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The draft plan for managing Georgia’s deer herd for the next 10 years, “Georgia’s Deer Management Plan 2015-2024, was released Aug. 1. How does the plan address deer populations, bag limits, season dates, baiting, coyotes and other issues key to sportsmen? What’s a Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP), and how will it function and be…
A pair of anglers in a July 12 bass-club tournament at Banks Lake bought an 11 1/2-lb. bass and presented it for the tourney weigh-in. They might have even gotten away with it, but apparently the agreed-upon price for the fish changed when the pair didn’t win as much money as they thought they would.…
Imagine the emotions felt by area landowners and hunters when word got out that a beautiful buck, still in velvet and still growing a super set of antlers, was shot and killed by a poacher. Anger, frustration, heartache… did we mention anger? According to DNR’s Law Enforcement Division (LED), the buck was shot by a…
Will Mitchell, 15, of Martin, has some serious things to think about. He’s got to figure out how he is going to spend $3,000 at Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna. Wow! Will won the shopping spree by winning GON’s Youth Shoot-Out on Friday, July 25 at GON’s Outdoor Blast at the Gwinnett Center. He out shot…
The 25th annual Truck-Buck Shoot-Out saw what may have been the most accurate field of shooters in the history of the event. Seven shooters made it to the seventh round and shot at the egg from 60 feet. In the end, it was Scott Fox who took home the grand-prize truck. Scott’s cheering section, easily…
Editor’s Note: Chad Doughty was in September 2023 convicted and sentenced to life in prison for molesting a family member. https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/man-given-3-life-sentences-plus-30-years-prison-after-molesting-young-family-member-da-says/3I7OVPBYTVHHVJFNLC7HZQ3G4M/ The DNR press release below was written in 2014 when the fish was caught. Catching a big fish is awesome, how about if the first fish you catch that day is a new state…
Wonder what the plan will be to set deer limits, doe days, season dates and address the different regs for different parts of the state? Speak now, or forever hold your peace… at least when it comes to the quality of your deer hunting in Georgia for the next 10 years. The Wildlife Resources Division…
This year at the Outdoor Blast, Georgia’s Best Chevy Dealers will be displaying the hottest new vehicles for 2015. Get up close and check out the new Silverado, the most awarded pickup ever. Also displayed will be Chevy’s new SUVs, Crossovers and cars. You say you want to drive one too? You’re in luck. Whether…
It’s gonna be quite a bit more exciting at the Outdoor Blast this year. Every hour on the hour, a show-goer’s name will be drawn to win a new gun. There’s no raffle ticket to buy, just come by the GON booth and fill out a free entry, and you’ll be in the Gun-An-Hour Giveaway.…
The U.S. Secretary of Commerce has approved a request by NOAA Fisheries to allow limited harvest of red snapper in the federal waters of the South Atlantic. Anglers can harvest red snapper during the following three weekends: July 11-13 (Friday through Sunday), July 18-20 (Friday through Sunday), and July 25 & 26 (Friday and Saturday).…