Sundown Hog Control Offering Hunt Bargain At Outdoor Blast

The GON Outdoor Blast is thrilled to announce that Sundown Hog Control is joining the 2017 Blast Bargains campaign and will be offering their hunts at a discounted price during the show. Blast Bargains is a special part of the three-day Outdoor Blast—we’re bringing pre-season deals back to hunting shows. Outdoor Blast vendors will be…

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Bi-Polar Broadheads Offering Bargains At Outdoor Blast

The GON Outdoor Blast is thrilled to announce that Bi-Polar Broadheads is joining the 2017 Blast Bargains campaign and will be offering their products at a discounted price during the show. Blast Bargains is a special part of the three-day Outdoor Blast—we’re bringing pre-season deals back to hunting shows. Outdoor Blast vendors will be offering…

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Lanier Hosts Striper Event For Disabled

Lake Lanier hosted the Outdoors Without Limits (OWL) striper event on April 8. OWL is an organization that gives people with disabilities the opportunity to learn more about activities in the outdoors and participate in them. “We provide people with disabilities the opportunity to enjoy outdoor activities by partnering one on one disabled and undisabled, so…

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46 Pound Nottely Striper Caught On Video

Mason Tompkins, 11, of Milledgeville, had the catch of the day with his 46-lb. Lake Nottely striper on April 9. Mason was fishing with his parents Tim and Dawn, his 8-year-old brother Kolby and Jeremy Seabolt, who runs a guide service on Lake Nottely. “We were trolling freelines,” said Jeremy. “The fish hit in open water…

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Mountain Man Beard Offering Huge Bargain At Outdoor Blast

The GON Outdoor Blast is thrilled to announce that Mountain Man Beard is joining the 2017 Blast Bargains campaign and will be offering their products at a very substantial discounted price during the show. Blast Bargains is a special part of the three-day Outdoor Blast—we’re bringing pre-season deals back to hunting shows. Outdoor Blast vendors will…

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West Point Blue Cat Record Broken

Jake Saunders, of Bowdon, broke the West Point blue catfish record by 9 pounds with his 29.57-lb. catch. “I went out fishing intending to catch striped bass,” said Jake. “I caught some shad with my cast net in the afternoon, and I went out to the mouth of the river and anchored out. I had out…

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Rare Black-Phase Gobbler Killed

Jacob Mullis, of Macon, experienced a once-in-a-lifetime turkey hunt on March 26 when he harvested a rare melanistic turkey in Twiggs County. The gobbler he took was a “black phase” melanistic turkey that WRD says is so rare that only one in 10,000 turkeys carry that trait. “There are three color phases of wild turkey in…

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Grady County Teen Sets Archery Records In Vegas

A Georgia teen has set the record of being the youngest competitor ever to shoot a perfect score of 900 at one of archery’s most prestigious shoots held in Las Vegas. Carson Sapp, 17, of Cairo, began his career in archery through Grady Co. 4-H, and from there he has set many records, including being the…

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Coastal Georgia Buck Scored As Charlton County’s No. 2

This past deer season, Greg Boatright, of Patterson, harvested the No. 2 buck of all-time for coastal Georgia’s Charlton County. Greg killed the buck on Oct. 22, 2016, and it has now been officially scored at 149 2/8 inches. “My girlfriend and I went hunting on opening morning and got in the tree stand before daylight,” said Greg.…

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Record Allatoona Blue Catfish

After having no luck catching bait the morning of Feb. 2 and having to use bait that had been on ice for two days, Jake Herman, of Acworth, finally got that one special bite and reeled in a 43-lb., 9.6-oz. Lake Allatoona blue catfish. Jake’s blue catfish broke the existing Allatoona record by more than 7 1/2 pounds.…

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