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2025 Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast July 25-27

The 2025 Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast, presented by Kenzie’s Optics, will take place July 25-27 at the LakePoint Champions Center in Emerson, north of Atlanta off I-75 at Exit 283. Below are highlights of what to expect. More info will added between and now and the show at GON.com/outdoor-blast. Gun-An-Hour Giveaway: Few things in life are better…

New Joe Tanner Discovery Center At Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center

With opportunities for visiting students on day field trips, overnight programs, summer camps and access for families during festivals and special events, the new Joe Tanner Discovery Center will be an often-used and well-loved location by thousands, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR). A ribbon-cutting ceremony for this new facility was held…

Florida Announces Record 126-Day Gulf Red Snapper Season For 2025

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a record-breaking 126-day Gulf red snapper recreational season for 2025, the longest season since Florida assumed management of red snapper in the Gulf of America. The expanded season includes additional summer and fall fishing days from 2024, offering anglers more opportunities to fish over major holidays such as Memorial Day,…

2nd CWD Case In Georgia Was 4 1/2-Year-Old Berrien County Buck

After three months of controlled deer sampling in the 1-mile radius (3,000 acres) of the first confirmed Georgia case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Lanier County, a second deer has tested positive in Berrien County only 400 yards from the first case. The newly diagnosed deer was an apparently healthy 4 1/2-year-old buck with…

New Corps Boats Named For Fallen Georgia Soldiers

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has now received three new hydrographic survey vessels which will play a vital role across the Savannah District’s area of responsibility, and have named each boat after a fallen Soldier from Georgia. The 30-foot Wright is named for Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright, the 27-foot Chisholm is named…

UGA Launches Tick Study—Seeks Help From Sportsmen

Researchers at the University of Georgia have initiated a study to understand how Georgia residents perceive and deal with ticks and the diseases they carry. The investigation comes at a time when tick-borne illnesses are becoming increasingly prevalent in the Southeast. “We want to understand people’s primary concerns about ticks, and importantly, what actions they…

Second Case Of Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed In Georgia

  The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Wildlife Resources Division confirmed a second deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD).  The deer, a 4.5 year-old male, was taken in Berrien County approximately 400 yards from the first CWD-positive deer harvest location. The deer was taken by a landowner permittee assisting with ongoing…

Corps Continues Debris Removal, Timber Salvage After Helene

The J. Strom Thurmond Lake Project (Clarks Hill Lake), managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, continues its mission to salvage timber in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, and pivots its operations from wilderness areas to recreation areas. Over the past six months, the Thurmond Project team has strategically utilized the Savannah…

Update: Three Striper Anglers Dead In Boat Crash During MLF Tournament

A two-vessel boat crash during the Major League Fishing (MLF) Tackle Warehouse Invitational tournament on Alabama’s Smith Lake resulted in three fatalities and injured three others. Killed were 58-year-old Joey Broom, of Altoona, Ala., 44-year-old John Clark, of Cullman, Ala., and 62-year-old Jeffrey Little, of Brandon, Mississippi, who were on the center-console boat fishing for…

Discovering Georgia Hidden Gems – Tiger Creek Bait And Tackle

Over the past 30 years the tackle industry has changed. And in my opinion… it’s not for the better. When I was a boy a Saturday morning trip to the bait shop with my grandpa meant pulling up to a little hole in the wall tackle store a half hour before sunrise, and walking inside…