Posts by Daryl Kirby
The Quiet Stillness, Or Adrenaline Rush… What Fuels Your Outdoor Passion?
We lived on a neighborhood lake when I was a teen. Most every evening I slid a jonboat into the water and sculled around by myself, slinging a popping bug on a junky old fly rod, sidearm redneck style, as the sun sank below the treeline. It was cathartic, my mediation. Those evenings on the…
Read MoreSportsmen Just A Better Grade Of Good
“Hey I want to talk to you about maybe lining up a fishing day on the farm for kids or under privileged folks.” Just a random text that came in the other day from out of the blue. Do sportsmen care more, or are people who hunt and fish, in general, just a higher grade…
Read MoreAll Quiet At The State Capitol
The state budget, and specifically how Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed 4% budget cuts will affect the state, has dominated the Georgia legislative session thus far. We expected a quiet legislative session in terms of proposed bills that could impact hunting and fishing in Georgia. So far it’s been quiet on all fronts, and not just…
Read MoreThese Aren’t Georgians, And They Don’t Think Like Us
Imagine if one person had the power to get you kicked off your hunting property. What if one anti-hunting, anti-gun neighbor moved in and had the ear of the right official and succeeded in getting an ordinance passed that banned you from hunting your own property? Just one person who is just good enough at…
Read More2020 Georgia Legislative Session: Gun Laws
It is expected to be a quiet legislative session in terms of proposed bills that could affect hunting and fishing in Georgia. However, sportsmen should always be vigilant when state representatives and senators spend a couple of months in Atlanta considering law changes. With the 2020 legislative session just beginning, the focus currently is on…
Read MoreMacon-Bibb Seeks Firearms Ordinance That Would Limit Deer Hunting
The commissioners of the combined Bibb County and city of Macon government are looking to pass a new firearms ordinance that would impact deer hunting with rifles for some sportsmen in the county. A public hearing regarding the proposed ordinance is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 4 p.m. in the Macon-Bibb commission chambers at…
Read MoreHabersham County Declared Second Amendment Sanctuary
With unconstitutional gun-control measures—including bans on semi-automatics and gun confiscations—being proposed by presidential candidates and moving through state governments like Virginia, one Georgia county has taken a proactive approach to protecting the rights of its residents. The Habersham County Board of Commissioners voted Monday evening to proclaim the county a Second Amendment Sanctuary County. Habersham…
Read MoreCritical Chance For Wildlife Management In National Forests
Sportsmen have until this Friday, Jan. 10, to comment on a project characterized by a wildlife researcher and biologist as, “The most significant opportunity to improve wildlife habitat, restore active forest management, and enhance fishing and hunting opportunities on the Chattahoochee National Forest in the last 30 years.” Wildlife and forest management of the Chattahoochee National Forest…
Read MoreVOTES Survey: Rate Your Deer Season, Turkey And Dove Regs
VOTES, which stands for Voice Of The Educated Sportsman, is a GON survey that has been around for more than two decades. A question on the survey each and every year is Rate Your Deer Season, which gives us county-specific ratings that can be compared to historical trends. We simply want to know how your…
Read MoreDeer Season Recap, Late-Season Tips
Another Georgia deer has flown by. The seasons certainly aren’t getting shorter—we have one of the longest in the country—it just seems that way when suddenly the days remaining are few. However, there’s still time to put some venison in the freezer, and a last-minute buck is never out of the question. Here are the…
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