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33rd Annual Truck-Buck Contest Starts Sept. 11

The Truck-Buck contest is back for the 33rd year, and in addition to longtime sponsors who have been with us for decades, some great companies have joined the party to support deer hunting in Georgia. Thanks to Savage Arms, we will give away 12 deer rifles. And thanks to new sponsor Ranew’s Outdoor Equipment, the…

Free Gun Each Hour At Outdoor Blast

The Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast is back this year for the 14th year as we move the show to the LakePoint Champions Center Aug. 20-22. To welcome everyone back, GON will again give away a gun every hour of the show. While you shop and browse the vendor booths and enjoy show events, each hour you…

Georgia’s Vincent Hancock Wins Olympic Gold Again

Georgia’s Vincent Hancock just won another Olympic gold medal and made more Olympic history in the process. Vincent, who grew up in Eatonton and honed his shotgun skills as a member of the Lake Oconee Shotgun Team, became the first skeet shooter to win three Olympic gold medals. Vincent also won gold in 2008 and…

First Blast Bargains Announced For Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast

The Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast, presented by Georgia Drives Chevy, returns this year with a new date and a new location with a significantly large venue. That means more vendors, including lots of new ones who couldn’t attend before because the show always sold out of vendor booths. Some vendors have already let us know…

4-H Shooting Sports Aims At Getting Back To Normal

The 4-H Project S.A.F.E. shooting sports competitions made a run at getting back to normal during the winter and spring of 2021, although it’ll be at least 2022 before participant numbers make a solid rebound. “COVID-19 disrupted our Georgia 4-H program significantly when UGA suspended all activities on March 13, 2020,” said Craven Hudson, extension…

Bear Attacks 16-Year-Old Girl At Tennessee Park Campsite

A large male black bear entered a campsite just after midnight this morning and attacked a 16-year-old girl who was sleeping in a hammock. The girl’s four family members who were sleeping nearby were able to drive the bear away, but not before the girl received multiple injuries, including head lacerations, according to a news…

Archery Park Opening At Lake Eufaula

A new community archery park will hold its grand opening at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at Lakepoint State Park at Lake Eufaula. The Lakepoint Community Archery Park is located near the park’s campground and day-use area. The public and media are invited to attend the grand opening ceremony. The archery park will…

Great White Shark Released From Tangled Lines

A couple of fishermen off the coast of San Diego, Calf. recently did their part to continue the life of a great white shark. Captured on video, they were able to remove some fishing-net lines that had become tangled around the shark, according to a news story on Fox6. Watch the latest video at foxnews.comSean…

Madison County Team Places Second In Bassmaster High School Classic

Logan Fisher and Will Hart of Madison County High School in Danielsville finished a fantastic bass fishing season with a second-place finish at the 2021 Bassmaster High School Series Classic on Eagle Mountain Lake and Lake Worth near Fort Worth, Texas. Logan and Will came up just short—only 6 ounces—from winning the High School Classic…

Mature Buck Travels 200 Miles, 8 1/2 Miles Per Day During Rut

Researchers have discovered the longest distance ever recorded by an adult male white-tailed deer—close to 200 miles (300 kilometers) in just over three weeks. According to researchers, the finding has important implications for population management and the transmission of disease, especially chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological disease. “Deer are one of the most abundant,…