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Hartwell: Level: 4.3 feet low. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass are starting to stack up in creeks, ditches and major pockets, so the rest of November and December should be a good time to load the boat. With the water temperature getting close to hitting the 50s,…
A head-turner of a buck was taken from Oconee National Forest on Saturday, Nov. 2 by Tony Jones, of Locust Grove. Although an estimated gross score isn’t known, arguably the most impressive feature of the Jasper County buck is its 22-inch inside spread. Tony hunts from a ground blind, and it was after daylight when…
Kennesaw, Georgia – The brainchild of accomplished bass pro and B.A.S.S. Elite Series angler Mike McClelland, SPRO has added four new colors to the RK Crawler line. “The RK Crawler 55 is my every day, go-to crankbait when bass are headed back shallow in the fall,” said McClelland. “Wherever you’re at, bass are going to…
Today is Aidan Proctor’s 12th birthday. When he and his twin sister were born at 25 weeks and weighed less than 2 pounds, Aidan wasn’t expect to see his fifth day. “He’s not supposed to be here. Doctors gave him zero percent chance,” said Aidan’s father, Donnie Proctor. The affects of his premature birth on…
The excitement of having a mature, majestic whitetail buck at close range is hard to describe to those who’ve never experienced it. Want to ramp up that adrenaline rush? Try having a big buck 15 yards away while you’re hunting OTG — on the ground. Hunting on the ground is near and dear to…
This chilly November morning marks one of my favorite Saturdays of the year. As shooting light nears, there are men, women and children standing around tailgates sipping coffee as they adorn orange caps, hunting vests and briar britches. Beagle hounds whine in the box as nearby cottontails and swampers will soon be forced from…
We hear all too often how hunter numbers are on the decline. We hear about kids these days who have so many distractions and options for how to spend their time. We hear that hunting doesn’t hold the attraction it once did to youngsters. We’re going to say that’s certainly not the case for the…
Bob is sitting in his boat blind on the local wildlife management area on opening morning of duck season. He is excited about the prospects of shooting some birds. Mallards would be nice, but woodies, or whatever will do. Bob has done his homework … he has scouted over the past few weeks and knows…
The Upper Chattahoochee Chapter of Trout Unlimited (UCCTU) was awarded the Gold Trout Award at the recent annual meeting of Trout Unlimited in Rogers, Ark. The Gold Trout Award, TU’s highest award for chapters, recognizes the top chapter across the United States out of 386 that took innovative and thoughtful approaches over the year to…
Scott Hodges, a taxidermist who lives in Byron, Ga., has long been a friend of GON and the people who work here. Editor Daryl Kirby catches up with Scott just before the primitive-weapons deer season and youth week to talk with Scott about his background in the outdoors, his relationships with GON, and how the…
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