Southwest Georgia Outdoors – Spring 2025

Second edition of Southwest Georgia Outdoors magazine available

ALBANY — The second edition of The Albany Herald-produced Southwest Georgia Outdoors magazine has been published and is available at no cost to the public.

DuBose Porter, the executive director of the Georgia Trust for Local News, The Albany Herald’s parent company, and for Southwest Georgia Outdoors compared the contents of the magazine to “a perfect day outdoors.”

Stories in the second edition of the magazine include in-depth features about foraging in local woods, one of the South’s best bird dog trainers, a how-to for turkey hunters old and new, the search for a world record Flint River shoal bass and the perfect birder outing through the eyes of members of the local Audubon Society chapter, as well as other features. Content is provided by Georgia Trust for Local News staff and other independent outdoors writers.

Copies of Southwest Georgia Outdoors are free and are available at the 306 W. Broad Ave. offices of The Albany Herald. Other locations where copies of the magazine are available include:

— Philema Liquor and Wine, 1777 Philema Road, Leesburg;

— BJ’s Country Buffet, 2401 Dawson Road, Albany;

— Mellow Mushroom, 2825 Nottingham Way, Albany;

— Garden Path, 1209 Whispering Pines Road, Albany;

— Pearly’s, 814 N. Slappey Blvd., Albany;

— Mega Pawn, 1519 U.S. Highway 19 S., Leesburg;

— Locos Grill & Pub, 547 N. Westover Blvd., Albany;

— The Irishman Barbershop, 2222 Palmyra Road, Albany;

— 3 Squares Diner: 1400 Moultrie Road, Albany; 601 N. Westover Blvd., Albany; 741 Forrester Drive, Dawson; 1587 U.S. Highway 19 S., Leesburg; 202 W. Franklin St., Sylvester.

“As you read through this spring edition of Southwest Georgia Outdoors magazine, I hope you realize that a perfect day outdoors is right here,” Porter wrote.

For any questions or concerns about the publication, contact Herald Editor Carlton Fletcher.