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Hunting
Most sportsmen wait months for hunting season to open, anticipating many days afield in pursuit of their passion. For one Georgia man, his buck hunting ended on opening weekend. On consecutive days, Jake Wesley, an air traffic controller from Locust Grove, arrowed his allotted two-buck season limit while hunting in DeKalb County. Both bucks will…
Jason Gardner, of McDonough, has put his name on top of GON‘s statewide crossbow rankings list by killing a Henry County 23-pointer that grossed 194 3/8 inches and netted 186 5/8. Jason took the deer in his mom’s backyard in McDonough. “The first picture we got was June 18, 2018. It showed up in full…
The boar stood just 4 yards away, and his massive size was nearly overwhelming. Missing him at this range would be like missing a minivan. But before we go any further, there is simply no way to get to the end of this crazy story without going back to the very beginning in the fall…
Sportsmen have a rare opportunity to show their gratitude and support for military men and women who sacrificed for our country while also enjoying a morning of wing-shooting standing shoulder-to-shoulder with those heroes. High Point Quail Shooting Preserve in Locust Grove is hosting the “Purple Heart Wounded Warriors” continental pheasant hunt on Oct. 20. This…
Anyone out there giving Gerald Gilbert, of McDonough, a hard time for his buck, which was listed as a pick-up in GON’s County-by-County Buck Rankings in October, needs to start congratulating him. Gerald’s 180 1/8-inch net non-typical buck was a legitimate opening-day rifle kill last season. It was our mistake it was accidentally listed as…
Feeling patriotic, or maybe you’re ready to heat up the shotgun barrel getting after some pheasants? Best case, both of those are true, because there’s a special event coming to Henry County. On Nov. 4-5, High Point Quail Shooting Preserve in Locust Grove is hosting a pheasant hunt for veterans who were wounded while serving…
Editor’s Note: Austin Daman, 10, of Talking Rock, won a SEEDS dream deer hunt with landowner Kyle Brown on his farm in Wilkes County. Below is the hunt story told by Austin’s father, Paul. First let me start by saying that Kyle Brown is one of the most generous and kind human beings I’ve ever…
The GONetwork and the Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority (HCWSA) hosted the third-annual Kids Duck Box Building Day on Feb. 16. The event, held at HCWSA’s Cubihatcha Outdoor Center in Locust Grove, attracted about 75 people, including 31 kids. The project, which began as an effort to simply get kids involved in an outdoor-related…
The GONetwork’s Henry County Committee and the Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority (HCWSA) held their second-annual Kids’ Wood-Duck Conservation Day at the Cubihatcha Outdoor Center on February 10. This year’s project exceeded all expectations and was a great success. Close to 100 people turned out, and 45 of those were kids. After a brief…
I rounded a point in the field and came face to face with the prettiest coyote I had ever seen. My adrenaline level went sky high, and I was frozen in awe. In all honesty, this coyote did not have a silky, silver coat. Actually, the pelt had a brownish tint to it and was…
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