January 2019 Issue

On The Cover: Eleven-year-old Levi Kendall, of Mansfield, is featured on this month’s GON cover with his Newton County 10-point buck, taken while sitting in a double ladder stand with his dad.

January 2019 Features:

Lake Lanier Spotted Bass On A Winter Ditch Pattern
The “3 Jims” detail a solid pattern for cold-weather bass.

Truck-Buck Contest
See some of Georgia’s best bucks from late November and December.

Georgia’s Great Whitetails: The Silver Bullet Buck
This WMA buck was a legend before and after being killed at B.F. Grant WMA in Putnam County.

Hunt Deer When Your Deer Land Gets Timbered
A timber cut doesn’t run all the deer off—the opposite can occur.

Hunt Advisor Final Deer Season Reports
GON’s team of deer-hunting experts review the deer season.

Garry’s Outdoor Kicks & Grins: Snow Days
In the South, snow is your excuse to go hunting or fishing.

Predator Trapping For More Turkeys
Now’s the time to get after the predators.

Catch Sinclair Bass Shallow And Deep
Winter patterns, and a map, from college angler Tucker Sweat.

Back Seat Bass For Non-Boater Tournament Anglers
Tips for non-boaters to catch bass from the back of the boat.

January News:

204-Inch Bow-Buck Returned To Teen

Duncan Dobie Authors Second Volume To “Dawn Of American Deer Hunting”

Win Guns In Hunting Mentor Contest

Catfish Records Set On Jackson, Satilla River

Bear Tears Apart Trapped Wild Hogs

Days GON By: Looking Back At GON Stories
30 Years Ago: Pritch Morgan Law Petitions Taken To Capitol By GON
20 Years Ago: Lake Record Striped Bass From Burton

Januay 2019 Departments:

Letters To The Editor: “First Time I Met Steve Burch”

Fishing Reports

Wild In The Kitchen: Tuscan Venison Stew

Hunter’s Journal: B.F. Grant WMA Buck

Realtree Kids Scrapbook

Georgia Spy-Cam

Scrapbook

GON Outdoor Kids: High School Anglers Win Seminole FLW Event

Kids Outdoor Outpost And Word Search: Mentor Someone To The Outdoors

Game Warden Reports: Effingham County 160-Inch Buck

Daryl Gay’s Back Page