Posts by Steve Burch
Editorial-Opinion April 2005
“Why did they do that?” I keep hearing it. Sportsmen ask this question all the time. Most recently, it has been asked about the planned increase in the season bag limit on does from 10 to 15. Enough sportsmen objected often enough that WRD has retreated. Doe limits will be unchanged for the next two…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion March 2005
There is a Catch 22 going on. We need to understand it, and fix it. The catch is that politicians are working at cross purposes regarding hunting, and we are in the middle of a political crossfire that will likely leave us the only victim if we don’t act. Last week, the Georgia Senate passed…
Read MoreSpeak Now! Last Chance For Sportsmen To Speak Before Decision Are Made
Do you want the bag limit on does increased from 10 does per season (as it is now) up to 15 as is currently being planned? Do you want scopes on muzzleloaders? Do you want the Southern Zone deer season and the deer season in archery-only counties extended to January 15? Do you want to…
Read MoreMature Bucks Rather Fight Than Mate
It was midnight at the hunting camp about six weeks ago. We’d been down on a dove hunt—deer scouting— stand hanging—work day weekend and it had been hot. The night temperature was comfortable, if clammy, and the soft breeze was just enough to keep the mosquitoes away. Light from a naked bulb 50 feet away…
Read MoreSteve Burch GON Editorial – October 1991
We are not far from opening day of gun season. I want you to pay particular attention to this opening day—you’ll never see another like it. The face of Georgia’s deer hunting is about to change significantly. It is the start of that change that I want you to notice. Change is nothing new to…
Read MoreTracking Laughin’ Bass’ Spring Fling Leaders On West Point
West Point Lake is agruably the best bass lake in Georgia. But it is about 36,000 acres of lake. That is an awful lot of water when you are trying to fish it one cast at a time. Many of us know how to fish and the magazine racks are full of articles telling you…
Read MoreA Christmas Gift
It was Christmas Eve several years ago in the north Georgia mountains. My wife’s parents live just outside Hiawassee. There was a gathering of the clan at the family home on my father-in-law’s cattle farm. It is not a big operation, but he’ll run 40 to 70 head on pastures along the Hiawassee River bottoms.…
Read MoreThe Christmas Message
It was Christmas Eve several years ago in the north Georgia mountains. My wife’s parents live just outside Hiawassee. There was a gathering of the clan at the family home on my father-in-law’s cattle farm. It is not a big operation, but he’ll run 40 to 70 head on pastures along the Hiawassee River bottoms.…
Read MoreIs GON Gone?
This is the 100th issue of Georgia Outdoor News. We call it our Centennial Issue. It is also the last time you will see GON in this form. This is a meeting of the Board of Directors, and you’re all invited. I’m fixing to tell you why we are changing, how the change will take…
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