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Hunting
My granddaddy’s name was William Howard Jones, and he was an avid fisherman and hunter. He had several self-imposed nicknames, his favorite being “Wataski.” He frequently and playfully referred to himself as this distinguished nickname since the time he bagged a huge 10-point buck and then soon after caught a 10-lb. bass. He was a…
My birthdays qualify me as “middle age.” I’ve been fortunate to spend nearly 40 years doing my two favorite things: deer hunting and flying airplanes. As a pilot, we have many safety-mined adages. For example, we pilots say, “There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there aren’t many old, bold pilots.” Another…
Arthur Woody was the most famous forest ranger ever to refuse to wear a uniform. Born in 1884 near Suches, in the heart of Georgia’s “high country,” legend tells us that he witnessed his father kill the last living deer in Fannin County around 1895, when Arthur was 10 years old. In 1912, Arthur was…
GON’s annual Rut Map could be the most popular article that comes out every fall. Hunters plan way in advance of when they need to take a week off work in order catch a bruiser buck on its feet. This map proves its accuracy time and time again by hunter testimonies each season. Keep in…
Georgia duck hunters know the sound all too well… the heart-thumping roar of wings slicing through the crisp, winter air followed by the skidding-splash of feathered bottoms landing on water. Some have even described it as sounding like a plane is taking off right above your head. These are the sounds of ring-necked ducks in…
No hindsight ip unit displayed. After several years of declining scores, the latest number-crunching shows a significant improvement in big-buck production for most Georgia counties. Counties are given a score based on official net scores of bucks killed in the past 10 years. We also factor in the size of a county into the equation.…
By John Seginak and Brandon Adams The trio of coyotes sensed the opportunity. The young buck had lost its front leg below the joint when the deflected bullet had hit him two months earlier. Their movements were instinctual, honed from centuries of a daily need to hunt and eat. One moved slowly and quietly around…
Just a simple observation; the number of successful gator pictures GON has received for the 2017 season seems to be off. With the season not ending until Oct. 2, it’s still too early to know if we’re looking at a slower year or not. Those numbers will likely be published this fall at http://georgiawildlife.com. Turning…
A tropical storm brought high winds, rain and knocked the power out for many Georgians for days, and then that was followed by summertime-like high temperatures. Didn’t slow us down… apparently it’s about impossible to stop Georgia’s 2017 deer season from getting off to a great start. A great benchmark for how the season is…
Turkey hunters are a passionate bunch, especially in light of a number of years of poor hatches that have resulted in lower bird numbers. Now is the time for that passionate bunch to speak out. WRD just rolled out their draft on the “Strategic Management Plan for Wild Turkeys In Georgia (2017-2026).” “This long-term strategic…
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