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The 30-30 Ministries $1K Shoot-Out is back at this year’s Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast. This special shooting competition gives contestants the opportunity to win $1,000 by breaking raw eggs with the same style pellet rifle used in GON’s Truck-Buck Shoot-Out. Anyone at the Outdoor Blast can qualify on Saturday, July 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 11…
The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources recently completed three significant additions to Georgia’s offshore artificial reefs. CRD’s Habitat Enhancement and Restoration Unit conducted these deployments to enhance marine habitats and support local biodiversity. All materials were thoroughly cleaned and inspected by the U.S. Coast Guard prior to deployment. On May…
There’s so much to see and do at the Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast. Visiting hundreds of vendors, seeing all the events and demonstrations, the excitement and anticipation every hour as you listen for your name in the gun drawings—not to mention a belly-full of great food from the new BBQ village—all of this activity might have…
The best bucks of Georgia’s 2023-24 deer season were recognized at the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association (GOWA) annual conference, held in Milledgeville April 18-21. The big buck contest is sponsored by Glock, Ag Pro and Southern Company. Retired DNR biologist Bill Cooper handles the administrative details, while the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association provides the press,…
It’s time to set a calendar reminder—the last weekend in July is when the GON Community comes together for the annual Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast. This grand event couldn’t take place without support, and the big news this year is that the 2024 event is presented by the Dallas Safari Club (DSC). Beginning in 2025,…
Whether you are playing the odds to try and get drawn for a Georgia quota hunt this season, or you’re planning to bank priority points to utilize sometime in the future, it’s almost time to begin applying for 2024 Georgia quota hunts. The application window opens on June 1. “Don’t wait until the last minute…
Georgia’s fishing community has a new champion. Brian Richburg, 29, of Brunswick, has set a new state record for the queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula) with an impressive catch weighing 9-lbs., 6.24-ozs. Richburg achieved this feat May 17, 2024, while fishing offshore near the South Ledge in about 180 feet of water. Richburg’s record-breaking queen triggerfish…
The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources today announced Justin Bythwood, 40, of Waycross, has set a new state record for saltwater fishing. Bythwood landed a 2-lb., 2.24-oz. graysby grouper (Cephalopholis cruentata) while fishing near Navy Tower R5 on May 12, 2024. This catch marks the first-ever entry of a graysby…
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently continued its commitment to restoring oyster reefs in the North Newport River in Liberty County. As part of an ongoing initiative, DNR’s Coastal Resources Division (CRD) on May 6-7 deployed 200 innovative oyster tables along the riverbank to facilitate the recruitment and growth of new oysters. Since…
What began as a slow day on Clarks Hill Lake for Tanner Hadden and his guide party turned exciting and memorable with one key bite. Tanner decided to find some keeper spotted bass in deep brush for his clients to catch. When Tanner cast a 3/16-oz. Greenfish Cleanup shaky head jig threaded with a green…