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Fishing
By Tad Murdock The doldrums of winter begin to dissipate across north Georgia as the warmer days in February and March signal the approach of spring. The frigid cold mornings become more bearable with the assurance of a warmer afternoon on the horizon. Georgia’s delayed harvest streams (DH) have hosted thousands of trout anglers since…
It is a dreary, drizzly Monday morning as the throbbing Mercury idles its Ranger bass boat away from Little River Marina on Lake Sinclair. There is one other vehicle besides ours in the parking lot; no trailer behind it. Apparently, we have the lake to ourselves. This end, at least. So, where are we headed?…
VOTES, which stands for Voice Of The Educated Sportsman, is a survey of GON magazine readers that has been around for more than two decades. A question on the survey each and every year is Rate Your Deer Season, which gives us county-specific ratings that can be compared to historical trends. We’d like to hear…
By Will Jester My life has never been easy. The very first year of my life, when I was 9 months old, my biological father passed away. Soon my mother remarried a wonderful man. When I was 15, my life took a drastic turn again as my adopted father, and who I will always call…
Winter can be a tough time to fish with cold temperatures, strong winds and rainy conditions rolling around every few days. You must catch the weather “just right,” says Joe Partenza, an expert crappie angler and a seasoned crappie tournament competitor, who just won one of the most prestigious and highest cash award crappie tournaments…
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“The Golden Age of America begins right now.” Those were the opening words from the mouth of our 47th president a few weeks ago as he began his inauguration address. His second such address, which is not unheard of in American political history, but it is only the second time a second presidential term was…
By Matt Tyree I have a very special hunt to share. On the morning on Oct. 12, 2024, which was opening day for youth season, I took my son, Marshall, deer hunting. He is 10 years old, and he is quite the hunter. He has already taken several deer and a hog in the last…
Down To The Wire In Extended Firearm County Dear GON, My son, Jase Wiley, 7, brought it down to the final 30 minutes of the extended rifle season in Early County yesterday (Jan. 15) and was finally able to harvest his first deer to bring home. He has been hunting hard with me since around…
As the deer season comes to a close, it always provides a chance to reflect back on that season’s hunting opportunities. I was not able to hunt as many times this season as usual. The club I joined with my son Jared was quite a haul from us. However, I did manage to drop a…
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