Posts by Daryl Kirby
Eye on the Antis – August 2004
If a GON subscriber doesn’t know that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is our No. 1 anti-hunting enemy, then they’re getting the magazine just for the pictures. They sure aren’t reading the thing. The “Eye on the Antis” column has been a part of GON since 1991. That’s 13 years of trying…
Read MoreEye on the Antis – October 2004
Folks, there is outrage, shock — and a desperate plea for money — coming from the PETA headquarters. Ingrid Newkirk, founder and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is in utter disbelief at a sudden turn of events. It seems that groups are buying advertisements, even billboards, that depict PETA and animal…
Read MoreSlab Happy Crappie On Oconee
Cold wind, low clouds blocking any hint of a warming sun, and water temperatures holding at 48 degrees… Doug Nelms put the trolling motor down and eased into a lane through the timber up the Apalachee River, a spot known as the Powerline, and he began setting out his minnow-tipped jigs. I glanced at the…
Read MoreGeorgia: A Wonderland For Wood Ducks
It would be impossible to guess how many Georgia duck hunts have been salvaged by the high-pitched, unmistakable squeal of approaching wood ducks. A duck hunt in Georgia is often a wood-duck-only affair. Countless are the times — crazy as it seems — that I’ve gotten up at a ridiculous hour, driven too many miles,…
Read MoreHSUS Is Anti-Hunting, And Not Your Local Animal Shelter
Back in the 1950s, the American Humane Society was responsible for setting up animal shelters across the country, a needed and valuable venture that dealt with stray dogs and cats. Apparently some folks wanted the organization to get more involved in animal-rights’ issues. A split occurred, and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)…
Read MoreTaking Kids Hunting
What to do with a crisp, beautiful Saturday in November… In our busy lives the options are endless: stay home, build a fire, and watch football. Then again, it’s prime time to see a mature buck, maybe slip back to the creek stand. Or maybe it’s opening day of duck season, and you’re just minutes…
Read MoreRussell Bass Bite Returns For Fall
The look exchanged by my fishing partner and I was one of surprise, almost shock… a “can you believe that” kind of look. It was late afternoon on a beautiful mid-October day on Lake Russell. What could we possibly have seen that was so surprising? It was another boat, the first and only boat we…
Read MoreRut Roh! Hunting When The Rut Is Dead
Want to kill a big buck? Simple, hunt the rut. That’s what you’ve been told year after year. Hunt high where you can see a long way, hunt all day, but most importantly, just hunt during the peak of the rut. Of course, deer hunting is not that easy, particularly when your sights are set…
Read MoreDuck Hunting Memories, Made In Georgia
About this time of year, thoughts of a sagging-bellied, wide-racked mature buck begin to wane for me. My neck starts to hurt from looking up, and my Georgia friends stop answering my phone calls. They know what I’m going to ask, “Seen any ducks?” My passion for duck hunting is fostered from a lineage straight…
Read MoreAnti-Hunting Messages In Our Schools
Quick quiz… what’s more frightening for the future of hunting and wildlife conservation? Is it that hunter numbers are falling in Georgia, and that the percentage of hunters under 34 years old gets smaller and smaller each year? Or, is it that animal-rights groups like PETA and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) are…
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