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FWC Conducts Plant Control On Lake Seminole

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is conducting aerial aquatic plant management on Lake Seminole throughout the week of Sept. 5, weather permitting. The management areas were chosen in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, balancing the project’s fish and wildlife habitat benefit, density and location of the vegetation management areas,…

Early Bite Leads To Lanier BFL Win For Paul Marks

Boater Paul Marks, of Cumming, caught six bass weighing 25-lbs., 7-ozs. to win the two-day MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Lake Lanier Presented by Harrison Oil Company. The tournament, which featured a three-bass daily limit, was the fifth and final regular-season event for the Bass Fishing League Bulldog Division Presented…

Georgia 4-H Kids Place At National Event

A host of Georgia 4-H shooting sports state championship teams took their skills to the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships in Grand Island, Nebraska in late June and posted impressive finishes. Georgia teams that qualified for the national event did so at their state championships at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton earlier in the…

$25 Gets You Eligible For $75K In Truck-Buck Prizes!

  We are super thankful for the dedicated and longtime sponsors of Truck-Buck and the relatively new sponsors that came on board in the past several seasons. Make no mistake, without these folks, the Truck-Buck contest would not be returning for an amazing 35th season. Please support the companies and people who support GON and…

Coyote With Fawn On Georgia WMA

Samuel Pruitt, of Sautee, had a video cam strapped to a tree on a Hart County WMA trying to gain some intel for the upcoming 2023 bow season. We’re not sure how the deer scouting is going, but he did discover what looks to be one less fawn in his hunting grounds this fall. He…

Yellow-Legged Hornet Discovered In Georgia: Hunters Asked To Report Sightings

As deer hunters begin their usual late-summer chores of trimming lanes, securing stands and filling feeders, they could play a part in putting a stop to the spread of a brand-new species of hornet that has been discovered in Georgia, the first sighting in the United States. According to a press release this week from…

Rattlesnake In Tree!

  Next time you’re hunting On The Ground and decide to stop and take a relaxing lean against a tree, you may want to first investigate your surroundings very carefully. Very carefully! You never know what may be lurking behind, around, nearby or inside a tree. Josh Rogers, of Statesboro, was out scouting around in…

Red-Meat Allergy Spread By Chiggers And Ticks: Awareness Could Save A Life

Odds are that it won’t happen to you. However, the reality of odds is that it can happen, no matter how unlikely it may be. So it is with alpha-gal syndrome, and knowledge of it could just save your life. Jamie Stewart is just another outdoorsman, a normal guy who likes to hunt and fish.…

Biden Administration Eliminates Federal Funding To Schools With Hunter Ed And Archery Programs

The Biden Administration has announced that it will eliminate federal funding for schools that offer hunter education and archery programs. That has school systems across Georgia, and the U.S., in a tizzy. The decision was a result of the Biden administration’s interpretation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. That act has language that prohibits federal…

Trapping Seminars At Outdoor Blast

Options for predator control of animals that eat fawns, turkey eggs and rabbits is a high-interest topic. We’ve partnered with our friends at the Georgia Trappers Association to bring their equipment and know-how and share it with Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast show-goers. GTA will host three trapping seminars at the Blast, and we know coyotes—a hot-button…

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