Posts by Daryl Kirby
Season Of The Book Bucks
Some end-of-the-season good fortune added another Boone & Crockett class buck to the long list of giants killed in Georgia this past deer season. On Dec. 29, Ray Thigpen, of Fort Valley, went to some family land in Crawford County. He’s killed plenty of deer there in the past, but he hasn’t hunted it much…
Read MorePheasants Fly, Vets Thanked
Thank you and job well done — those were common words during a special tower pheasant hunt, and it was going both ways. Veterans were being thanked for their service, and organizers and volunteers were being thanked for putting on a great wingshooting event. High Point Quail, a shooting preserve near Locust Grove, hosted the pheasant…
Read MoreBest Bucks Sneak Peak
This is the time of year the phones at Georgia Outdoor News ring off the hook with reports of huge bucks. Our editors, writers and hunt advisors have been busy tracking down the rumors, sniffing out the hoaxes — and putting the GON stamp of confirmation on some giants. We’ve already confirmed enough to believe…
Read MoreBrier Creek Fish-Kill Latest Blow
Where next? Anglers have to be wondering as two more significant fish-kills have occurred in Georgia, on Brier Creek in Burke County and Commissioner Creek in Wilkinson County. As fish were dying in these two creeks, state officials finally concluded an investigation of the worst fish-kill in state history. In May, the Ogeechee was devastated…
Read MoreGeorgia Counties Ranked For Big Bucks In 2011
It’s tightening up at the top of GON’s rankings of Georgia counties for their big-buck production. Topping the list for years with scores that approached 200 points were Dooly and Macon, neighboring counties along the Flint River long known for being the best trophy-buck counties in the state. The latest numbers have been crunched, and…
Read MoreSpots Available at Wounded Warrior Pheasant Hunt in Henry County
Feeling patriotic, or maybe you’re ready to heat up the shotgun barrel getting after some pheasants? Best case, both of those are true, because there’s a special event coming to Henry County. On Nov. 4-5, High Point Quail Shooting Preserve in Locust Grove is hosting a pheasant hunt for veterans who were wounded while serving…
Read MoreTextile Plant Caused Ogeechee River Fish Kill; Ordered To Pay $1 Million
The textile plant that caused a massive fish kill on the Ogeechee River in May will be forced to pay $1 million for environmental improvements in the area and will also be subject to stricter monitoring of its wastewater discharge into the river. On Sept. 21, Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division (EPD) announced that King America…
Read MoreHot Food Sources, Buck Activity Across the State
For some of us, it’s just too dang hot to get serious about bowhunting the second week of September in Georgia, but we’ve been blessed with some stellar mornings and unseasonably cool temperatures this season. Comfortable conditions show in the results — lots of deer seen and some nice bucks killed. The month’s reports from…
Read MoreBaiting Era Begins in Georgia
Want to venture a guess about how many tons of corn will be sold in the weeks prior to the opening day of deer season? Some say it’s going to be shining yellow-acorn gold in the south Georgia deer woods this fall. However, others say so many hunters were already feeding that things won’t change…
Read MorePFAs Close Two Days a Week
Reduced programs and fewer people on the job, that’s been the annual standard as budget cuts slice into the Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) and its Fisheries, Game Management and Law Enforcement sections The most visible impact of the latest WRD cuts is the closure of Public Fishing Areas (PFAs) two days a week beginning Aug.…
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