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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Bethany High, the 2019 salutatorian of Baconton Community Charter School and a college Senior at Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, recently made the elite USA Junior World Olympic Team at the Selection Match in Bunker Trap. Bethany, 19, attended the five-day event held in Kerrville, Texas. The best shooters from across the country competed for…
People attending the Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast this August will have the chance to hear—and rub elbows with—some of the best competition turkey callers in the nation. The 1st annual Yonah Invitational, a sanctioned NWTF Grand National Qualifying event, will be held in the LakePoint Champions Center during the Blast. Outdoor writer Donald Devereaux Jarrett…