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Predator Hunting
I caught my first coyote in 2014. It took a 15-day trap line to do it, but I finally got the reward of removing a fawn killer from my hunting property. Since then, there have been others and more knowledge learned. Today, I still have volumes to learn about trapping the crafty coyote. They are…
The pasture sheens blue under an anemic moon, melding several hundred yards away into sky salted with straggly clouds. Stars wink here and there, chiding reminders, perhaps, that we should partake of this disparate panorama more often. There’s not a whisper of wind; the only sound is the breathing of our group of four following…
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…
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…