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With zebra mussels found on a boat in the Lake Lanier area, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is urging boat owners to CLEAN, DRAIN and DRY their boats, and be aware of the potential for transferring these invasive mussels from waters in other states. Owners of a boat taken to Lanier after being used…
“Now that Democrats have taken over all three branches of government, they are going to pass gun-ban laws and confiscate all your guns.” “Now that Democrats have taken over all three branches of government, they are going to pass reasonable gun laws that prevent gun crime.” Listen to either side on gun control, and you…
The second of two scoring events for GON’s Truck-Buck Contest and the GON Youth Big-Buck Contest was held in Madison on Saturday, Feb. 27. From among the more than 700 entries during the 2020-21 deer season, we now have the numbers crunched and know which hunters are in line to make the prestigious trip to the Outdoor Blast for…
The second of two scoring events for GON’s Truck-Buck and Youth Big-Buck contests was held in Madison on Saturday, Feb. 27. We measured a record 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…
GON subscriber Dewaine Seese, of Eatonton, had an up-close experience with a confused deer last month. Dewaine was driving in rural Hancock County on Highway 77 that connects Highways 15 and 16 when he drove right up a deer standing in the middle of the road. Dewaine believed the deer to be a buck. “That…
Woody Coffee had no concept of the sleeping giant he was about to awaken when he launched his “Woody’s Taxidermy Campfire Talk” message board in 2001. For him, it was a simple way to stay in touch with his customers. Facebook would not come on the scene until 2004, and other than a message board…
To compete for weekly prizes and a spot in the Truck-Buck Shoot-Out, an entrant’s rack must be officially scored during one of two GON scoring events. The final scoring event is this Saturday, Feb. 27 at the GON office in Madison. Last Saturday in Tifton we measured more than 100 racks at the other scoring…
The city of Columbus recently discussed implementing a ban on bowhunting for deer hunting in Columbus and Muscogee County on any tract of land that is less than 10 acres. The issue came up for discussion on Feb. 9, and it’s expected to come up for more discussion on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 5:30 pm.…
By Jan. 20, there were 624 people who participated in WRD’s public meetings, either through attendance at one of the eight venues around the state, through Facebook Live or by making a comment by email. At press time, there was still time to make comment, and results were still rolling in from WRD online surveys…
An effort to create a National Park along the Ocmulgee River from Macon to Hawkinsville has taken the next step as the National Park Service (NPS) has opened public comment on the proposal. The comment period is part of a Special Resource Study of the Ocmulgee River Corridor being conducted by NPS. The purpose of…