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Any avid fisherman would know that catching a rainbow trout in warm water is not common. There just aren’t any trout in middle Georgia, right? This being the reason why Troy Harrell and his son Michael, of Roberta, were shocked to reel one in from the Ocmulgee River near Lake Jackson. Early Sunday morning on…
Whether you come to the Outdoor Blast to shop, win a gun in the Gun-An-Hour-Giveaway, or simply as an excuse to put on the camo and get ready for hunting season, just be there. The Outdoor Blast, GON’s annual kick-off to hunting season, is coming to the Gwinnett Center July 24-26. The three-day show will…
I began to walk down the back stairs of my father’s house, anxious to get out of his home office filled with taxidermy and into the spring sunshine to check on some food plots I had recently plowed. As much as I enjoy being around his many trophies, it’s much more fun spending time with…
More than 500 Georgia students from more than 25 schools traveled north to compete in the 12th annual National Archery In Schools Program (NASP) tournament. The event took place May 7-9 at the Louisville Exposition Center, and with more than 12,000 young archers competing, this is the world’s largest archery tournament. Archers from 42 states…
The recent carp die-off occurring at Lake Oconee has many homeowners and visitors alarmed and worried. According to WRD, approximately 2,000 carp have been found floating. However, this type of die-off involving carp seems to be a common occurrence during the late spring. The DNR states that similar carp die-offs have been experienced in other…
Last Friday, Governor Nathan Deal signed a proclamation declaring May 16–22, 2015 as Georgia Safe Boating Week to coincide with National Safe Boating Week. What that means for Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Rangers across the state is that it is time to buckle on their life jackets, get out on the water, and work all…
Shots constantly rang out as hundreds of talented kids demonstrated their incredible abilities in the 4-H Modified Trap competition held May 8-9 in Putnam County. The youth shotgun competition was one of a number of 4-H shooting events that have occurred since February under its Project S.A.F.E. (Shooting Awareness Fun and Education) program. During the…
Roswell Outdoor Academy Camp is looking for volunteers and camp counselors for their week-long day camp June 22-26. A fly-fishing expert and an archery instructor are needed to do 1 1/2-hour clinics Monday, June 22 or Tuesday, June 23. The camp is designed to promote outdoor activities, such as hunting and fishing; as well as…
Editor’s Note: GON freelance writer John Stanley, of Lawrenceville, recently won a hunting trip to South Africa. His son, Andrew, wrote an essay and entered John into the "Scout/North American Hunter TV Master Mentor Contest." Andrew’s entry was selected as the winner from more than 800 entries. John and Andrew won the safari with host…
This year 166 successful bald eagle nests have been documented in Georgia, the most ever recorded in our state. Aerial surveys by DNR’s Nongame Conservation Section counted 210 occupied nesting territories, 166 successful nests and 270 young eagles fledged, all record numbers. Active nests were found in 62 of Georgia’s 159 counties. Chatham County (in…