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Outdoor Blast Articles

State Duck-Calling Contests Return To Outdoor Blast

By GON Staff | May 30, 2014

Three state-champion duck-calling titles are on the line, and that means some of the nation’s top competition callers will again gather to compete for bragging rights and prizes. Georgia’s duck-calling contests will be held Sunday, July 27 during the Outdoor Blast at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth.The sanctioned Georgia State Duck Calling Contest begins at…

Outdoor Blast Back In Gwinnett

By GON Staff | May 6, 2014

It’s time to save the date! GON’s Outdoor Blast is coming back to the Gwinnett Center—a spacious, clean, well air-conditioned facility—to host the first hunting show of the summer. This year’s Outdoor Blast will be July 25-27. Like always, the show will be crammed with hunting and fishing vendors offering products for deer season. Show-goers…

Ciraulo Is State Duck-Calling Champ

By Daryl Kirby | August 28, 2013

It takes some competition duck callers years to win a major title and qualify for the World’s Championship in Stuttgart. Alex Ciraulo did it in the first year he was eligible. Alex, a 17-year-old from Buford, recently won the Georgia State Duck Calling Contest. In addition to joining an elite group of Georgia state champions,…

DU Sponsorship Brings Prizes To State Duck-Calling Contests On Aug. 4

By GON Staff | June 28, 2013

Three state-champion titles are enough to attract some of the nation’s top duck callers to three Georgia State duck-calling contests. Throw in some Yeti coolers, Avery blind bags and 100 percent payback, and the contests will likely be a who’s-who of competition duck callers. Three Georgia State Duck Calling Contests will be held Sunday, Aug.…

Special Hunter Education 3-Hour CD Class Will Again Be Held During Outdoor Blast

By GON Staff | June 2, 2013

The Outdoor Blast will again host a special hunter education class that not only fulfills part of the hunter education certification requirement but comes with some special perks. Before attending the Outdoor Blast class, students must complete an online Hunter Education Course by going to www.gohuntgeorgia.com. Once on the site, mouse over Hunting to see…

Fortner Is State Duck-Calling Champ

By Daryl Kirby | August 16, 2012

A new venue and sponsorship from Ducks Unlimited only added to the prestige of Georgia’s top duck-calling event, which has become known for attracting top callers from across the country. The Georgia State duck-calling contests were hosted by GON at the Outdoor Blast hunting and fishing show at the Gwinnett Center on Aug. 5. State…