Posts by GON Staff
Georgia Passes Law To Protect Firearm Retailers And Privacy For Buyers
While federal and world entities seem to move toward more intrusion and control over personal liberties, Georgians can take some comfort from the actions of our current state leadership. During the recent legislative session, Georgia lawmakers passed House Bill 1018, which prohibits financial institutions from using a “firearms merchant category code” to identify and distinguish…
Read MoreReport Ignites Unsubstantiated Fears Regarding CWD Transmission In Humans
A presentation earlier this month at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology has unnecessarily reignited fear and uncertainty associated with human consumption of CWD-infected venison. Published in the journal, Neurology, the abstract stated, “The patient’s history, including a similar case in his social group, suggests a possible novel animal-to-human transmission of CWD.”…
Read MoreAllatoona Bass Report – April 19, 2024
Level: 1.1 feet above 840. Temp: 67 degrees and rising. Expect it to be around 70 by Saturday, April 20. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “This weekend will be a great weekend. The topwater bite is firing up due to the warm week. The shad spawn is in the beginning stages, and…
Read MoreMake Plans To Attend The 2024 Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast July 26-28
It’s save the date time! The 2024 Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast will take place July 26-28 at the LakePoint Sports Complex in Emerson just north of Atlanta. Plans are for this year’s GON event to be the biggest and best in the 19 years since we held the very first Outdoor Blast so we could…
Read MoreLadies Wildcard Results 2023-2024
Ladies Wildcard The highest-scoring entry by a female hunter that doesn’t win a week outright earns a spot in the Truck-Buck Shoot-Out as the Ladies Wildcard winner. Morgan Rae Walker (y), Dodge, 154 4/8 (Won Week 11) Paula Lewis, Dougherty, 150 4/8 (Won Week 17) Ladies Wildcard Winner 1. Savanna Davis (y), Dooly, 145 2/8…
Read MoreTruck-Buck Week 17 Results 2023-2024
Week 17 Results (Dec. 30 to the end of deer season) Hunter, County, Score 1. Paula Lewis (l), Dougherty, 150 4/8 2. Tanner Phillips (y), Wilkes, 137 2/8 3. Jimmy Causey, Dooly, 132 4/8 4. Larry J. Yoder, Macon, 131 0/8 5. Nick Davis, Brooks, 130 3/8 6. Andrew Chesser, Charlton, 130 2/8 7. Riles…
Read MorePublic-Land Wildcard Results 2023-2024
Public-Land Wildcard The highest-scoring entry by a public-land hunter that doesn’t win a week outright earns a spot in the Truck-Buck Shoot-Out as the Public-Land Wildcard winner. Hunter, County, Score 1. Adam Kirk, Chattahoochee NF, Rabun Co., 144 1/8 2. Chop Darling, Flint River WMA, Dooly Co., 139 4/8 3. Dave Yoder (b), Flint River…
Read MoreYouth Wildcard Results 2023-2024
Youth Wildcard The highest-scoring entry by a youth hunter that doesn’t win a week outright earns a spot in the Truck-Buck Shoot-Out as the Youth Wildcard winner. These youths earned spots in the Shoot-Out by winning their weeks or other wildcard categories, so they are not listed in the Youth Wildcard category. Smisson Ridgon (b),…
Read MoreTruck-Buck Week 16 Results 2023-2024
Week 16 Results (Dec. 23-29) Hunter, County, Score No hindsight ip unit displayed. 1. Karl Allen (b), Fulton, 152 0/8 2. Nicolas Warren (b), Dooly, 150 0/8 3. Bryan Fisher, Walton, 139 2/8 4. Hunter Corley (y), Grady, 136 2/8 5. Tommy Rountree, Randolph, 146 1/8 NT 6. Randy Kemp, Lowndes, 120 5/8 7. Noah…
Read MoreTruck-Buck Week 2 Results 2023-2024
Week 2 Results (Sept. 16-22) Hunter, County, Score 1. Austin Hill (b), DeKalb, 164 0/8 2. Smisson Rigdon (y) (b), Houston, 156 1/8 3. Billy Nipper (c), Worth, 152 5/8 4. Tyler Hilley (b), Greene, 143 6/8 5. Hannah Johnson (l) (b), Worth, 142 6/8 6. Will Gretsch (b), Oglethorpe, 132 4/8 7. Amy Doss…
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