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Predator Hunting
In an effort to help hunters and land managers who might be having issues with predators, GON has created and will maintain a “Trappers For Hire” list. When you call a trapper, please discuss payment for services prior to having the trapper come out to your property. This online list will be updated throughout the…
In an effort to help hunters with their predator problems, GON will release its first-ever “Trappers For Hire” list in the May issue to go along with its annual Coyote Cull contest. GON is specifically looking for trappers who would like to be hired by landowners and hunting clubs. This idea is the brainchild of…
Pro bono work… What does that mean to a business? Most people just see it as doing something for nothing. I guess if you’re looking at the small picture you would be right. However, I try to see the big picture whenever I can, and doing something for nothing is just a piece of the…
There are no cut and dry answers on how to catch coyotes every day of the year. There are some logical ways to think your way through it and be successful, but the same trick used to catch a coyote today may not work on the same day next year. Day after day, month after…
Fawns are showing up everywhere, turkey poults are hatching, and Round 2 of the 2020 GON Coyote Cull is off and rolling as hunters and trappers continue to get after song dogs. Listed below are all the entries of those who found success and taken a photo with their June 2020 issue of GON. We’ll…
Round 1 of the 2020 GON Coyote Cull is off and rolling in a big way 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…
A 5-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote in a California park after a pack of coyotes approached a mother and her kids. The attack occurred at 2:20 in the afternoon in a suburban park near Oakland last week. According to Lt. Gretchen Rose, the mother tried to scare away the pack of five to…
A bedded newborn fawn lays concealed and motionless when a large coyote appears on the scene. Within moments, the fawn’s mother returns to the spot, the same location where she’s dropped her fawns multiple years in a row. The doe is on high alert. She runs off for several yards, suddenly stopping. The doe’s effort…
If you have a cat or small dog, you may want to keep an eye on them when they are outside doing their business. There are lots of predators around, even in populated areas where you least expect them, and not all are the four-legged variety coming from ground level. You certainly don’t have to…
I enjoy reading articles about trappers who have found a way or technique that really works for them. Lots of trappers have written books about trapping, some of which cover the basics, while others go into great detail about specific sets or baits to use. Trapping videos are a great way to relax and spend…