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If a GON subscriber doesn’t know that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is our No. 1 anti-hunting enemy, then they’re getting the magazine just for the pictures. They sure aren’t reading the thing. The “Eye on the Antis” column has been a part of GON since 1991. That’s 13 years of trying…
Folks, there is outrage, shock — and a desperate plea for money — coming from the PETA headquarters. Ingrid Newkirk, founder and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is in utter disbelief at a sudden turn of events. It seems that groups are buying advertisements, even billboards, that depict PETA and animal…
Chad Chapman, of Blakely, was attacked by a rabid bobcat inside his carport on December 26. The terrifying event happened a few minutes after dark. “I was coming home from skinning a deer,” said Chad. “My wife parks in the driveway, and I park on the side of the house.” Chad’s sidekick, a Jack Russell…
Master turkey caller Benny Briggs of Harlem is the winner of the 2006 Georgia State Turkey Calling Championship. The calling contest was held January 21 at Unicoi State Park in conjuction with the annual convention of the Georgia Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF). The Georgia-state win at Unicoi goes onto a long…
About 75 citizens and politicians gathered at the campground of the Ocmulgee Wildlife Management Area in Bleckley County on January 9 to hear Gov. Sonny Perdue announce a major new conservation proposal. He announced his plan to propose the Georgia Conservation Tax Credit that will come before the Georgia general assembly this year. The proposed…
Thornton Hull, 75, of Locust Grove, spent Christmas in a cast after a bizarre incident at B.F. Grant WMA in early December. On Thursday, December 8, Thornton, his cousin Norman McCullough, 72, and Charles Moore, 66, both from Conyers, went for a rabbit hunt at the Putnam County public tract. The three men were walking…
Will the Georgia Bass Chapter Federation (GBCF) continue to be part of the Bass Angler’s Sportsman Society (BASS) or will it become part of FLW Outdoors? A few years ago that thought would have never occurred to anyone in the State Federation, but recent actions by BASS have made some anglers upset enough that an…
The Georgia Hunting and Fishing Federation (GHFF) held its second annual Sportsman’s Expo in Baxley October 7-8. The event is a fund-raiser for GHFF, and they relocated the event from Alma, the site of the initial Expo, to larger accommodations this year as the event is growing. The 84,000-square-foot Baxley Fairground Annex accommodated the crowd…
For years, GON has attempted to alert sportsmen to a continued assault on hunting, fishing, and law enforcement within the Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This assault, also known as budget cuts, has hit personnel and programs that should service sportsmen, the very folks who have traditionally — and…
Editor’s Note: In the October issue this magazine ran an article written by GON Publisher Steve Burch titled, “DNR’s Budget Preference: Close 12 WMAs, Fire Three Wardens, and Hire Three Cooks!” The following is a written response to that article by Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Noel Holcomb. October 13, 2005 Mr. Steve Burch…
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