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Predator Hunting
By Martin W. Duke and Renee Nolan Coyote behavior is interesting, and one of my goals in writing this calendar, while chronicling seasonal hunting tips and tactics, is to also share certain anticipated wildlife behaviors based on the time of the year. Most of us approach predator hunting from an altruistic perspective and hope that…
DeDe Phillips, a 46-year-old resident of Hart County, had to fight off and strangle a bobcat that lunged at her throat and violently attacked her with its teeth and claws. DeDe said she left her house to take a picture of a new decal she put on her truck when she spotted the cat underneath…
By Martin W. Duke and Renee Nolan The coyotes’ big meal wagon of summer is nigh, and we humans are serving the appetizer. With summer’s heat rapidly approaching, we hardly think back to six months ago when we shared our fabulous, warmly unifying Thanksgiving tradition with our families and friends and gave thanks for all…
For the fifth summer in a row, GON has organized the Coyote Cull to provide incentive for hunters and trappers to get after coyotes during the fawning and turkey nesting seasons. Killing coyotes in May and June is tough, but it can make a real difference in fawn and poult survival as young deer and…
Nate Edmonds’ first up-close-and-personal encounter with a coyote proved to be much more exciting than he may have wanted it to be. On Saturday, May 26, 2018, Nate drove out to the Hitchiti Experimental Forest, also known as the Brender-Hitchiti Demonstration Forest. The area is about 5,000 acres of federal land adjacent to Piedmont National…
By Martin W. Duke and Renee’ Nolan Spring is waning, and summer is waxing. The dogwoods have lost their blooms, and the crappie rush has ended. This can be a challenging month of the year for consistently being successful at taking coyotes by calling. Their annual life cycle is in transition from late winter and…
Even after 10 years of watching with morbid curiosity, I find myself still enthralled with the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. I am fascinated by the raw, primal strength and mysterious beauty of the great white shark as unsuspecting seals are stalked from deep below. With a stunning flash of power and speed, the sharks rocket…
For the first time ever, WMA hunters will have the opportunity to hunt hogs and coyotes on most Georgia WMAs from May 16-31. (Note: This article in the May issue of GON magazine in error says the special season begins May 15.) In fact, unless a Georgia WMA specifically says it’s closed to this special…
By Martin W. Duke and Renee Nolan After enduring winter when the chill holds coyotes closer to their dens, early spring’s warmer weather can bring forth different predator responses. Calling critters is universally fun, and distress is the celestial love language for constantly hungry predators. In our world, mammals with eyes on the front of…
By Martin W. Duke and Renee’ Nolan Like a proverbial tick on a dog’s ear, similarly joined in biology are coyotes and cattle. With the shift that happens in our outdoor world when spring practically bangs on our doors, the coyote world enters a period of change. Mid-winter pecking-order fights and late-winter mating that make…