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Round 2 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 June 2023 issue…
Round 1 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 May 2023 issue…
It was an unusually crisp morning as daylight broke. Wisps of fog swirled eerily above every pond on every farm along Kevin Caudle’s drive from his home. Kevin could have been just another farmhand going to work in this farming-based community, but his clothing spoke differently. He was dressed head-to-toe in camouflage and wearing long…
The GON Coyote Cull expanded two years ago to run a third month through July. Not surprisingly, that extra time and extra chance to enter resulted in a record number of submissions. Who knows, maybe with more support from sportsmen and sponsors, GON can kick the Coyote Cull up another notch in the future. The…
Why trap predators, what are the ethics of trapping, what are the tools of the trade, what sets are best and how do you best design them, how do you properly handle fur—these are just some of the questions that will be answered and discussed during an eight-hour trapping course that is coming to northwest…
Whether they know it or not, there are kids spread out all over the state who want to run a trap line. God ingrained that desire into the fibers of their body. Again, they may not know it, but it’s there. Our job is simply to present them with the opportunity to allow those fibers…
The message in the story “Trapping Works” is testimonial proof that trapping can help grow populations of deer, turkey, quail and rabbits. There are people in this great state who are good at trapping, have the time to do it and are just waiting for you to call them. Those folks are listed in GON’s…
Those who manage their land for wildlife are fighting a war. Like all wars, there are protests designed to sway public opinion. There are international political complications. And like all wars, the truth is one of the first casualties. Land managers in Georgia are up to their eyeballs in predators that kill desirable wildlife. Coyotes,…
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. No hindsight ip unit displayed. We always say this isn’t about the number of coyotes entered, but this season…
Round 2 of the 2022 GON Coyote Cull has started as hunters and trappers continue stepping 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 June 2022 issue of GON.…