Advertisement
Hunting
Deer managers and hunters now know for certain coyotes in Georgia are taking a bite out of fawn numbers. Top deer researchers studying fawn mortality are finding survival rates significantly lower than they used to be, and coyotes are the primary fawn killer. Studies in the Southeast are finding only 20 to 25 percent of…
If you hunt turkeys for 40 years as I have, sooner or later you are going to experience days when turkeys just don’t gobble. It may be three to five days, a whole week, month or an entire season. You wake in the morning hopeful and go to bed discouraged and ready to quit, but…
Trying to improve the quality of your deer and your hunting experiences? Food plots planted in the fall that feature a tower stand in the corner are common on many hunting properties these days, but if you really want to help your deer, you should look to provide nutrition in the summer. A food plot…
I’ve been fortunate to have tucked away so many memories from the turkey woods. I can still remember my very first hunt in the north Georgia mountains as if it happened yesterday. Some seasons stand out more than others, too. One season that jumps to the front of the line when I think back on…
The big Cedar Creek WMA gobbler had covered a lot of ground and was now getting dangerously close to decapitation. I had pulled the bird from the creek bottom below and over a high ridge opposite my setup. I guess he had probably covered several hundred yards when he finally appeared, walking steadily down the…
The two jakes stepped into the food plot at a fast walk, one behind the other. They were desperately searching for the “hen” they thought was there. I was positive neither of these jakes were responsible for the thunderous gobble just seconds before their arrival. I whispered to Luke, “Get ready,” because the big bird…
Every once in a while I find myself tangling with a bird that is seemingly reluctant to leave me but does it anyway. I’m not talking about the ones that give a few courtesy gobbles as they vanish with a harem of hens into parts unknown. I’m talking about a bird that is genuinely sincere…
If I had to pick a month to go hog hunting, it would be January. The cold weather makes it conducive to long walks in the woods. On several occasions in recent years, I’ve marked the truck on my GPS and struck out for new territories in search of a WMA hog. Quite a few…
Mr. Jesse appeared disoriented when Paul and Hannah arrived. “We heard the shot, Mr. Jesse. Are you OK?” Paul asked. Mr. Jesse stared down the hill gazing at the wall of thickness that made up one side of the beaverswamp. “It was the boy,” Mr. Jesse said. No hindsight ip unit displayed. Just down the…
Back-to-back Booners? We won’t know until they’re officially measured, but we’re confident Brooks County, way down on the Florida line, produced two record-book-class bucks — an 11-pointer killed Nov. 10 and a 10-pointer on Nov. 11. We are also running down rumors of a couple of other bucks that reportedly are Boone & Crockett class, but…
Become a GON subscriber and enjoy full access to ALL of our content.
New monthly payment option available!
Advertisement