GON December 2020 Issue

GON Staff | December 1, 2020

Colby Johnson’s 18-point giant from Worth County has been rough scored at more than 200 total inches. Colby is entered in Week 8 of Truck-Buck.

Cover Photo by Scott Hodges

December 2020 Feature Articles

Youth Big-Buck Contest Winner Collects Loot
10-year-old Easton Withrow gets his grand prize payouts.

Cold Water Bass In The Stained Shallows
The right baits in the right water will produce great bassin’ action.

Stand Collapse Sends Hunter Tumbling 25 Feet
Zach Getskow is fighting to walk again, and he’s lucky to be alive after a lock-on stand buckled in Taylor County.

Coastal Ducks In The Salt
From sea ducks off the beaches to divers in the sounds, there are lots of birds on the Georgia coast. But this is tough hunting.

Jackson Bass On A Dependable December Bite
10 locations to set a wintertime pattern for Lake Jackson bass.

Statewide Deer Hunting Reports: Georgia Rut Ran Hot And Cold
GON’s Hunt Advisor Team reports on everything from hot food sources to rutting activity, broken down by Georgia county.

Saltwater Yaking
A fishing kayak opens up a world of inshore fishing options.

Let’s See The Kids! Lots Of Youth Contest Bucks
GON’s Youth Big-Buck Contest continues to grow.

Truck-Buck Contest Gun Season Weeks
As gun season opens, so does the flood gate of big-buck entries.

Pro Bono Trapping Pays Unexpected Dividends
Trapper encourages others to consider donated jobs.

Fall Fiction: The Conclusion of “Traditions”
The story ends as a bygone era in north Georgia collides with a modern quest for a giant mountain buck.