Posts by Daryl Kirby
Shedding Light On Animal-Rights Terrorists
The use of force or threats to intimidate — the definition of terrorism in Webster’s Dictionary. The nightly news rarely misses the opportunity to report on acts of terrorism by the insurgents in Iraq, but when was the last time you heard CNN report on an act of terrorism by an animal-rights activist? Worldwide there…
Read MoreEye on the Antis – December 2004
As we mark the passing of another year, we’re happy to report that hunting is still allowed, fishing hasn’t been banned, and ground beef and milk are still for sale at the local grocery store. We can also report that HSUS and PETA and other animal-rights groups are not happy about these things, and they…
Read MoreAnimal Rights Groups Feeling The Heat
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 rights in…
Read MoreHSUS: Anti-Hunting 101
If a GON subscriber doesn’t know that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is our No. 1 anti-hunting enemy, then theyʼre getting the magazine just for the pictures. They sure arenʼt reading the thing. The “Eye on the Antis” column has been a part of GON since 1991. Thatʼs 13 years of trying…
Read MoreThe Georgia Fab 40 Bucks Of 2003 Season
Last fall, as the Georgia deer season began to inch ever closer, the buzz among serious big-buck hunters was heating up. Factor after factor began to align, all favorable, all pointing toward the possibility — no, the probability — that the coming season was going to be a good one for big, mature, heavy-racked bucks. Last year, in…
Read MoreSinclair Summer Bass, Sunburnt And Shallow
The forecast called for the hottest day of the year so far — high 90s. This mid-June trip to Lake Sinclair was going to be a test of endurance, but the young man I was to fish with assured me that those Sinclair bass still bite during the heat of the summer. I was to meet my…
Read MoreLake Juliette Bass In Your Sights In April
Finally, the sun hits the water. That’s not something you hear often from fishermen… but now Ricky Layton can get down to business. Usually the end of the morning bite is a let-down, maybe even time to — heaven forbid — drag a worm. But it’s April. On Juliette. Each time you slide into a…
Read MoreFall Fiction: The Sanctuary Buck Part 5
The sun dipped below the treeline, and it was like someone turned downed the thermostat and turned off the breeze at the same time. That cool air felt good. Here it was mid November, and a frost had yet to coat the ground. Maybe tonight, Jack hoped. Not only had there been spring-like warmth all…
Read MoreDuck Hunting Sense
There are few more satisfying, more intense moments in the outdoors than the sight of a big group of mallards locked up, wings set, descending into a decoy spread. But unless you hunt polar bears on an Arctic ice drift, being a die-hard duck hunter in Georgia has to be one of the most-challenging pursuits…
Read MoreFall Fiction: The Sanctuary Buck Part 4
The first brilliant yellow rays of the morning sun hit the tops of the giant oak trees. Not a single cloud blotted the sky, not the faintest hint of a breeze stirred the brown and drying leaves. That morning, November 1, dawned cold and crisp, 28 degrees, and the first frost of the season coated…
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