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With cooler than normal temperatures and hunters apparently getting serious about putting some venison in the freezer, it’s been a productive four weeks of archery season for Georgia deer hunters. In GON’s Truck-Buck contest, hunters started out the season by recording the best first week of bow season in 32 years of the contest. Then…
I can’t say I ever recall getting a photo of a coyote off the ground in hot pursuit of any sort of game animal, but I guess I can scratch that off my list. Kaylee Seabolt, of Dahlonega, reached out to GON through our Instagram account with a trail-camera photo of a coyote chasing a…
As part of its commitment to recruiting new people into hunting and the shooting sports, the Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) held its inaugural “Introduction to Hunting Firearms” event on Saturday, Sept. 19. The event was hosted at the Beretta Shooting Grounds by High Adventure Company, a world-class shooting and hunting facility located…
Have you heard about the new “National Park & Preserve” that might run from Macon to Hawkinsville along the Ocmulgee River? If so, you might be concerned because hunting is prohibited in most National Parks—it is only allowed, and tightly controlled and very limited, on 59 of 390 National Parks, normally for one or just…
Going hunting this month in Toombs or Tattnall counties? Keep an eye out for tegus, and let Georgia DNR know if you spot one of these big South American lizards. DNR is working with the U.S. Geological Survey and Georgia Southern University to remove a population of Argentine black and white tegus that established in…
Boater Joshua Rockefeller, of Harlem, brought a two-day total of nine bass to the scale weighing 21 pounds even to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine South Carolina Division Super-Tournament at Clarks Hill Lake. For his victory, Rockefeller earned $4,668. “I caught them frogging,” says Rockefeller, who earned his first career Bass Fishing League…
Ryan Locke was named DNR’s 2020 Game Warden of the Year. Locke is assigned to one of the busiest lakes in the nation as the Boating Safety Officer on Lake Lanier. Away from the lake, he investigated a poaching case and gathered enough evidence to identify 63 violations on seven different poachers. The violations included…
The St. Simons Land Trust is proud to announce that it has acquired 3.059 acres of forested, marsh-front property along one of the major entrances to the island—Kings Way. Because of the generosity of an anonymous donor, the Land Trust was able to begin conversations in early May with leadership of the Kings Point Property…
The 2020 GON Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast has been officially canceled. “This was a tough decision, and not one we took lightly,” said GON Publisher Mike Rhodes. “We looked at every angle and possibility for holding the show this year, but we think canceling is the right call. “We look forward to this event every year.…
They say nothing lasts forever. Don’t know who “they” are, but apparently they aren’t aware of a little outdoor magazine in Georgia and the best big-buck contest ever dreamed up anywhere, anytime. GON’s Truck-Buck contest is back for the 32nd year, with another grand prize truck from John Megel Chevrolet and weekly prizes that start…