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Charlie had just come to full draw with her recurve and released a practice arrow at the paper turkey target 15 yards away when it happened. At the exact same time her arrow hit the target, a real live turkey let loose with a spine-tingling double-gobble. She was practicing out back behind the Home Place.…
TEC Championship Held At Juliette The 2025 Georgia Bass TEC (Total Electric Championship) was held Feb. 22, 2025 at Lake Juliette. Nine clubs had their top-four anglers from their previous year to compete for the opportunity to earn the State Champion title. The state champions were Merrick McClure and Nate Ruis…
If you’re still turkey hunting, what’s your strategy? The month of May in the South will bring much warmer weather and more foliage cover than the previous month. Gobblers at this point may be looking for shady spots and streams where it will be a little cooler. Think about deer season and bucks that have…
I’ve been trapping for about four years as a part of the GTA (Georgia Trappers Association) but haven’t really gotten into it. I mean I’ve caught coyotes, opossums and raccoons but nothing really exciting. I’ve always wanted to catch a bobcat. It was only five days before the end of the 2023-24 trapping season. I…
Got this friend—uh, acquaintance, accomplice, abettor?—what wants me to take a little trip: “Let’s go to Africa!” He ain’t much on mincing words. Africa. Just, wow! AFRICA! Cause he knows that’s the place(s) of my dreams: North-Eastern Rhodesia, Luangwa Valley, Kalahari, Lado Enclave, Caprivi Strip. (Plus all the new names they’re tagged with once we…
As the crisp, clear, moonlit night gave way to the grey light of dawn, our breaths became visible. It was a memory in the making. My 6-year-old daughter sat on my lap looking down the barrel of her .410 shotgun. Her whispered words carried a nervous excitement, “When will we hear them?” It is Saturday,…
Young Hunter Checking A Few Boxes Dear GON, My name is Knox Matthews. I’m 14 and I’m part of BSA Troop 15 in Cartersville, run cross country, track, tennis and shoot on the 4-H air rifle team. I don’t consider myself a reader, but when it comes to y’all’s magazine, it’s very different. One of…
The 2025 Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast, presented by Kenzie’s Optics, will take place July 25-27 at the LakePoint Champions Center in Emerson, north of Atlanta off I-75 at Exit 283. Below are highlights of what to expect. More info will added between and now and the show at GON.com/outdoor-blast. Gun-An-Hour Giveaway: Few things in life are better…
There is arguably no greater feeling than when hard work finally pays off. In a flood of emotions, you reflect on the journey that brought you here, celebrate the achievement with loved ones, and sometimes even grieve the end of the path that led you. Most of the stories featured in each GON issue showcase…
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