Posts by Brad Gill
70 Hogs Killed In Drive By
It’s not a newsflash that feral hogs seem to be taking over some parts of the country. Here at home, the most common complaint continues to be from farmers in south Georgia who say they are tired of the extensive damage done to their crops by these destructive rooters. Hunting kills a few, and trapping…
Read MoreTeenPact Visits Old Hudson Plantation
About 50 teenaged girls from all over the country recently visited Old Hudson Plantation in Sparta to get some hands-on experience with shooting sporting clays. “This is one event that I wouldn’t miss,” said Ron Hess, of Putnam County, who volunteered as a shooting instructor for the afternoon. The unique event was facilitated by TeenPact,…
Read MoreBowhunter Takes 515 Pound Bear In Gilmer County
Danny Hall, of Ellijay, said it took seven people to drag his 515-lb. Gilmer County bow bear just 30 yards to the Polaris. “And then we liked to have never got it in the back of the Polarius,” said Danny. Danny, a professional bass tournament angler who has appeared in GON numerous times, took the…
Read MoreThere’s A Coyote In The Bedroom!
Dealing with coyotes out in the Georgia woods as they work on deer and turkey numbers is problematic enough, but when you flip on your bedroom light at 4 a.m. and discover one in your bedroom, it brings things into a little different perspective. According to Fox 23 News, a woman in Bixby, Oklahoma discovered…
Read MoreDarden Dove Shoot Hosts American Hero, As Nike Misses The Mark
Three days before Nike announced that unemployed NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick would appear in their latest “Just Do It” ad talking about “sacrifice,” I met a real American hero. This guy is a daddy, and his name is John Dyke. He was with his two sons at the GONetwork SEEDS Dove Shoot at the Claibourne…
Read MoreTurkey Poult Numbers Appear Strong
Although the information is anecdotal, some turkey hunters have hope for improved turkey populations during future spring seasons. “It is too early to know for sure, but anecdotally poult production seems to be better in several parts of the state,” said Kevin Lowrey, WRD’s wild turkey project manager. “The Lower Coastal Plain and Ridge and…
Read MoreWounded Warrior Retreat Hunt Dates Set
Wounded Warrior Retreats (WWR) will once again be hosting deer hunts at Come Away Plantation in Warren County. They will be offering hunts Nov. 1-3 , 5-7, 8-10, 15-17; Dec. 26.-Jan. 2. “Wounded Warrior Retreat is like no place I have ever been to,” said Danny Dickey, a retired disabled combat veteran with the U.S. Army. “It…
Read MoreNew Gator Hunters Take 11-5 From Eufaula
Don Oates and Bruce Rucker, both of Lumpkin, made their first gator season a very difficult one to top. They killed an 11-foot, 5-inch beast from Lake Eufaula on Aug. 24. Their hunt started about 5 p.m. in the Florence Marina area where they spotted a gator 100 yards off the Georgia bank. “He went…
Read More17 Rattlesnakes Found Inside West Virginia Home
I’ve talked to a lot of hunters over the years, and it’s safe to say that a large majority of them want nothing at all to do with a rattlesnake—period! While rattlers may certainly have their place out in the woods, I’ve always just found it best to steer clear and let them do their thing.…
Read MoreGaither WMA Now Accepting Quota Hunt Applications
WMA deer hunters may want to consider cashing in some quota-hunt priority points for DNR’s newly acquired Gaither WMA in Newton County. Information regarding three quota deer hunts—two general and one youth—didn’t appear in the 2018-19 Georgia Hunting Seasons & Regulations. “We did not get this WMA until very late; it was not approved by…
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