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We never came up with the Coyote Cull effort to be about numbers, but a record is a record… The purpose and goal of GON’s Coyote Cull effort is to bring awareness to the impacts of coyotes on fawn and turkey poult survival rates, which have plummeted since non-native, invasive coyotes became established across Georgia.…
The Fab 40 is GON’s annual compilation of Georgia’s best bucks from the previous season. This exclusive list includes only bucks measured by certified scorers. The Fab 40 provides a great way to compare our deer seasons. The chart on page 47 includes a 20-year average of how many bucks cracked the 150-class benchmark, the…
The state of Georgia has plentiful opportunities for the public-land hunter, with 110 Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), 11 state parks that allow some deer hunts, seven public fishing areas (PFAs), in addition to the federal lands including National Forests, National Wildlife Refuges (NWR), corps lands, and many other public lands to hunt on. One category…
Round 3 of the 2023 GON Coyote Cull is off and rolling as hunters and trappers step up to the plate to kill song dogs in an effort to save fawns and turkey poults. Listed below are all the entries of those who have found success and taken a photo with their July 2023 issue…
GON created the Triple-Digit WMA Bucks list to recognize hard-working WMA hunters and the bucks they’ve killed. If you’ve got a WMA buck that you believe will net at least 100 B&C inches, get it scored by an official scorer, send us a copy of the score sheet, and we’ll add it to the list. Copies may…
Lake Seminole WMA is an enigma. The 8,635-acre WMA is a confusing patchwork of nine tracts with varying habitats. Several of the tracts can be accessed by vehicles, but the roads inside those tracts are so rough that they can’t even be navigated by ATVs. Hunters, and even wildlife biologists, agree that the only real…
GON will publish our annual Pay Dove Shoots list in the August issue. If you are hosting a shoot, please email the following info to [email protected]. For County, just tell us which county your field(s) is in. Under Shoot Date(s), include all the pay shoots you plan to host. We understand not every field will…
We’re down to counting the days… For the 34th straight year GON will give away a new truck as Georgia deer hunters take the stage at the Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast on July 30 to compete in the 34th annual Truck-Buck Shoot-Out. The second-best shot will win a Firminator G-3, and the man, woman or kid…
In the central Piedmont section of Georgia about an hour east of Atlanta near Rutledge in Morgan County is Hard Labor Creek State Park. The 5,800-acre park is known for its golf course, riding trails, campground and lakes. But it is also known now for a two-day deer hunt. DNR, through coordination between the State…
In late October of 2018, Manny Kaloyannides had a long way to go and a short time to get there in his quest for one of the greatest bucks to ever walk the earth in DeKalb County. In the end, Manny’s strong faith and determination, not to mention an agonizing decision that had to be…
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