Georgia Outdoor News Magazine

24/12/2024

The holidays always remind us of the importance of family. We want to share this Truck-Buck hunt story with you because the GON team loves hearing about families doing this together. From managing the land, to hunting, to recovering, and finally to our favorite part, sharing the story, we love to see families continuing to do this together year after year. Check out this Truck-Buck story and be encouraged to share your stories and adventures with your family this Christmas.

Hunter: Newton JenningsPoints: 10 (5L, 5R)County: CrawfordSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryI, along with my three boys Will, Hutch, and Camp, are avid outdoorsmen and bowhunters. Our family was blessed to be able to obtain a farm in Crawford County back in 2021 that we have worked hard to transform into a...

24/12/2024

24/12/2024

The adults aren't the only ones having fun the GA deer woods! From elementary to high school, these youth hunters have been taking full advantage of their Christmas break. Check out their recent harvests and Truck-Buck submissions. Congrats!

23/12/2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West Point Lake will accept real Christmas trees for recycling from Dec. 26, 2024, to Jan. 7, 2025. These donated trees will be used to create brushpiles in the lake to improve fish habitat. The trees may be dropped off in the parking lots of Yellowjacket Boat Ram...

23/12/2024

Cooler temps have brought these hunters some great luck in the GA deer woods! Congrats to these hunters on their recent harvests and solid Truck-Buck contest submissions. Keep it up!

23/12/2024

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22/12/2024

Did you catch the final chapter of GON writer, Duncan Dobie's 2024 Fall Fiction Series, Come November? If you missed any of this season's chapters, you can catch up here. Check out this great story to share with your family over the holiday.

  Of all people, Mama was the one to notice the odd detail that showed up so plainly in the trail-camera photo. After the incident on Saturday with the two trespassers, who we knew had to be Clarence and Dace Maxwell, Mark and Luke had gone back the next day and set up two card…

22/12/2024

**Sunday Spotlight**

You've listened to their podcast and chatted with them at various expos, including the 2024 GON Outdoor Blast.

We're excited to announce that you'll get to chat with them again at the 2025 GON Outdoor Blast. Mark your calendars for July 25-27, 2025 and come hang out with Andrew and Jacob from Southern Outdoorsmen!

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21/12/2024

Did you know that you can see every qualifying Truck-Buck submission online? Each submission includes photos, demographics, and a brief description of the hunt. Check them out here.

Advertisement GON's 36th Annual Truck-Buck Contest Enter Your Deer There's is no deer contest anywhere in the country like the one Georgia deer hunters have in GON's Truck-Buck Shoot-Out. Back for the 36th year during the 2024-25 Georgia deer season, Truck-Buck again has weekly and wildcard winners....

21/12/2024

How do you take your gravy? If you take it with a side of squirrel, check out this recipe we have for you.
You’ll need:
Three young squirrels
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons black pepper
1 quart buttermilk
2 cups whole milk
Bacon grease
Skin and quarter the squirrels. Soak for two hours in one cup of salt to one gallon of water. Remove and pat dry. Marinate in buttermilk for two hours. Remove squirrel quarters and shake off excess. Place flour, salt and pepper in a plastic bag. Drop squirrel quarters in bag and shake vigorously until coated. In a cast iron skillet on medium heat, add one-half-inch of bacon grease and fry the squirrel quarters until golden brown. Remove to paper towels. To the skillet, slowly add flower and stir with a whisk until it turns a light gray. Slowly add milk and continue to whisk. Allow the gravy to thicken. Return the squirrels to the skillet. Put a lid on the skillet and allow the squirrels to tenderize for 10 minutes on the lowest heat possible. Serve with homemade biscuits.

You can see more recipes from GON's Mike Bolton here: https://gon.com/recipes

21/12/2024

It’s been both cold and warm, and both calm and windy this week... typical December weather in southeast Georgia. Folks almost always find some biting fish, and this week is no different. Grab your coveralls and get in on some of the best fishing of the year. Altamaha River: The river is getting r...

20/12/2024

Are you already wondering what you'll do with your tree after Christmas this year? Check out this article for your solution.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District’s Forest, Fish, and Wildlife Section at the J. Strom Thurmond Lakeand the Hartwell Dam and Lake will accept real Christmas trees for recycling as fish habitat again this season. Thurmond Lake will accept real trees from Dec. 20, 2024, through Jan...

20/12/2024

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20/12/2024

Come see us and the DSC crew in Atlanta January 2025!

In case you missed it last week, watch the above video to learn about: The 2024 DSC Convention in DALLAS, January 11-14, 2024 The 2025 – 2029 DSC Conventions in ATLANTA A SECOND DSC Expo in Dallas beginning Summer 2025 See you in Dallas, January 11-14, 2024! Sincerely, Corey Mason CEO, DSC and DSC...