GON January Issue 2025

GON Staff | January 3, 2025

Vol. 39, No. 1

Wild hogs are a scourge to many, but on some WMAs they offer late season chances for fun hunting and freezer meat.

Photo by Russell Graves

January 2025 Magazine Flipbook Edition

Articles available to paid GON subscribers

January Feature Articles

Public-Land Wild Hogs
A statewide look at the best Georgia WMAs for the chance to get into some late-winter wild hog hunting action.

Lake Seminole Bass Prespawn In January
10 GPS locations to set a hot prespawn pattern on Seminole.

The Hilsman Legacy
Bill Hilsman’s mark on the Georgia outdoors goes far beyond processing deer, and it’s being carried on by later generations.

Hunting From Laurens To Around The World
What began in middle Georgia has taken J.Y. Jones on a journey.

Truck-Buck Contest Coverage
Late November was on fire, and big bucks continued to fall during the early December weeks for GON subscribers.

Youth Big-Buck Contest Setting Entry Records
Interest and excitement among kids continues to grow through GON’s special Youth Big-Buck Contest.

Warming Trend Big Bass Magic
Walker Smith says the right day in January can offer great bass fishing, and perhaps your best chance for a personal best.

Rabbit Hunt With Dr. Larry Marchinton
The famous deer researcher is also a guru of rabbit hunting and rabbit dogs. Special hunt with a who’s-who of the wildlife world.

Buffalo In Georgia
These huge beasts once roamed the woods of the Peach State.

Georgia Lake & River Record Fish
Lots of new listings—and higher marks to shoot for—in GON’s official records for all the major lakes and rivers in the state.