Advertisement
News
We have all heard of vending machines before, whether it be for snack or drinks, but have you heard of corn vending machines? Corn Stop has been the talk of the town lately and has become a big hit on Facebook. President of Corn Stop, Bob Newsome, plus Jim Parker, Terrence Smith and Steve Starnes, are behind…
GON has received thousands of trail-camera pictures over the years, and some of those submissions have been unique. However, Brad Catron, of Gainesville, sent GON a picture earlier today that has got to be a one-in-a-million trail-camera photo, at least for ones snapped in Georgia. Brad received numerous photos of a herd of water buffalo…
A new women’s record has been set and approved by the DNR’s Coastal Resource Division for king mackerel. The fish was caught 49 miles east of Blackbeard Island. Jessica Pace, of Savannah, was fishing in a women’s fishing tournament on May 21 when she reeled in the record-breaking king mackerel weighing 45-lbs., 7-ozs. “Honestly, I…
Maybe we’re a bit spoiled here in Georgia after almost 30 years of the Truck-Buck contest. Where else can a deer hunter kill a buck, enter easily and quickly online, only have to beat other magazine subscribers who kill a buck the same week, and then have a chance to compete in a pellet rifle…
Donnie Foster, of Hazlehurst, had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with nature while traveling in Jeff Davis County on July 4. While riding down Altamaha Road in Hazlehurst, Donnie and his wife spotted a hawk roughly 15 feet from the road. Typically, hawks and most other birds would fly off when cars pass that close, but this hawk did…
With deer season right around the corner, hunters are beginning prep work so everything is just right and ready for opening day. Here’s something new to add to your preseason list… be prepared to report any deer you kill to DNR within 72 hours. Not reporting your deer harvest—either by phone, website or through a…
In early July, 2-year-old Camp Tatum, of Waycross, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. By the Grace of God, doctors at St. Jude Children’s Research hospital in Memphis, Tenn. were able to remove the tumor. After a biopsy, doctors have determined a minimum of six months of chemotherapy will now be required to battle the…
An African pompano caught 54 miles off the Georgia coast by a lady angler is pending state-record approval from DNR’s Coastal Resources Division. To date, there’s never been an African pompano submitted for a Georgia state record. “We were just fishing for fun, for kings, mahi and stuff like that,” said Capt. Danny Johnson, of…
For years, Georgians have been reporting sightings of big cats—mountain lions or cougars—but confirming photographic or other evidence never surfaces. However, several recent big cat sightings in Walker County have the attention of WRD and concerned citizens, especially considering that state biologists in western Tennessee have recorded six confirmed cougar sightings since 2015. Dogwood Circle resident Connie Forester in Walker County said she…
The Posse Comitatus Act is a federal law signed in 1878. The purpose of the act is to limit using federal military personnel to enforce domestic policies within the United States. Its primary purpose is to prevent a U.S. President—the Commander in Chief—from using federal troops against the U.S. citizenry. And so we come to…