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Hunting

Do You Love It? Georgia Duck Hunter Gets Asked Hard Question

“Do you love it?” That is the question that startled me awake. It was asked by Grayson Crews. To give some back story to that quote, it’s 5:01 a.m, and the first good duck hunt is on the horizon. To say I was excited is an understatement. However, when he asked me that, I still…

Georgia Trappers Association Teaches Coyote Trapping At Coweta County Baptist Church

“God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” Genesis 1: 28 You can’t wait to plug in your SD card from the trail camera…

Graphic of Georgia turkey season dates with a turkey fan background.

Quick Guide To Georgia’s 2024 Turkey Season

Season dates and regulations have been set for the 2024 Georgia turkey season, and the season structure and regulations are nearly identical to last season. The 2024 Georgia turkey season will open Saturday, March 30 on private lands and Saturday, April 6 on public lands, and will wrap up May 15 statewide. Keep in mind…

Amazing Gracie

I want to share an amazing story about my niece Gracie. Gracie grew up in a family that hunted, but she never really had the opportunity or interest to go until she was in college. At the age of 20, Gracie did something that would change her life. Gracie always heard about the deer, turkey…

100 Gobblers With A Bow!

It was Thursday morning before opening day of the 2023 season. I stood in the pre-dawn darkness in anticipation of the first gobble of the season. I did not have to wait long as the horizon started to lighten and a barred owl awakened the woods followed by the first gobble of the season. After…

Fishing

Midway Man Shatters Georgia Almaco Jack Record

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced a new state record for almaco jack. Hayden W. Mundy, 24, of Midway, reeled in an almaco jack weighing 19-lbs., 10.53-ozs., while fishing offshore on March 14, 2024, shattering the previous record by nearly 180 percent. Mundy’s record-breaking catch surpasses the previous record of 7-lbs., 0.7-ozs., set…

Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – March 22, 2024

Even with the cold mornings early in the week, there have been some really good catches. The southeast Georgia rivers are still blown out for now. Okefenokee, ponds, and saltwater have been very good. Okefenokee Swamp: I had a couple good trips on the east side this week. Shelton Hunter from Florida fished with me…

Will Hart Livescopes Deep Points For Lake Hartwell BFL Win

Boater Will Hart, of Danielsville, caught a five-bass limit weighing 21-lbs., 8-ozs., Saturday to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Lake Hartwell. Hosted by Visit Anderson, the tournament was the first event of the season for the BFL South Carolina Division. Hart earned $11,266, including the lucrative $7,000 Phoenix MLF…

Georgia Considers New Shoal Bass Regs

Fisheries managers with Georgia DNR are considering new regulations for shoal bass fishing. “Recent fisheries research, sampling efforts, and angler success have suggested Georgia’s rivers may benefit from updated regulations,” according to Georgia DNR’s Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). To measure public interest and gather input, the WRD Fisheries Management Section developed a Shoal Bass Survey….

Last Minute ChatterBait Bass Earns MLF Win On West Point

The final day of the Major League Fishing (MLF) Tackle Warehouse Invitational Stop 2 Presented by Suzuki on West Point Lake was as dramatic as anticipated. With the clock ticking down, none of the leaders had pulled clearly ahead or had spectacular days, until Tyler Stewart of Dubach, Louisiana, iced it with a last-minute kicker…

News

New Legislation Would Define Navigable Waters, Another Would Create Turkey Stamp

Several days remain in the legislation session as this April issue of GON goes to press, and most potential new laws that could affect sportsmen are yet to be decided. A bill to define navigable streams in Georgia and a bill to create a Turkey Stamp were likely introduced too late for consideration this year,…

Hartwell Slam Will Host Top College Bass Anglers

The Association of Collegiate Anglers is set to begin the 2024 season on the Bass Pro Shops Collegiate Bass Fishing Series at Lake Hartwell. The Hartwell Slam will take place on April 13-14, 2024. This no-entry-fee event also includes media coverage on a variety of streaming platforms, live coverage, social media promotions and is nationally…

Lake Allatoona Water Safety Efforts Lead To National Award

An estimated 4,000 people drown to death each year in the United States. Of those deaths, more than 50% could have been prevented if those victims had been wearing a life jacket. That’s where Travis England steps in. England, a public affairs specialist at Lake Lanier and a former park ranger at Lake Allatoona, coordinated…

Videos

Seminole Shines In February As Bass Move Up

Normally when I get assigned a GON story on Lake Seminole I’m pretty darn fired up about it. I don’t know if there’s anything quite like a warm, summer day on the lake with the sun on your back and just enough breeze blowing to keep the gnats away. Fields of grass mats and lily…

Trapping With A State Champion

As I watched Annabel Wilson walk up and down a woods road that led into a Jefferson County cut corn field, I knew exactly where I would put a dirt-hole set. “That little tuft of grass right there,” I whispered to Mike Wilson, Annabel’s dad. A minute later, the confident 20-year-old wildlife student at Abraham…

Georgia DNR Expands Focus On Accessible Opportunities

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) continues to expand its focus on developing accessible opportunities. On Jan. 9, 2024 the agency hosted its third adaptive hunt since the program launched in 2021. Five hunters along with their a hunting partners were paired with guides for the agency’s two-day Hunt and Learn experience on private…

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March 2024 Issue of GON Magazine

In this issue:

10 GPS Locations For Eufaula Bass

WMA Turkey Hunting Special

Evans County Public Fishing Area

5 Rivers For Spring Action

Kill Gobblers That Reject Your Calls

Fiction Part 1: Thunder At Prayer Rock

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