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There is still a final chapter to be written before we close the book on the 2021 Georgia turkey season. But with just a few weeks of hunting remaining before the season closes May 15, this is looking like another year when many hunters are scratching their heads and wondering what in the world is…
Round 1 of the 2021 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 2021 issue…
Need a little added incentive to do some coyote control? GON’s 8th annual Coyote Cull features a prize pool that doubled to six chances to win, and we added a third month to enter. The total value of this year’s Coyote Cull prizes is more than $3,520! We do the Coyote Cull now because this…
The National Wild Turkey Federation’s Wild Turkey Records Program began in the fall of 1982 and has since been the authority on wild turkey records for anywhere wild turkeys are legally harvested, accumulating more than 27,000 registered birds. And with recent upgrades to the NWTF’s website, the program will now allow harvests to be submitted…
Losing access to private hunting land can be devastating. Finding another private tract and getting access to hunt is like finding a needle in a haystack. What’s a hunter to do? For Kevin Penn, of Metter, it was time to consider public land if he wanted venison in the freezer last season. “Me and my…
An eight-bearded gobbler was recently killed in Marion County that should become the new No. 3 atypical Georgia gobbler of all time. The bird scores 186.22 and is currently going through the certification process by the National Wildlife Turkey Federation in Edgefield, S.C. The NWTF is the gate keeper for turkey records. Nick Mandese, of…
Michael Waddell and Georgia gobblers go back a long way. His love of turkey hunting and the skills he developed as a master caller and hunter when he was a teenager opened the door to an extraordinary outdoor career that has been going strong for over 20 years. And even though his love of turkey…
Surprisingly, there wasn’t a single truck at the gate when I pulled into the parking area in one of my favorite old spots. I had gotten there early in hopes of beating the crowd. It was only 4:15 a.m., but I was still surprised. I sat there in the truck for another 15 minutes rethinking…
“I can’t imagine how tough it is growing up without a daddy,” Uncle Eli said shaking his head. “That’s why I’ve tried so hard to let you two experience some of the finer things in life like turkey hunting.” They were a sitting on the large front porch of his house in rocking chairs. Eli…
Mike called me the other day. His question was the one that should be asked before the whole process begins. “What can I afford to buy,” he asked. Now that sets me up for the right discussion. And it has a lot of twists and turns. I don’t want anyone to make a mistake that…
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