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Georgia Chapter Of SCI Sets Records At Annual Banquet

More than 230 sportsmen, women, and conservationists from across the Southeast gathered at Adventure Outdoors for the annual Sportsman’s Banquet and Auction hosted by the Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI). Preliminary numbers indicate a record-breaking night for fundraising. Georgia SCI was proud to again recognize outstanding individuals from the Georgia Department of Natural…

2023 Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast To Include GTA Trapping Talks

Animals that eat fawns, turkey eggs and rabbits are high interest. Therefore, we’ve partnered with our friends at the Georgia Trappers Association to bring their equipment and know-how and share it with Outdoor Blast show-goers. GTA will host three trapping seminars at the Blast, and we know coyotes—a hot-button critter—will certainly be part of their…

Atlanta Coyotes Wearing GPS Collars

You don’t have to search long to find parallels and common denominators between the major U.S. cities of Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Atlanta. Employment opportunities, major sports teams, the availability of the arts, diverse populations and progressive attitudes are the reason that many give for making these cities home. There is one little-known…

National Forest Trail Cam Theft Suspect Held On Multiple Charges

Kevin L. Mote, 36, of Eatonton was arrested on March 18, 2023 and jailed in Putnam County on charges of obstruction of an officer and is accused of the theft of a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) trail camera. According to DNR Law Enforcement Division Sergeant Lynn Stanford, the last image from a trail camera…

Hunting License Sales Drop 3.1% In 2022, Back To Pre-Pandemic Levels

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Council to Advance Hunting and Shooting Sports APRIL 10, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attendees of the 88th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, which wrapped up last week in St. Louis, got the first look at the results of the Hunting License Sales 2021 – 2022 report that documented…

Youth Big-Buck Contest 2022-23 Scoring Results

The second of two scoring events for GON’s Truck-Buck and Youth Big-Buck contests was held in Tifton on Saturday, March 18. We measured a number of racks from youth hunters, 15 and younger, who showed up to have their bucks scored in the hopes of moving on to the GON Youth Big-Buck Shoot-Out. The winner of that…

Truck-Buck Contest Scoring Results 2022-2023 Season

The racks have been measured and the numbers crunched, and GON now knows which hunters are in line to make the prestigious trip to the Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast for the Truck-Buck Shoot-Out and Youth Big-Buck Contest. Only GON subscribers or their dependents who entered bucks during the season could get their racks measured during the Truck-Buck…

Lawsuit, Legislation Muddy The Waters On Access To Flint River’s Yellow Jacket Shoals

Currently, anglers who fish the Yellow Jacket Shoals section of the Flint River without landowner permission are trespassing. The state of Georgia on March 23, 2023 settled a lawsuit brought by landowners along the banks of the Flint River at Yellow Jacket Shoals that appeared to resolve the long-simmering issue of whether the public could…

Deer Growers Field Day

If you have been wanting to improve your hunting lease or personal property to benefit your deer herd—and wildlife in general—but maybe you weren’t sure what measures you should take, make plans to attend a free one-day event coming to Taylor County in middle Georgia. The first annual Deer Growers Field Day is being presented…

Save The Date: 2023 Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast Is July 28-30

The Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast returns this year with our traditional date the last weekend of July, and we are back at our new location and significantly large venue. This year’s hunting and fishing show takes place July 28-30 at the LakePoint Sports Champions Center in Emerson. The 2023 event is presented by Georgia Drives…