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Hilton Head Gator Kills Woman Walking Her Dog

A woman walking her dog was killed this morning when an alligator attacked her and dragged her into a small pond at an upscale Hilton Head residential and vacation community. Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 9:30 a.m. on Monday morning, Aug. 20, about a possible alligator attack near a lagoon in Sea Pines…

Archery Scholarship Funds College Shooter

The 2018 Delta McKenzie ASA Classic was held Aug. 2-5 in Cullman, Ala. During the event, the Scholastic 3-D Archery Association presented the Trey Spencer Memorial Scholarships.  Jake Martin, the Georgia S3DA (Scholastic 3-D Archery) state coordinator, is proud to announce that a large portion of this year’s scholarship was awarded to one of Georgia’s…

WMA Dove Fields & Forecasts

If rainfall totals are any indication, dove fields across the state should be in good shape. “Given the recent rains, we are expecting good production on our dove fields. If the rains continue, we should get good seed production and plenty of food availability on the fields,” said Greg Balkcom, WRD’s migratory game bird coordinator.…

Flood Damage Impacts Dukes Creek Trout Fishing

Severe flooding the last week of May in White County created enough damage at Smithgall Woods State Park-Dukes Creek Conservation Area to force a temporary change to trout fishing access on the area’s 4 1/2 mile stretch. Because of flood damage, only Section 1 of Dukes Creek and a small part of Section 2 will…

Clean Garage, Find Deals At GON Classifieds

Whether you’re looking to earn some cash for items you just no longer use, or you’re searching for a bargain, you need to check out the GON Classifieds. There are pages of items put up for sale every day, and many are offered for sale by other GON subscribers. You can sort through 27 unique…

Truck-Buck Turns 30!

It’s hard to believe GON will give away our 30th new pickup truck after this season’s Truck-Buck Shoot-Out. There’s no other contest like Truck-Buck, not anywhere, and that’s a testament to three groups of folks—our sponsors, our GON members, and the magazine staff who do all the work behind the scenes to pull this contest…

The Big-Buck Contest Just For Kids

GON’s Youth Big-Buck Contest is back this deer season. Another youngster who deer hunts in Georgia will win a grand prize $3,000 shopping spree at Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna. Plus, that grand-prize winner will get to spend a weekend deer and hog hunting, fishing and spending time with the great folks at Woods-N-Water outfitters next…

Spots On Darden Dove Field In Today’s Online Auction

Two hard-to-get spots on one of Georgia’s most famous dove fields are available to the highest-bidder in today’s online GON Online Auction. The annual Claibourne Darden dove shoot in Taliaferro County has a 30-year history. The previous year’s participants have guaranteed spots on the field each subsequent year. Most folks come back year after year, which…

Georgia Kayak “Champion” Seeks World Title

Richmond Hill’s Elite Kayak Angler Ron Champion proves himself as a “Champion” once again, as he secured his berth to the 2019 Hobie Kayak Fishing World Championship 8. Ron beat a field of 34 other Elite Kayak anglers on the Delaware River at the third-annual IKE Foundations Celebrity Pro-Am Bass tournament. The IKE Foundation, founded…

Lake Burton Record Rainbow Trout Caught Trolling

Darryl Stephens was fishing at Lake Burton with his wife on July 12 when he reeled in a 5-lb., 8-oz. rainbow trout, which creates a first-place tie for biggest rainbow ever recorded from this north Georgia reservoir. The other record trout from Burton was caught on July 24, 2016. The husband-and-wife fishing duo got on…