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By Shawn Lumsden Georgia’s 2019 deer season was finally upon us in Talbot County, a day that half the state’s population would rank just as significant as Thanksgiving or even Christmas. As my family prepares for deer season, we tell stories at the dinner table and thumb through photo albums of seasons past. Looking forward…
My credits for my being a grouse hunter are owed to a great grouse hunter who was the late Arthur (Fats) Truelove, of Gainesville. Many of you reading this story knew Arthur personally, or you may have known about Arthur’s grouse hunting days. Arthur Truelove taught me the essentials of grouse hunting, turkey hunting…
As I compile the reports from our excellent group of GON Hunt Advisors, I have my laptop computer in a deer stand for an evening hunt on Nov. 24. Hey, if you have to work this time of year, might as well do it from the deer stand if you can. We will start with…
Lake Lanier is known for its magnum spots and a great winter ditch bite. It’s true that in December lots of Lanier bass are moving into the ditches, but they can also be caught on rocky points near the coves, on boat docks, and there are many fish still on main-lake brushpiles. There is a…
December is without doubt one of my favorite times of the year. What’s not to love about Christmas lights, excited children, Santa Claus and most importantly the celebration of Christ’s birth? It truly is a magical time of year. For deer hunters though, especially those of us on the eastern side of the state, it’s…
The Coastal Resources Division of DNR on Wednesday asked the state Board of Natural Resources to require anglers to use non-offset, corrodible, non-stainless-steel circle hooks when fishing for all species of sharks in state waters, except when using flies or artificial lures. This circle-hook regulation is in addition to requests made in September that the…
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Christmas is coming up and will be here before you know it. If you have anyone on your gift list who hunts or fishes, a GON subscription is the biggest no-brainer in the history of gift-giving. For just $19.95, you can make your giftee feel that “I got a great present joy” not just once…
In 1995 after spending 12 years in the United States Air Force, Blaine Burley along with his wife Conni Burley returned to Conni’s hometown of Wrightsville, Georgia to start their civilian lives. Right away, they went to work starting Woods-N-Water, Blaine’s fishing and hunting guide service. It wasn’t long before Blaine began to realize that…
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