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According to a Gallup poll, 51% of the population has a fear of snakes. In Georgia, one of the largest venomous snakes is the eastern diamondback rattlesnake. It is known by the scientific name Crotalus adamanteus. The eastern diamondback is found below the Fall Line in Georgia in the Coastal Plain. Their range extends out…
By Rickey Thomas The meaning of “On a Wing and A Prayer” means we set out to succeed, despite not being fully prepared for it. This expression pretty much sums up my 2022 Turkey Season. I started with a quota hunt in the pristine woods of the Gaither WMA. I first visited Gaither in 2020…
Madison Taylor, 19, a nurse from Tifton, scored on the buck of a lifetime while hunting with her dad, Eric, on Nov. 21, 2021. This was Madison’s first year hunting, as well as her first deer ever. It’s a year she will certainly remember forever. Off and on for two years, the trophy buck that…
UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources will be hosting a Wildlife Damage Management and Control class in Athens on July 26 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. They released the below information. Purpose This course will provide an overview of managing and controlling damage caused by wildlife species including feral swine, coyotes, beavers,…
When I think of exotic animals, I envision animals being created in a lab through experiments and test tubes. However, my husband Paul and I decided to read more and more about exotic hunting ranches and we decided to peruse the Internet for research. Although these animals are not indigenous to North America, they are…
Fifteen-year-old Holden Hines, of Macon, hopes that good feeling he’s having is being caused by all the planets lining up just right. “I’m turning 16 in a few months,” the high school freshman said. “Winning that truck would be perfect timing. I’ve ordered the gun we will be using in the Truck-Buck Shoot-Out. I plan…
If allowing mature gobblers more time to breed hens before hunters get involved in the equation will result in more baby turkeys, poult counts should rebound this summer. The season started April 2—13 days later than the 2021 opener—and public land didn’t open until April 9. Then throw in some tough hunting conditions once the…
University of Georgia Wildlife professor Dr. Michael Chamberlain is recognized across the South for his research on the wild turkey and white-tailed deer. Pin him down and he’ll confess that deep in his DNA is also a fascination with coyotes. In his early days of research, the role of the coyote in the lives of…
Dawn came slowly on Sunday morning. The forecast called for early morning showers moving through the area and clear skies by 9 a.m. The air was thick, and Julian could smell the coming rain. It was cloudy, overcast and misting rain when they left the lodge around 5 a.m. Julian took Anderson Burke to a…
Round 1 of the 2022 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 May 2022 issue of…
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