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Being in a building that’s nothing but outdoor stuff while seeing and meeting a bunch of like-minded people is what the Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast is all about. And it’s coming soon up soon! Make plans to come see us July 28-30 at LakePoint. The 2023 event is presented by Georgia Drives Chevy and sponsored by…
If 100 years from now our world is void of shooting sports, it’s not because Georgia shooters sat around and did nothing. You can argue that the most effective way to ensure a shooting sports’ future is to awake the passion inside a kid. How do you do that? Put shooting equipment in their hands…
Georgia DNR, in conjunction with the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association and sponsors The Southern Company and Glock, have announced the winners of the 2022 Georgia Big Deer Contest. The competition is the oldest continuous white-tailed deer contest in the state, with the first awards handed out in 1967. The contest is managed by retired WRD…
“Rarely do opportunity and timing collide.” Those words sum up Mark Williams’s decision to retire after 13 years as the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Starting July 1, he will leave his current position to serve as the Executive Director of the Jekyll Island Authority. As a resident of St. Simons Island,…
The Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast returns again this year to the sprawling LakePoint Champions Center from Friday, July 28 to Sunday, July 30, and just for walking in the door, attendees will again have free chances to win a gun in a drawing that occurs every hour of the show. A name will be drawn every…
Year-long negotiations between DNR and landowners have come to an end, and barring a miracle, the 14,000-acre Pine Log WMA in Bartow County will be no more. DNR has removed its equipment from the property, transferred its personnel to other WMAs, and the gates have been locked blocking public access. DNR has leased the property…
Recent reports of a nearly 1,200-lb. great white shark being tracked via satellite off the coast of Georgia have created a buzz. For many Georgia citizens, the report may have come as a surprise since the Georgia coast is not where the public would typically picture this type of shark. However, a Georgia Coastal Resources…
Just before the kids have to go back to school, there’s a great way to put a wrap on a Georgia summer while getting pumped up and ready for the upcoming hunting seasons. The Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast returns to the LakePoint Sports Champions Center in Emerson near Lake Allatoona the last weekend in July.…
An 8-year-old Villa Rica girl is home from the hospital and recovering after being bit by a copperhead snake near her home. Quick action by her mother, and by her 9-year brother, who is being hailed as a hero, are credited with the girl’s recovery. Southerlyn Fisher was playing at Lamar Moody Lake on May…
You’ve probably heard that we all get by with a little help from our friends. That’s certainly true when you are putting together a three-day sportsman’s show where folks can gather to celebrate hunting, fishing and Georgia’s great outdoors. The Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast is the perfect example. GON has been blessed to have great…