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Hunting
Even if there was such a thing as a cookie-cutter whitetail hunt, it likely wouldn’t be a whole lot of fun. But they’re nearly always different, each its own. And sometimes, you just gotta take a break to make things work out. Ask John Kilpatrick, of Thomaston. Setbacks seem to crouch in the shadows for…
GON contributor and Outdoor Blast vendor David Kilgore has been getting after the frogs! David sent some video clips.
Many people who weren’t brought up hunting tend to keep it that way, not necessarily wanting to put in the effort and step out of their comfort zone to learn something new. But that does not apply to Calhoun. Calhoun is a 9-year-old boy from Athens. On a typical day, you can find him playing…
Growing up as avid hunters, we all dream about getting a chance at a buck we saw on the cover of GON or on television shows like Buckmasters or Midwest Whitetails. I cant count the number of times I’ve sat in a deer stand dreaming about a giant buck stepping out of the woods resembling…
The woods were still dark when Ellie stepped out of the truck and pulled the old camo jacket tight around her shoulders. A chill hung in the early spring air, the kind that wrapped around your neck and settled in your boots. She’d worn that same jacket every season since she turned 16. It had…
Fishing
WRD does a good job offering places for parents to take a kid fishing during the month of June. That list is below. Check for last-minute additions at https://georgiawildlife.com under the “Events” tab. I still remember taking my niece Caroline to one of these events years ago. I just sat back, baited her hook and…
Over the years, I’ve been blessed to work on what now totals to be hundreds of news stories, fishing reports, feature articles, and the like for GON. Sharing the outdoors with others has always been my passion, and I try my best to bring that energy to life through the words that I type. That’s…
T.C. Morey, a 13-year-old from Leesburg, had a day on Lake Worth! T.C. caught a largemouth bass that was certified at 8.95 pounds (8-lbs., 15.2-ozs.) on DNR scales at the Albany Fisheries office to set a new Lake Worth record. That fish was T.C.’s best bass to date, but during that same trip, he also…
A Glennville man has officially tied the Georgia state saltwater record for dolphin (Coryphaena hippurus), also known as mahi mahi, after landing a massive 68-lb., 9.28-oz. fish off the Georgia coast earlier this month. Cade Quick reeled in the record-tying dolphin on May 5 while fishing near the South Ledge aboard a private boat. His catch officially…
Level: Full at 77.5 Temp.: 78-83 degrees. Clarity: Stained. After getting pounded by rain last weekend, surprisingly, Lake Seminole is still primed for some good fishing for this weekend. The key to have success on the Big Pond is going to be finding clean water. Find that and you’ll find the fish. “We got 4…
News
It’s all subjective, I guess, but it does feel like there’s more to talk about for this year’s Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast than there ever has been since me and the others from GON created this show in 2007 for a place to have our Shoot-Out. From dunking booths and backyard cooking competitions to half the…
This past Saturday, May 17, the 2025 Keeping Georgia Wild festival was held at DNR’s Charlie Elliot Wildlife Center in Mansfield. This event was a family-fun day focusing on general conservation, Georgia wildlife and various outdoor recreational activities. Kids were given the opportunity to try their hand at fishing, archery, harnessed tree climbing and shooting…
Do you know a young person passionate about art? Are they also passionate about wildlife? If so, they should enter GON’s 2025 Youth Art Contest! GON is proud to announce our first Youth Art Contest. This exciting opportunity is for young artists in grades PreK through High School across the state of Georgia to showcase…
Videos
The St. Marys River has long stood as the blackwater boundary line that separates southeast Georgia from northeast Florida. Flowing from its headwaters in the Okefenokee Swamp, it twists and turns as it makes its way toward the ocean, separating north and south, and keeping the Bulldogs and Gators on their respective sides of the…
If catching bass around cypress trees and grassbeds sounds like fun, head to Lake Blackshear in June. Blackshear is arguably our prettiest lake, with shallows studded with cypress trees and acres of grassbeds. Water hyacinths, lily pads in bloom, water willow beds and water primrose are pretty this month. But more importantly, they give largemouth…
Over the years, I’ve been blessed to work on what now totals to be hundreds of news stories, fishing reports, feature articles, and the like for GON. Sharing the outdoors with others has always been my passion, and I try my best to bring that energy to life through the words that I type. That’s…
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Turkey Fever: Sultans Of The Glade
Hike-In Cohutta Trout Fishing
Jig-Head Minnows And FFS
2025 Coyote Cull Contest
Truck-Buck Scoring Results
Canoochee River Redbreast And Bream
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