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The season for hunting squirrels in Georgia opened with a heat index across the state reaching 100 degrees on Aug. 15. Hunting might seem crazy in this heat. But make no mistake, Georgia hunting will be wide open in a matter of just weeks. It really kicked off with opening day of dove season on…
Now that July is in the books, it’s time for your July kayak bass tournament recap for Georgia! Three of the state championship clubs hit the water in July—Reel Krazy Kayak Tournament Fishing (RKKTF), Chattahoochee Kayak Anglers (CKA) and East Central Georgia Kayak Anglers (ECGKA). After two events in June, Peach State Kayak Anglers (PSKA) took…
The Coastal Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources today announced a new women’s state saltwater gamefish record for mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis), landed Aug. 4, 2019, by Janet Monroe about 60 miles east of St. Marys. Monroe, of St. Marys, caught the 18-pound, 9.92-ounce mutton snapper using a circle hook slip rig…
No burglars were breaking into GON member Bruce Canada’s Taylorsville home on Father’s Day. Not with a 4-foot timber rattlesnake stretched out across the porch! The snake was way too close to the house for comfort, and a second photo also sent by Bruce showed that the rattler understandably did not survive its visit to…
I came through a very traditional path of progression when it comes to hunting, looking back on it I almost didn’t have a choice. My dad hunted, and therefore I hunted (and loved every minute of it). Sharing the woods with my family are some of my fondest memories from childhood, but being indoctrinated at…
Chuck Williams, a subscriber from Watkinsville, shared a photo with the GON community that he took with his phone on June 30. “We live on a tree farm on Oconee-Greene line, near the Oconee River,” Chuck said. “My wife Beth and I were walking three of our dogs—on leashes, due to prevalence of timber rattlers…
John Callaway estimates he had more than 500 trail-camera pictures of a handsome 9-pointer he was hunting last season. Problem was, they were all at night. “He was coming in twice each night and working scrapes,” John said. Well, we obviously can’t hunt at night, so it creates a tough challenge to get a buck…
Georgia’s dove season kicks off on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 12 noon. It will run the entire month of September before taking a break until the Saturday before Thanksgiving. If you’re looking for a private dove field, a number of options are on these two pages. You’ll see a variety of dates, amenities and field…
Features: Weiss Bass On Summer Structure An August map is marked with 10 Lake Weiss GPS locations. Spunky Thornton’s “Putnam Phantom” The story of a great Georgia whitetail killed in 1983. Hunting Mentors Honored Hunters who mentored turkey and deer hunters win new guns. All About Shallow Crankbaits For Bass Walker Smith breaks down…
Early results from an ongoing research study looking into the drastic decline in deer harvest and hunter success in the north Georgia mountains doesn’t bode well for fawn survival. Only three of 13 fawns tracked by researchers at the Chattahoochee National Forest survived to 4 months. According to a presentation at the Southeast Deer Study…
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