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The state budget, and specifically how Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed 4% budget cuts will affect the state, has dominated the Georgia legislative session thus far. We expected a quiet legislative session in terms of proposed bills that could impact hunting and fishing in Georgia. So far it’s been quiet on all fronts, and not just…
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. 15. From among the more than 700 entries during the 2019-20 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. 15. We measured the racks for 53 youth 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 on Friday, July 24 at the…
Editor’s Note: Since this article was written last week, many more Georgia counties have acted. See the map below for updated look. There are now 11 counties here in Georgia—and counting—that have taken a very public stance in support of the Second Amendment and in defiance of gun-control efforts. It’s something that is happening across…
A sold-out fundraising banquet on Friday evening, Feb. 7, and a snowy pheasant shoot the following day offered testament to some fantastic work being done for special kids and families. For more than 15 years, Outdoor Dream Foundation (ODF) has been making outdoor adventures come true for kids with chronic illnesses. More than 1,000 kids…
Rain may be a good thing, but enough is enough. The water at many Georgia reservoirs is outside the banks and up into parking lots—the picnic-table pattern may emerge for bass anglers the next few days. However, you might have trouble launching your boat. Many boat ramps at Lake Lanier are already closed, and anglers…
With assistance from state and regional agencies, four counties in southwest Georgia have installed signage to address contamination associated with the illegal dumping of deer carcasses. The Pataula Creek watershed, located in Stewart, Quitman, Randolph and Clay counties, contains several stream segments which are listed as impaired by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) for…
Many sportsmen probably never knew the specifics of the region boundaries for DNR’s Law Enforcement Division (LED) and the regions for WRD’s Game Management and Fisheries Sections. The three entities have operated under different region alignments. Law Enforcement and Game Management both had seven regions, but the boundaries were different, while Fisheries operated with just…
Heartbreaking news this morning from Alabama as family members confirmed that a mother and her five children are among the victims of the Guntersville Marina fire. Annette Miles, 40, and children Zane Long, 19, Bryli Long, 16, Traydon Miles, 10, Kesston Miles, 9, and Dezli Miles, 7, were among the eight people killed, according to…
It is expected to be a quiet legislative session in terms of proposed bills that could affect hunting and fishing in Georgia. However, sportsmen should always be vigilant when state representatives and senators spend a couple of months in Atlanta considering law changes. With the 2020 legislative session just beginning, the focus currently is on…