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A 14-lb., 2-oz. walleye caught Friday, Feb. 19 at Lake Rabun has been certified as a new state record. Guide Wes Carlton, one of GON‘s long-time fishing report contributors, caught the fish during a trip to Rabun with one of his regular customers and a mutual friend. “We started out that morning fishing for largemouth,”…
This past deer season, C.E. Phelps Jr., of Warrenton, ended his quest for the buck of a lifetime. It began during the second week of gun season when C.E. got pictures of a giant non-typical buck on his trail cameras in Warren County. “I immediately called my son and grandkids to come look at the pictures of him,” said…
March is a great month to go fishing just about anywhere in Georgia. Warming waters turn fish on, and they move shallow and feed. With so many great choices, it can be hard to pick one place to go. Consider Bartletts Ferry, also known as Lake Harding, on the Chattahoochee River just south of West…
For anyone who has fished with Angelo Koundourakis or had a conversation with him, you know it’s impossible to capture him in an article. But for those who have never had the honor of meeting Andy, we’ll try to give you a snapshot of this remarkable man. My favorite Andy story happened in the mid-70s…
You can rarely read any bass fishing article these days without hearing about square-bill crankbaits. Strike King’s KVD square-bill crankbaits are the choice of many top bass fishermen. The Strike King KVD HC Square Bill Silent Crankbait’s design and unique action will constantly “wander” with erratic action, while still running true. It also helps deflect…
By GON Staff Through the GON cover ballot on the January cover, we once again gave sportsmen the opportunity to rate their deer seasons. In addition, readers also could answer three pertinent hunting-related questions. The survey results from those three questions are on pages 91, 96 and 99. Over the last decade in GON’s Rate…
Youngsters or those new to hunting in Georgia likely don’t know the history of our coyote situation. There was a time—hard to believe it really was not that long ago—when hunters first started saying coyotes were impacting deer. Those hunters were literally laughed at, publicly ridiculed on website forums—at times by folks with official-sounding titles…
By Scott Priester It was an April morning that most hunters dream of here in the South. The truck dashboard read 70 degrees as we arrived at the hunting land. This was a special hunting day as I looked at my dad and good friend Rich Mix. It was my Dad’s first time turkey hunting.…
Thanking Parent Hunters Dear GON, Congratulations to all the youth who were fortunate to take a buck this season. I have been hunting for many years but still have fond memories of my first buck. Thanks to the parents who support involvement in this sport! Rod Kuhn, Woodstock Thanks GON For Another Check Off…
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