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Hunting
Deer were hungry. On a very cold day last winter, 96 deer were observed digging through a foot of snow trying to fill their bellies. Digging for the last remaining acorns? Clover? Rye? You probably could not guess what these 96 deer were digging for, so we’ll tell you: radishes. The above scenario occurred in…
Clark lurched forward and teetered as the mud squelched then gurgled, sucking with a firm grip on his right boot. He dug in hard, pushing with his left leg to free his right, then groaned in frustration as his other knee-high, rubber boot disappeared. With a slurp, he sank thigh-deep in the warm quagmire. “Dangit…
Warning: Reading these adventures could be hazardous to your health as it may cause you to slide on some camo and head right out to your favorite WMA in 100-degree weather. This article is my personal hog-hunting diary for my annual “Summer Sausage Run,” which is enacted every August and September. I usually only…
Deer season had only been out 10 days. Many hunters were taking advantage of the two-month break between chasing whitetails and calling turkeys, but not Blaine Burley, of Wrightsville. On this cool January afternoon, he had a post-hole digger in his hands, slamming it 2 feet deep in the Johnson County soil, where he had…
“Is this Dana Carter?” I asked. When he confirmed his identity, I informed him that he had just won a guided rabbit hunt. You could hear the excitement on the other end as he asked the where and when of the hunt. Dana’s name was drawn from among a number of people who purchased raffle…
Turkey hunting in general is tough, even for a seasoned veteran. But, turkey hunting toward the end of the season on can be down-right tough. As if turkeys aren’t hard enough to kill without a bunch of other folks educating them on what hunters sound and look like, turkeys have had all season to compare…
Chatter, chatter, chatter was all that could be heard in the bird-hunting fields at Clybel Farms located just outside Covington. With the dogs pointing and the kids shooting, there was enough for the 15 participants to talk about for a lifetime. On March 7 there were 15 kids from Henry, Cherokee and Pickens counties gathered for a day of…
Pictures of happy hunters with their gobblers have been pouring in at the GON office, yet statewide reports on this turkey season are mixed at best. The toms have been fired up one day, and then the next day they might gobble only a few times from the roost, if at all. With a few…
Where does the money go? NWTF staff and board members frequently get that question from folks attending banquets across the state, and it’s a valid question. I’m always happy to report that a majority — usually upwards of 90 percent of the money raised by our volunteers — is turned around and put directly back…
“What’cha doing Saturday morning?” Mark asked. “I don’t know,” I replied. “Nothing, I guess. Why?” “Want to go turkey hunting with me?” “Turkey hunting? “Yeah, turkey hunting!” “Man, I don’t know nothing ’bout no turkey hunting.” “Well, I don’t know much myself, but I’ll show you what I do know.” “Yeah, but it’s March.” “I…
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