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For more than three and half decades, a group of Georgia hunters killed a buck that garnered membership into an elite club. The latest members of that group—GON subscribers who killed a big buck through luck, dedication, woodsmanship or a combination of all—will take the stage at the Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast July 27 to compete…
This past Saturday, May 17, the 2025 Keeping Georgia Wild festival was held at DNR’s Charlie Elliot Wildlife Center in Mansfield. This event was a family-fun day focusing on general conservation, Georgia wildlife and various outdoor recreational activities. Kids were given the opportunity to try their hand at fishing, archery, harnessed tree climbing and shooting…
GON contributor and Outdoor Blast vendor David Kilgore has been getting after the frogs! David sent some video clips.
It got hot in the afternoons this past week, but the water temperature most places in freshwater is in the upper 70s to around 80. That’s in the range where the fish usually put on the feed bag. There were lots of good reports this week, and you have lots of options for the holiday…
T.C. Morey, a 13-year-old from Leesburg, had a day on Lake Worth! T.C. caught a largemouth bass that was certified at 8.95 pounds (8-lbs., 15.2-ozs.) on DNR scales at the Albany Fisheries office to set a new Lake Worth record. That fish was T.C.’s best bass to date, but during that same trip, he also…
Level: 4.58 feet and rising at this Alapaha River gauge. Water Clarity: Stained. The Alapaha River has been on fire the past few days, and I’ve had numerous reports come in from anglers up and down the river. Josh Forsythe, of Homerville, made several trips this week, and the bite seemed to get better each…
A Glennville man has officially tied the Georgia state saltwater record for dolphin (Coryphaena hippurus), also known as mahi mahi, after landing a massive 68-lb., 9.28-oz. fish off the Georgia coast earlier this month. Cade Quick reeled in the record-tying dolphin on May 5 while fishing near the South Ledge aboard a private boat. His catch officially…
Many people who weren’t brought up hunting tend to keep it that way, not necessarily wanting to put in the effort and step out of their comfort zone to learn something new. But that does not apply to Calhoun. Calhoun is a 9-year-old boy from Athens. On a typical day, you can find him playing…
Do you know a young person passionate about art? Are they also passionate about wildlife? If so, they should enter GON’s 2025 Youth Art Contest! GON is proud to announce our first Youth Art Contest. This exciting opportunity is for young artists in grades PreK through High School across the state of Georgia to showcase…
For a lot of years, it was coming home with so many layers of red dirt stains around our ankles that we’d jump in the pool before coming in the house to shower. There were parts of those years that involved running duct work in an attic to help him out on his side jobs,…
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