Posts by Daryl Kirby
GON’s Coyote Cull
The Coyote Cull has a simple theme—it’s time to do something. Coyotes aren’t native to Georgia, and they have a significant impact on deer, turkey, rabbits and other critters. It has been a damaging and lingering mistake to marginalize and dismiss the impact of coyotes in the Georgia woods. Last month we introduced the Coyote…
Read MoreMonster Georgia Largemouth Bass Weighed 15.88 Pounds!
A bass weighing almost 16 pounds is tough to keep secret, especially when it’s weighed in front of a group of tournament anglers at a boat ramp. Derrick Watson, of Whitesburg, was fishing 300-acre B.T. Brown Reservoir in a West Ga. Jonboat Anglers tournament May 4 when he caught the bass of a lifetime. The…
Read MoreStrutter! In The Back Seat!
Always an adventure, this passion we call hunting. Turkey hunting in particular can be unpredictable. No two hunts are alike, which may be why turkey hunters become so addicted. A gobbler comes in quiet and is in your lap before you know it… birds fly down and fight over your decoy… Or maybe a giant…
Read More10.48-lb. Spotted Bass Could Be New World Record
Many weekend anglers daydream of catching a world-record bass, and tournament fishermen typically pray for big-fish of the tourney that will put them over the top for first place. A tournament angler in California got all wishes granted with one bite on Feb. 22. Jaws dropped when Keith Bryan, 49, of Novato, Calif., pulled his…
Read More2014 Georgia Legislative Session: NRA Backs Suppressors For Hunting
It’s been a quiet legislative session when it comes to sportsmen’s issues. State representatives and senators have gone about doing the public’s business in Atlanta, and there are hundreds of new laws being debated at the state capitol right now, just very few that have anything to do with hunting or fishing. Generally, that’s good…
Read MoreShooting For The Fun Of It
Watching Rob Abrams at the firing line demonstrate how it’s done with his Glock 34, I had three immediate thoughts. First, I was reminded of just how great it is to shoot guns. I’ve loved it since I was a kid and still do. Shooting is pure fun. Second, as I watched Rob show how…
Read MoreFrigid Temps Could Spell Shad Kills In Area Lakes
The unusually cold temperatures we’ve been experiencing could impact fishing this month and also into the spring. A major die-off of shad—the small baitfish that are the primary forage for bass, stripers and other predatory fish anglers love to catch—could make catching fish tough over the short-term because there’s so much natural food readily available…
Read MoreJeff Foxworthy’s 175-inch Bow-Kill
It’s been an emotional time for Jeff Foxworthy and the crew at his Harris County farm. There was elation for everyone when on Sept. 25 Jeff arrowed a freak of a buck, a main-frame 4×5 with a couple of sticker points that’s been taped at 175 total inches. The emotional release after a free-range buck…
Read MoreHunter Shot Dead At Cedar Creek WMA
A 47-year-old deer hunter from Illinois was shot in the head and killed Saturday morning at Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in middle Georgia. Officials caution it is still very early in the investigation, but indications are both the victim and the shooter were among a group of 10 to 15 hunters who were…
Read MoreDuncan Dobie Is a NASCAR Award Finalist For Work With Camp Sunshine
Outdoor writer Duncan Dobie, of Marietta, is a finalist for the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award, a prestigious honor awarded by NASCAR. Most importantly, if Duncan wins, his chosen charity—Camp Sunshine—will receive $100,000. Duncan is one of four finalists announced by the NASCAR Foundation. This is the third year for the award, which NASCAR says…
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