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On May 16, Richard Driggers Jr. added a shellcracker to the growing list of river records for the Canoochee River. GON began keeping river records on the Canoochee one year ago after Glen Solomon turned in a 12.48-oz. warmouth. Richard’s shellcracker weighed 12.96 ounces, which is slightly above the GON benchmark for that species, which…
Week 2: Kevin Carnes, 140 7/8 typical County: Cobb Date: Sept. 22 Kevin Carnes, of Atlanta, already had some awesome suburban bucks to his credit before the 2019-2020 season, including a 2015 buck that netted 195 2/8 non-typical. That’s one of only eight Georgia bow-bucks to ever score high enough to qualify for the all-time…
A few weeks ago we released a story at gon.com about an 8-year-old girl from Washington County who is in the middle of a fight with cancer. In the midst of that storm, she recently found time to show her 28-year-old brother how things are done when she rolled three turkeys with one shot. “I…
As I’m starting to type this story, we’ve officially had our first string of 90-degree days down here in south Georgia. Yes-sir it’s getting hot and in a hurry. If you’re looking to beat the heat, and wouldn’t mind a few nights in a tent, grab the poles, the kids and load up the truck.…
With the country deep in the Great Depression, George Washington Perry wanted to catch some fish to feed his family. On June 2, 1932, the 20-year-old farmer from Helena went fishing with his friend Jack Page, and the bass fishing world changed forever. That day, George chose to fish Montgomery Lake, an oxbow off the…
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And just like that, this year’s turkey season ended in mid May. Well, it seemed to end that way because I got skunked again this season. It sure wasn’t from the lack of trying. My son Jared and I got out often, trying a lot of public land this season. For Jared, it was fortuitous…
I’ve been behind this desk for two decades, and as long as I can remember, June was the month when most of the state’s Kids’ Fishing Events (KFEs) took place. I have been wondering what COVID-19 would do to these great events. While a number of these fishing outings have been canceled this summer, there…
To drive or not to drive… Shucks, that ain’t even no good question! Driving is what I do. If there’s a goat path in south Georgia that’s wide enough, my Super Deluxe Edition Georgia Outdoor News Covered Pickup Truck has likely been on it. And slid off it. The SDEGONCPT—which some of my buddies of…
Putnam County: On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, Cpl. Bubba Lynn Stanford received a call from a Putnam County landowner about someone hunting without permission. The man was listening for gobbling on the roost around 7 a.m. when he heard a very close rifle shot, and then he actually saw a turkey fall out of a…
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