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Kinchafoonee Creek Float And Fish

One of the greatest challenges faced by modern man is a lack of free time to explore, learn and grow. Too often we are bogged down in routine tasks, leaving little time to try something new. As a fisherman and outdoorsman, I have tremendous natural resources and diverse habitats to explore in my native Georgia.…

Blackshear Flathead Record Broken

The 7-year-old Lake Blackshear flathead catfish was broken on Friday, Sept. 15 by Shannen Kitchens, of Americus. Shannen’s Appaloosa weighed 39-lbs., 15.04-ozs, beating the old record by nearly a half pound. “Friday was just like pretty much every day for me, I was working and wishing I was fishing,” said Shannen. “I was counting the minutes…

Georgia Rut Hunting Tactics With Glen Solomon

GON’s annual Rut Map could be the most popular article that comes out every fall. Hunters plan way in advance of when they need to take a week off work in order catch a bruiser buck on its feet. This map proves its accuracy time and time again by hunter testimonies each season. Keep in…

Spy-Cam October 2017

Email your pics to [email protected]. Please include your name, GON subscriber number, hometown, county where the picture was taken, date, time and any interesting details for a caption. Print images can be mailed to GON Spy-Cam, 4331 Seven Islands Road, Madison, GA 30650.  

Scrapbook October 2017

Send photographs to [email protected] or 4331 Seven Islands Road, Madison, GA 30650. Include name, subscriber number, hometown, county and date, and please include some interesting details for a caption.

Tournament Reports October 2017

The Georgia BASS Nation tournament on Lake Sinclair Sept. 15, 2017 attracted 151 two-angler high school teams and also 22 teams that competed in the Junior Division. The high school title went to the team of Seth Morris and Jacob Robinson, of Bremen High School. Their total weight was 8.83 pounds. Second place went to…

Conservation Law Enforcement Corner October 2017

The old adage of TMI, or “too much information,” certainly applies to social media. And by TMI on social media, it’s not just endless info on someone’s exercise routine or what they’re having for supper. Outdoor exploits are commonly posted on social media, even posts about activities that are illegal. Wayne County: On Nov. 10,…

Editorial-Opinion October 2017

This has been a humbling and gratifying month for me personally. I have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of concern expressed by so many of you for me. I want to thank you all. And I want to let you all know that things are remarkably good. The trigger was Hurricane Irma. Some of you…

Paddleboard Panic

“JAKE!!! “Clamber down off’n that before you get shot!” That was the point at which I learned it’s highly unlikely that  a heart attack will ever have any effect on me; if an infarction didn’t rear its ugly head as I walked into that store… The Old Hermit, as you are probably aware, tends to…

Count Your Blessings

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma lashed our shores with incredible devastation in September. Huge amounts of wind and rain flooded and destroyed many homes as well as taking human lives. After the storms had subsided, we saw the devastation. Folks were inside what used to be their homes, scrounging around trying to save what was left…

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