Posts by Daryl Kirby
Atlanta Buckarama Closes Doors After 32-Year Run
If you have been a deer hunter who would count on spending a day in early August browsing the vendor booths at the Atlanta Buckarama, don’t make that trip around I-285 to Jonesboro Road this year. There won’t be a Buckarama in Atlanta for the first time in 32 years. Two Buckaramas have traditionally been…
Read MoreDeer Management In The New Era Of Coyotes
Hunters and deer managers face a new reality in the Southern woods. In case you haven’t heard—maybe you’re a new reader of GON—coyotes are here and having a significant impact on deer populations on some pieces of property. It’s a story we’ve been researching and telling for years. Just how dramatic an impact coyotes could…
Read MoreLicense Fee Increase Signed By Governor
For the past two years, GON has been reporting on efforts to pass legislation to significantly increase hunting and fishing license fees in Georgia. That legislation passed on March 28, and it’s now been signed into law by the Governor. New license fees and boat registration fees take effect on July 1. There’s still time…
Read MoreMourning The Passing Of Michael Christopher Rhodes
Today I have to share with you the worst news I think any of us ever hear. Some of you have heard this news, many of you likely have not. Things have not been business as usual the past month. It is with a very heavy heart that I tell you of the passing of…
Read More4th Annual Coyote Cull Offers $1,800 In Prizes
GON is bringing back our annual Coyote Cull this May and June, and this year we are offering four great prizes with a total value of more than $1,800, including a $725 rifle. By leveraging great support from industry sponsors who are as concerned about the coyote situation as we are, GON uses the Coyote…
Read MoreGON’s Turkey-Nest, Trail-Cam Challenge
A wild turkey hen will typically lay nine to 12 eggs each spring. From 1980 to 1989, the average number of poults-per-hen in Georgia was 4.1. The next decade, from 1990 to 1999, the average poult count was 3.0. The average during the past 10 years was just 1.5 poults per hen. WRD has said…
Read MoreHey Now… GON’s 30!
A lot has changed in this crazy world since Steve Burch ran with his idea for a timely, relevant, local hunting and fishing publication that would be a voice for sportsmen. Leading a staff who tried harder, worked longer and simply refused to quit, Steve’s vision this month marks 30 years of publishing for Georgia…
Read More2017 Georgia Legislative Session: House Passes License Fee Increase
Today, March 3, is Crossover Day at the Georgia state capitol. This is the last day for a piece of legislation to pass the chamber in which it was introduced for it to be considered by the other chamber. Any legislation that doesn’t get voted on and approved by either the state House or state Senate is dead…
Read More2017 Georgia Legislative Session: New Bill To Increase License Fees Likely
Legislators from all over the state are in Atlanta for the annual 40-day session to make and change laws, and we’re betting that most of those politicians wouldn’t know if Georgia’s deer limit was closer to one deer per season or 100 deer. Meanwhile, there was a familiar tone to the recent Wildlife Resources Division…
Read MoreRate Your Deer Season
So, how was your deer season? If you put up your freezer meat, or maybe had the chance to match wits with a wise old buck, you’re probably checking the Good or Excellent box. Other hunters might still be dealing with a lower deer population, a bad neighbor, or some other factor that caused them…
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