The Field Notes Podcast

The Field Notes Podcast uses Episode 10 to, once again, highlight the greatness of the Georgia Outdoors. The show begins with Derrick Debout's incredible hog harvest with a traditional bow. He entered the woods hoping to take a deer, maybe even a bear, but came out with a massive boar that he took down from just 14 yards away. Hosts Kimberly Lee and Jake Rowe use the Christmas Eve episode to discuss the gifts that 2025 has given them and show thanks for what they've experienced in another year. They also connect with UGA Aquatic Resources expert Emma Brown, whose father, John, owns Pistol Creek. She talks hunting, fishing, and what she is currently researching in the Peach State water. 

GON spends a substantial amount of time on fishing in the latest episode of The Field Notes Podcast. Jake Rowe and Kimberly Lee sit down with Doug Nelms of BigFishHeads guide service, a long-time GON contributor. He discusses his start in the business, love for Lake Oconee, and more. They also report on Cooper Moon and USAngling taking home gold in the Tri-Nation's Cup in South Africa before having some fun with the DNR's Deer Harvest Dashboard. 

There's plenty of news to share and information to be consumed on the latest episode of The Field Notes Podcast. Kimberly Lee and Jake Rowe start it off with a report on a new confirmed case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a new location—Atkinson County. That's Jake's home town, and the duo links it back to the first podcast where Charlie Killmaster of the Georgia DNR shared some knowledge on the disease. They also dig into GON Field Editor Taylor Rampley's recent article that discusses how to have success in the deer woods after the rut. Wildlife photographer and avid outdoorsman David Cannon joins the show to discuss his time at GON, why trout fishing and turkey hunting make him tick, and more. 

Add beaver trapping to the list of things covered on the latest episode of The Field Notes Podcast. GON's Kimberly Lee and Jake Rowe discuss a 56-pound beaver trapped in Stephens County recently, discuss the next generation of Georgia Outdoorsmen, and check in with special guests Charlie Bedingfield and Andrew Phillips of Feathered Tines Productions. They talk hunting, fishing, content creation, and a commitment to woodsmanship.

Our Thanksgiving episode of The Field Notes Podcast focuses on the kids and common hunters in the Peach State. Braelin Smallwood and Jake Rowe conduct five interviews with people who love the Georgia outdoors and have stories to tell from the deer woods. Women and children are featured in the episode and experiences are shared that include big bucks, first harvests, and more. 

The Georgia outdoors have provided us with a lot of newsworthy topics over the past week, and episode 5 of The Field Notes Podcast covers as much of it as it can get to. Braelin Smallwood and Jake Rowe share a first hunt, first buck story, discuss a Lake Seed record, and report on sister anglers who are extending their careers at the college level. They also catch up with do-it-all outdoorsman Jay Maxwell of 46Ten, talking hunting, fishing, faith, and family.

The Field Notes Podcast, presented by GON Outdoors, is doing a little something different with Episode 4. Ryne Rankin and Carter Schultz of Boars and Broads joins the show to tell us all about Hog Doggin'. They share stories about hunting wild hogs with dogs, how their business got going, and what's on the horizon. Ryne and Carter also illustrate how the wild, weird world of hog hunting is really fun—until it isn't. Kimberly Lee and Jake Rowe start the show with some intel on The Rut in Georgia. They share what they've gathered from different parts of the state with a special thanks to GON's deer hunting advisors. It's also not a fall episode of The Field Notes without a look at the latest Truck-Buck submissions and another really fun hunt story. 

Episode 3 of The Field Notes Podcast features DGD Outdoors founder and two-time National Champion with the Georgia Bulldogs, Cade Brock. He shares what led him to start his company and the memories already made while taking collegiate athletes out to hunt and fish. Jake Rowe and Kimberly Lee also share GON magazine's new look, Mike Smith dedicating his 15-point buck to his late father, and more.

The Field Notes Podcast, presented by GON Outdoors, is loaded with information. GON Field Editor Taylor Rampley joins the show to discuss deer and turkey hunting and how to be a good woodsman. He shares some opinions on the decline in Georgia's turkey population and turkey hunters in general. Jake Rowe and Braelin Smallwood also drill down on the news of the week, including a 249-pound buck harvested in Athens-Clarke County and young angler from the Peach State making history. 

The first episode of The Field Notes Podcast, presented by GON Outdoors, is here. Braelin Smallwood and Jake Rowe connect with DNR Deer Biologist Charlie Killmaster about the state's third confirmed case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Charlie discusses what is currently known about the disease, as well as  Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD), and how both are impacting deer population in the Peach State. The Field Notes also gets into the fast start to Georgia deer season, the early two-day firearms season for antlerless deer, and more.