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Letters To The Editor May 2005

A Different View On Decoys Dear GON, Congratulations to Donald Jarrett for a very good piece — Closing The Distance — in the April issue. He provided helpful information about minimal calling, birds behind barriers and toms in fields. The question of decoys, however, remains  problematical. Donald has had bad experiences with decoys. I have…

Letters To The Editor April 2005

GON Gets Thank You Letter Dear GON I’m sorry I sent my thank you letter so late. Thank you for everything you gave me. The DVD you gave me I watched all hunting season. Thank you for putting my picture in the Realtree Georgia’s Outdoor Kids of May 2004 issue. I’ve enjoyed all the prizes…

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…

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…

The Horse Whisperer — With Pointy-Toed Boots!

The outfitter and I were talking hunting out west when he made the mistake of mentioning horses. “HORSES?” “Certainly. Can’t get around on a ranch this size without horses; nothing like ’em.” “Don’t you have trucks or four-wheelers to take hunters to their stands?” “Naaahhh, we like the traditional ways; the creak of the saddle,…

Conservation Law Enforcement Corner April 2005

Washington County: On March 16, 2004, DNR Law Enforcement Ranger Michael Crawley received a call from the Washington County Sheriff’s Department about shots fired during an apparent night-hunting incident on Newsbridge Road. According to incident reports, Ranger Crawley responded to the complaint and arrived at the complainant’s residence at 8:45 p.m. The resident said that…

Bass Tournament Reports April 2005

March 26: R&R, Oconee It took 15.09 pounds to make it in the top 10 and get a check at R&R’s Oconee tournament last weekend. “There were some strong sacks brought in,” said Russ Ferguson, tournament director for R&R. First place and $4,000 went to the team of Benny Lanning of Covington and Rick Hollingsworth…

Realtree Kids April 2005

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Scrapbook April 2005

Send photographs to: [email protected] or 4331 Seven Islands Road, Madison, GA 30650.  Please include name, subscriber number, hometown, county and date and any interesting caption details you would like to share.        

Spy-Cam April 2005

Email your pics to [email protected]. Please include your name, GON subscriber number, hometown, county where the picture was taken, date, time and any interesting details for a caption. Print images can be mailed to GON Spy-Cam, 4331 Seven Islands Road, Madison, GA 30650.            

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