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Glen Solomon Will Be Missed Dear GON, I have always enjoyed reading anything that Glen Solomon has written for GON over the years. He has always made me think of the way hunting and fishing was meant to be done. I can tell he puts in the time and just does it the old fashioned…
“She ain’t got no rang on her fanger…” “Yeah, Jake, but…” “Ah don’t thank she’s sweet on that there feller a’settin’ aside her, neither…” “Yeah, but look…” “He’s just a’grinnin’ and making words with everybody what walks by and ain’t payin’ her no tantion a’tall.” “That’s his job…” “She’s one a’ them straw-haired wimmens, too,…
He may the best friend a snake ever had in Georgia and one of America’s greatest snake hunters ever. But he’s so much more. He’s a self-educated naturalist, an expert on animal behavior and a gifted singer and storyteller who has enthralled audiences young and old with his popular snake and wildlife programs for well…
FCA Outdoors is hosting a two-day bass tournament on Lake Hartwell Oct 4-5 where three bass-fishing pros will be on hand to teach, speak and fellowship with the anglers. Over the course of the weekend, FLW Pro Glenn Chappelear and MLF Pro Randy Howell will be speaking. Also at the event will be Bassmaster Elite…
The Conservation LE Corner is designed to highlight the efforts of Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Division (LED) officers who, among their many duties, protect Georgia’s wildlife, sportsmen and resources from game and fish law violators. Jenkins County: On Dec. 30, 2017 Cpl. Mike Wilcox received a call about a deer dog hunter shooting at a…
The 2018-19 season resulted in the most bucks on Georgia’s Best Bow Bucks list from a single season since 2012. Last year’s 65 record-book bucks sits well right above the 5-year average of 57.8 bucks per season and slightly above the 10-year average of 64 bucks. GON tracks bow bucks in three categories: Typical Racks,…
Rat Johnson, of Ludowici, was in the stand 30 minutes before shooting light the morning of Oct. 4. He was hunting an area of pine and hardwoods on Townsend WMA in Long County. “When daylight broke, there was no movement and everything was quiet,” said Rat. “About 15 minutes after legal shooting light, I gave…
As Dexter’s truck rounded a curve on the narrow dirt road, a large, black squirrel suddenly ran across in front of it. After unpacking and listening to Dexter’s crazy story about Dillon and his Jeep, Dexter and the boys had hurriedly headed out to scout for two good opening-day stand locations. Because of school, the…
Deer love muscadines, but this preferred food source doesn’t last long. The wild grapes are ripening early and already falling in many areas, and with the season opening a week later this year, muscadines may be played out by opening weekend. The way the calendar falls this year, bow season doesn’t open until Sept. 14.…
The conservation community is mourning the loss of DNR botanist Tom Patrick, of Monticello. Patrick, of Monticello, died Aug. 22. He was the agency’s first botanist, joining in 1986 what was then the Georgia Natural Heritage Inventory Program, an initiative of DNR and The Nature Conservancy (“Heritage turns 25,” November 2011). Patrick was noted for…
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