC’s), and four 40-feet-long concrete beams as the latest additions to Artificial Reef SAV – located 6 nautical miles southeast of Tybee Island. Biblia, Inc. donated the barge estimated…

Quota Hunt Applications Now Being Taken

With the July 31 deadline for alligator quota-hunt applications nearing, some GON readers have already discovered changes to WRD’s online application process. Before you apply for any online quota hunt this year, you’ll need to jump through a few easy hoops that are designed to make life easier for those who apply for quota hunts…

One State, One Deer Season

The DNR Board approved the proposed regulations changes put forth by the Wildlife Resources Division (WRD), and the result is one statewide deer-season length for hunters across the state. The Northern Zone and Southern Zone—forever a fixture in the Georgia deer-hunting regulations—are still there, but now they only apply to the baiting regulations. Baiting is…

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