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Hunting
If you’ve been deer hunting for more than a few years, I’m sure that you have some experience chasing deer that are eating mast. Many hunters curse years with heavy acorn crops in particular, as deer that were feeding in food plots in September seemingly disappear as acorns begin to fall. October in particular is…
Holden Hines, 14, of Macon, collected a $3,000 shopping spree from Adventure Outdoors after winning GON’s Youth Big-Buck Contest Shoot-Out on Aug. 21 at GON’s Outdoor Blast. In addition, Holden won a dream deer and hog hunting trip with Woods-N-Water outfitters in Wilkinson County. Holden and a parent get to hunt and stay at a…
How does a special big-buck contest just for kids sound? How about we throw in a great grand prize package that includes a $3,000 shopping spree at Adventure Outdoors, along with an outdoor weekend for hunting deer and hogs and fishing at Woods-N-Water Outfitters. Thanks to our great sponsors, another youngster will win that grand…
By Jason Simotes I never had the good fortune of meeting my father-in-law, Keith Hardy. Some of you may remember Keith. He was a GON fan, won a 4-wheeler in the 2003’s Truck-Buck Shoot-Out and had a passion for deer hunting. It was his year-round dedication to the sport and love for getting outdoors that sent Keith…
Ever wondered how in the world a typical-framed Georgia buck could net 191 4/8 inches? Come see for yourself! Only three more days until the doors open at the LakePoint Sports Champions Center in Emerson for the start of a three-day weekend gathering for sportsmen known as the Outdoor Blast. The Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast,…
No more wondering what those deer antlers on the wall would score. Take them down, blow off the dust and bring them to The Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast, presented by Georgia Drives Chevy and sponsored by Apex Hunting Competitions and GON. We invite all Outdoor Blast attendees and vendors to bring their antlers and shoulder mounts to the Outdoor Blast.…
Glen Johnson stood in line at Big Pa’s Bait and Tackle. Drenched with sweat, it was the hottest day swinging a hammer that he could remember in a long time. He figured the only way to end a day this hot would be with a couple of ice-cold Gatorades and a box of worms. While…
After listening to Matt Beauregard speak as a guest on the Georgia Afield Hunting Podcast last fall, I knew right away I had to sit down with him for an in-depth story on WMA hunting for our 2021 August edition of GON Magazine. I’ve known Matt for a few years now, (we attend the same…
Once again GON has looked at all the hunt data from public lands and crunched them into easy-to-read tables and charts, so that you can begin making your plans on where to hunt this fall. We have hunt stats on 91 different WMAs, State Parks, Natural Areas and Tracts. If you’re a GON subscriber, you’ll…
It was early December last year, and my son Hunter had two different bucks on camera. He was hunting one, and he told me to go hunt one of his other spots that had also had a buck coming in fairly frequently. Hunter had already taken a great buck that met the Pope and Young…
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