Pheasant Hunting In South Dakota

By Deborah Wallace Walking through the golden corn fields of Gregory, South Dakota, I suddenly hear the cackle of a pheasant and the proverbial shout from our guide, Joe, of “Rooster!” I raise my 20 gauge up at the ring-necked pheasant and shoot it to the ground. The dog runs to retrieve this magnificent, colorful…

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Hunter’s Journal – March 2022

By David Strickland Growing up in southwest Georgia in the late 70s and early 80s, hunting was basically just going to a dove shoot. It was on a dove shoot when I first remember meeting the Wilders­­—Littleton Sr., Littleton Jr. and Lynn.  You didn’t want to be near them in the field either. It left…

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Letters To The Editor – March 2022

WMA Squirrel Killers Need Trip To Woodshed Dear GON,  Last week I went to a spot on a WMA that I’ve gone to a few times this season. I usually manage to chase a squirrel or two there. This time I saw nothing and figured they just weren’t out today. Unfortunately when I got back…

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Oconee National Forest Bruiser Ends A Perfect Season

By Jordan Conant When I moved to Georgia to attend college back in 2009, I hardly knew anything about deer hunting. Growing up in Maine, I was an avid fisherman, and although my dad and I had spent several fall days away from the football field in pursuit of deer, we weren’t exactly accomplished hunters.…

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Letters To The Editor – February 2022

Georgia’s Pre-Season Turkey Thoughts Dear GON, I am OK with changes that preserve our turkey population (reducing season limit, reducing daily limit, etc.) I am also OK with changes that apply to EVERYONE, but we all know the best turkey hunting is the first week. Having two different regular season openers (one on private land…

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