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Realtree Kids Scrapbook December 2020

Send us a picture of your GON Realtree Outdoor kid. Email image and caption details (name, hometown, age, and county where critter or fish was taken) to [email protected].

GON Youth Shoot-Out Winner Collects Big

When Easton Withrow walked into Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna on Nov. 11, he went straight to the guns and ammo. He knew what he wanted, and a few hours later, he was back at his Cleveland home shooting a brand-new .308 Kimber Mountian Ascent rifle topped with a Vortex scope. The new piece of artillery…

GON December 2020 Issue

  Colby Johnson’s 18-point giant from Worth County has been rough scored at more than 200 total inches. Colby is entered in Week 8 of Truck-Buck. Cover Photo by Scott Hodges   December 2020 Feature Articles Youth Big-Buck Contest Winner Collects Loot 10-year-old Easton Withrow gets his grand prize payouts. Cold Water Bass In The…

Conservation Law Enforcement Corner December 2020

Chattooga County: It’s standard in this article to let the law enforcement officers tell the stories through their official incident reports. In this particular case that occurred Oct. 27, 2019 near the town on Menlo in Chattooga County, two officers had so much to report that the incident narrative went on for 14 pages. Fortunately,…

GON’s Trophy Room – December 2020

Since Georgia Outdoor News magazine started in 1987, we have continuously enjoyed sharing the accomplishments of others. Some months we’ll receive hundreds of pictures of happy hunters and anglers every year who just want to share their accomplishments. We are truly blessed that so many loyal Georgians think enough of GON to share with us…

Waterfowl Hunting The Georgia Coast

It was a dark, cold 30-degree December morning as we were motored across St. Catherines Sound looking for the small red blinking light on a channel marker. We were headed to the ocean side of St. Catherines Island in the predawn black, the taste and scent of the salt hitting our faces. The ride wasn’t…

Spy Cam December 2020

Email your trail-cam pictures to [email protected]. Please include your name, GON subscriber number, hometown, county where the picture was taken, date, time and any interesting details for a caption.              

Buying Hunting Land Series: Tract Size Matters

Gary called Randy and said, “I can bring my boat, and we can make it out to Ossabaw on Wednesday and get camp set up. Warren is going to ride with me.” Randy responded, “This is our 15th trip to the island in 30 years. I really look forward to this every time we are…

Letters To The Editor December 2020

National Park Lands Are Not For Hunter Friendly Dear GON, John Trussell is right on target in outlining the concerns with the proposed Preserve in middle Georgia. Since the establishment of the 729,000 acre Big Cypress National Preserve (BCNP) in 1974, south Florida sportsmen have faced severe restrictions in hunting, fishing, ORV use and camping…

Healing The Hermit

Considering that he had the mental mettle of a ballerina—with temperament to match—I’d seen the old hermit in the throes of neurosis before. But this? “So, Jake, I’m telling you that I just bumped a covey of about two dozen down by Otha Sapp’s corn field, and you’re telling me that you have absolutely no…

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