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Mentor Background: Roger Collins, Jr.: “As a kid growing up, I dreamed about hunting but didn’t know how to start. I took the hunter-education class with my dad. We went hunting once but didn’t stick with it. As a young adult, I tried again, but I didn’t have a mentor, and I was pretty clueless.…

Mentor Background: Tim Butler: “I am a proud father, husband and outdoorsman. We own land in Talbot County, Ga. and northwest Nebraska. Spending time in the woods or the fields with my wife, kids and friends is a constant reminder of the greatness the outdoors offers.” Mentee Background: Quinn Butler, a 10-year-old who attends Morgan County…

Mentor Background: Nathaniel McCurry: “I have been hunting since the age of 10, and I am 39 now. My love for the outdoors is unlike any other. I am hoping my son follows in my footsteps.” Mentee Background: Gavin McCurry, who shot his first deer ever this year. By Nathaniel McCurry I carried Gavin out…

Mentor Background: Donald Brooks: “I am a program director for Truth In Nature, an outdoor ministry that mentors teen boys from single-parent families.” Mentee Background: Daniel Novak. Donald says, “Daniel has been in our program for three years. His father passed away when he was 2 years old. He shot his first and second deer…

Mentor Background: Stacey Scarboro: “Born and raised in Georgia, hunting and fishing while growing up. I have started hunting again to make sure my children can have the same experiences I did enjoying the outdoors.” Mentee Background: Thomas Scarboro: Stacey says, “Safe firearms training at home and recently completed his hunter-education certification.” By Stacey Scarboro…

Mentor Background: David Kidd: “I am a Lifetime member of QDMA and a Level 2 Deer Steward through their certification program. I began hunting in my late 20s and enjoy taking others hunting especially first time hunters. Mentee Background: Edwin Louis: “I have been interested in deer hunting for a long time and did not know…

After 57 years of business, it has been announced that all Gander Mountain stores will be liquidating their inventory, due to their recent buyout by Camping World. After this liquidation sale, only about 70 stores will remain in business. This number may grow after Camping World evaluates each store and its profitability. All items including firearms,…

By GON Staff Through the GON cover ballot on the January cover, we once again gave sportsmen the opportunity to rate their deer seasons. In addition, readers also could answer three pertinent hunting-related questions. The survey results from those three questions are on pages 91, 96 and 99. Over the last decade in GON’s Rate…

Scent Patrol was developed by wildlife professionals after years of research. When used properly, even dogs cannot trail you. Human scent is totally eliminated, and Scent Patrol keeps you undetected by deer and other animals while hunting. When first used, Scent Patrol has a pleasant odor that disappears within 10 seconds, taking all your scent…