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New Features Announced For Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast

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 29-31 at the LakePoint Sports Champions Center in Emerson. The 2022 show is presented by Georgia Drives…

Pine Log WMA Land For Sale

Outdoorsmen are reacting with concern and alarm as news broke that Pine Log WMA is part of a large land holding near White that is now up for sale. The Aubrey Corporation has put 19,500 acres on the market, which includes Pine Log WMA. It is among the largest contiguous, private, single-entity holdings between Atlanta…

2022 Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast Events

We say it time and time again. The Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast is more than just super cool outdoor equipment at really great prices. It’s a place for all of us to gather and celebrate our passions for hunting, fishing and everything else outdoors. With that in mind, you will find plenty of unique events…

Sportsmen Raise Funds For Georgia SCI Conservation, Education Programs

Hundreds of sportsmen, women and conservationists from across the Peach State gathered last Saturday evening at Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna for the annual Sportsman’s Banquet and Auction hosted by the Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI). Georgia SCI welcomed dignitaries, current and former elected officials from across the state, SCI chief executive officer W.…

California Beach Video Catches Coyote Attack On Toddler

A surf camera captured the moment when a coyote rushed onto a California beach and attacked a toddler. Two adults and another child were feet away when the coyote made the brazen attack, seriously injuring the child, who was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The coyote leaped at the child’s chest and face and then was…

GON Announces Youth Big-Buck Contest Shoot-Out Date

The Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast recently announced it will be hosting the GON Youth Shoot-Out at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 29.  “What a great way to kick-off three days of celebrating the great sport of deer hunting,” said Mike Rhodes, GON’s publisher and advertising director. The Outdoor Blast is Metro Atlanta’s No. 1 hunting and…

Constitutional Carry In Georgia Does Not Mean Totally Unrestricted

You may have heard the good news—Georgia has joined 24 other states with a Constitutional Carry law. Our state now follows the constitution a little more closely by not requiring a permit to carry a concealed gun in our state. And hopefully you have ignored the hysterical hype from the anti-gun crowd that this law…

Bird Flu Hits Georgia Bald Eagles

The viral disease called highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in bald eagles in Georgia and has likely undercut nesting success for eagles in the state’s coastal counties, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Avian influenza or bird flu can infect wild and domestic birds, as well as other animals. The…

Norma Ammo Moves Headquarters To Savannah

Another company associated with the booming firearms industry is moving operations to Georgia, adding to the state’s growing influence and presence in the industry. According to data from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Georgia has become one of the country’s top 10 states for firearm manufacturing. On day before he signed into law Constitutional Carry…

Georgia Legislation Allows Year-Round Hunting And Trapping For Raccoons And Possums

Citing the concerning decline in wild turkey populations across Georgia, state legislators passed House Bill 1147 that would allow year-round hunting and trapping of raccoons and opossums. The bill was approved by the Georgia State House with a 141-17 vote, and it passed the State Senate by a 44-10 vote. The legislation is now awaiting…