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| From The Field To Your Trophy Room
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Taking a wall-hanger is a dream most hunters and fishermen have every time they head to the woods or water. The buck of a lifetime or the biggest fish you ever caught is something to be proud of, and these trophies deserve a place of honor above your mantle or in your trophy room. They spur memories and conversation about that triumphant moment when all the hard work came together and a goal was achieved.
But, in order for your taxidermist to create a life-like mount of your trophy, the preparation must begin at that triumphant moment.
While at the GON Outdoor Blast, I sat down with a couple of taxidermy buddies, Wallace “Frog” Mullis, of Cochran, and Rodney Casteel, of Juliette. Among other things, we talked of a problem every taxidermist has — the improper handling of trophies before they come into our shops. In this article, I will detail the steps it takes to deliver your trophies to the taxidermist ready to be made into life-like...
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Imagine a crisp fall morning. With a light wind blowing directly in your face, conditions are just perfect for an October deer hunt. A young, inexperienced hunter sits beside you in a 20-foot tall...
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On March 21, Nashville’s biggest stars joined the outdoor industry’s most popular personalities for the ninth-annual Country Goes...
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The largest turn-out of duck callers in the history of Georgia’s state calling championships showed up in Macon at GON’s Outdoor Blast. The 2010 event attracted 27 callers from five states.
Up for grabs were state-championship titles in the Georgia State Duck Calling Contest, which sends a Georgia caller to the World’s Duck Calling Championship in Stuttgart, Ark., the Georgia State Meat Contest and the Georgia State Two-Man contest.
After a...
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Peach State squirrel hunters can expect plenty of action again this season, and the fun begins at daylight opening day (Aug. 15).
Last season was a phenomenal one, with high numbers of squirrels and an excellent mast crop in most areas of the state. For example, I killed 68 squirrels in one Paulding Forest creek bottom before the archery deer season opened, and I finished the season with more than 150 gray and fox squirrels. On another trip to Berry College WMA in Floyd County, I...
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