It was a remarkable archery season for black bears in north Georgia, and the gun opener brought in a flood of bear reports to the GON office. Judging from those reports from hunters across the state, this year’s black-bear harvest is on track...
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is set to pull the plug on Lake Blue Ridge during the late summer of 2010. Plans call for the lake to be drawn down to more than 60 feet below full pool.
TVA officials recently announced the final...
At Oconee the shad are moving into the pockets, and the bass follow and feed aggressively.
If you are a bass fisherman, you have to love November. The weather is usually decent for fishing, the bass are shallow and feeding, and there are few other fishermen and pleasure boaters on the water. All that leads to good fishing, and Lake Oconee is one of the best bets to hit this month.
Hunting isn’t just about the killing — but it sure is fun trying everything in your power to get in position to let an arrow fly. Just ask Jake Meyer.
Jake, 14, of Neptune Beach, Fla. was the 2008 SEEDS Big-Buck Contest winner. He won the grand prize big-game hunt to Wyoming, where he spent five days hunting antelope and mule deer with last year’s SEEDS Big-Buck Contest sponsors — country singer Roland Whitt and the guys from Flies and Fletching, Wilderness Outfitters and Arrowdynamic Solutions.
“Wyoming was absolutely incredible,” said Jake. “On my first day of hunting, I used my crossbow and shot a nice antelope right through the neck. Unfortunately he was the toughest antelope in Wyoming, and he ran off. The next morning we spotted him feeding. I saw many mule deer, including some very big bucks. We even snuck to within 7 yards of a nice buck but couldn’t get a shot. I hunted about 12 hours a day. I stayed...
My alarm clock sounded at 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 4 last season. The weather man called for a southeast wind and temperatures in the low 50s. This was perfect for the spot I had chosen to hunt. I could approach the bedding area from the northwest and quietly slip up a cypress tree in my Lone Wolf...
The day was forecasted to be windy, chilly and rainy with a chance of thunderstorms. It wasn’t likely to be very comfortable, but the spirits and excitement ran high on the dock at Lake Lanier’s Van Pugh Park on Saturday morning, Oct. 10. Thirty-one kids, along with parents, grandparents and others lined up before sunrise to pair up with one of 28 volunteer guides and head out in...
Severe weather forced anglers off Lake Tobesofkee on the scheduled tournament day of March 28, so the state’s best young tournament anglers returned the next day to vie for bragging rights and state-championship honors in the 2009 Georgia Bass...
Here's GON's 2009 Dial-a-Trailing-Dog list. Some of our guys have dropped off the list this year, but there are some new faces, as well. If you've shot a deer and can't find it, call one of these guys. Their dogs may be able to find it for you.
To add a dog to the list, call GON at (800) 438-4663.
