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A 12-year-old made a 130-yard shot to take a big Morgan County 9-point buck, and who knows, he might have a chance to make some more shots that could earn some great prizes — even a brand new pickup truck. Because his family has a GON subscription, the Social Circle youth is eligible for both…
One moment I was among a large group of camo-clad hunters I’d never seen before. A few minutes later, it was like I had known these special people all my life. That was the general atmosphere on Sunday, Oct. 27, at the annual Foundation for Outdoor Kids Youth Hunt sponsored by the Georgia Chapter of…
Like many Georgia pre-teens, 12-year-old Jackson Stonecipher couldn’t wait for the start of the state’s gun season. The seventh grader had a special reason to be excited. His dad, Alex, said the monstrous buck they were seeing on their Monroe County farm all summer would be his for the taking. This was a buck that…
This is not your usual fishing and hunting article, or an article about habitat management that you are used to in GON or written by me. I contemplated for a long time where I wanted to go with this article because there are so many things I could include about how nature can bring healing…
Juicy Lucy Venison Burgers The Juicy Lucy Burger originated in Minnesota, of all places, and is a matter of statewide pride. Here, the recipe has been adapted to the South by replacing ground beef with venison. Be sure to use venison with at least 20 percent beef fat for best results. This makes four burgers.…
While we continue to pray and work to help our friends, families and all affected by Hurricane Helene… from Valdosta to Hazlehurst, Dublin, Sylvania, Augusta… throw in a little prayer for rain. Most of Georgia hasn’t seen a drop since that awful night of Sept. 27 when the storm roared through. Rain will come, and…
When Mack Saxon began accumulating trail-camera photos of a great Oconee County archery buck, he did not waste any time preparing for the 2024 archery deer season. Mack and his wife recently moved to family land on the southwest end of the county that was part of an old hunting club several decades ago. Mack’s…
Stacy Black is by no means your average Georgia hunter. The retired schoolteacher is 54 and hunts her Tift County farm by herself. She plants dozens of food plots by herself. She hangs cameras all over the property by herself. She helps manages her pecan orchard. And, oh yeah, she has just taken a buck…
Kevin Prescott killed a Gwinnett County buck on Oct. 11 that green scored 168 inches. The entire story for the 13-pointer can been viewed on the Unruly Outdoors YouTube channel. Kevin had a close call with the buck in 2023, but not sealing the deal last year actually turned into a blessing since the antlers…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, J. Strom Thurmond, Forest, Fish, and Wildlife Section is cancelling the Bussey Point Corps Management Unit (CMU) 2024 deer hunts due to the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Helene. Hurricane Helene caused impassable roads due to fallen trees which makes Bussey Point CMU unsafe for hunting this…
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