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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…
Nearly 230 like-minded sportsmen, women and conservationists gathered for a night of food, fun, fellowship and fundraising as the Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) hosted its annual Sportsman’s Banquet and Auction at Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna. Georgia SCI was proud to welcome fellow hunter and Georgia Governor, Brian Kemp, who shared hunting stories and signed House…
Our long-time friends at Woods-N-Water Hunting and Fishing Adventures are embarking on a brand-new business venture that will absolutely be of interest to some hunters and fishermen. They have just announced that Woods-N-Water Artifact Adventure weekends will begin in June 2021 and will take place in Wilkinson County. “Guests and families will learn more about…
Brunch with your opening day dove shoot? The traditional late BBQ lunch as dove hunters shuffle their feet killing time before heading to the field on opening day may be replaced by a brunch after the shooting starts at daylight. The 2021-2022 migratory bird season hunting dates and regulations were recently approved by the Board…
The Blast is back! The Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast, presented by Georgia Drives Chevy, is a sure sign of a return to normal from a crazy year. And yes, we are still giving away a gun every hour of the show, no raffle ticket to buy. The big news for the 2021 outdoor show is…
Project WINGS (Wildlife Incentives for Non-Game and Game Species) is a program of cash grants and technical assistance available to groups and individuals interested in converting transmission rights-of-way (on the large transmission lines) into various types of wildlife habitat (songbirds, deer, quail, turkey, etc.) statewide. Two Rivers Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc. is the…
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…