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Coyote Cull: May 2020 Entries

Brad Gill | May 10, 2020

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 their May 2020 issue of GON. We’ll update this list throughout the contest. Please allow at least 24 hours for your entry to be processed and posted online if you enter through the mail or at [email protected].

For full details on how to enter GON‘s Coyote Cull and win the GREAT PRIZES you see below, go to the promotion article that appeared in the May 2020 issue. There’s still plenty of time for you to enter GON‘s Coyote Cull!

May Entries For The 7th Annual GON Coyote Cull

BARTOW COUNTY

Michael Warrak, of White, with a Bartow County coyote he shot. Michael reports, “Sorry for the mess, but it was a single tap to the head with a 20-grain .17 WSM moving at 3,000 FPS at about 78 yards. It was a male that weighed 29 pounds. This is the third male I’ve shot within the last two weeks, including a black coyote! No females, sad to say; they must be harboring the pups while waiting for the boys to bring back some chicken. We lost over half of our chickens during the month of April, so we’re in the process of rounding up most of the likely suspects. Thanks for all you do!”

Michael Tingle Jr, of Ringgold, killed this Bartow County coyote on May 14.

Scott Brazinski, of Cartersville, with a Bartow County coyotes. Scott reports, “The coyotes had been killing some of my chickens, so with help of the trapping community to teach me quickly, this was the result after only two nights of my first trap set.”

Tom Smith (above), of Oakwood, and Jason Davis (below), of Euharlee, killed this pair of Bartow County coyotes in the early morning hours of May 17. Congrats to Team D&D Communications on helping save this year’s fawns.

Anthony Pinyan, of White, with a Bartow County coyote.

 

BEN HILL COUNTY

Zach Luckie, of Fitzgerald, with two coyotes killed in Ben Hill County on May 25.

 

BRYAN COUNTY

Don Durden, of Guyton, killed this coyote in Fort Stewart in Bryan County.

 

CATOOSA COUNTY

Zach Ingle, of Ringgold, with a Catoosa County coyote.

David Coffee, of Ringgold, with a Catoosa County coyote.

 

CHARLTON COUNTY

Bill Hawthorne, of St. George, with a Charlton County coyote.

 

CHEROKEE COUNTY

David Hardin, of Woodstock, with a Cherokee County coyote. David included in his entry a hunt story: “My wife (who is working from home because of COVID-19) saw a coyote at 2:30 in the afternoon about two weeks ago and told me I needed to set my traps again. I took five from behind the house last year so I’ve got everything I need. I got busy and forgot about it. Last week we were having dinner and she saw a coyote. As I turned and looked, I saw about 2/3 of the coyote as it went past our window and then a second one came through. She looked at me and said the Coyote Cull is going on, and you need to set your traps. I set my traps this past week, and all I have been catching is opossums. Since it’s not trapping season, I can’t kill them, and it’s killing me to let them go. But that’s a story for another day. Saturday I checked my traps and trail cameras where I saw a coyote had got away from one of my traps. Sunday I was preparing my ribs for Memorial Day and I thought that if the coyotes were aware of the bait I’m using, maybe I can use these trimmings as bait. So on Monday while the ribs were on the smoker, I took to rebaiting two of my traps with the trimmings. I assured my wife that we would have two opossum by morning! She said we’ve got to get a coyote because it’s Coyote Cull time. Well this morning came and I grabbed my catch poll and headed out to check the traps. To my great surprise when I opened the fence gate, this coyote started bouncing. I was totally surprised and came back to the house and told my wife and grabbed the gun. I quickly put him down and removed him from the trap. Thanks to my wonderful wife I have this coyote and picture to send in.”

 

COBB COUNTY

Steve Phillips, of Marietta, with a Cobb County coyote he took on May 28. It’s Cobb County coyote No. 27 for him in the last eight months.

 

COLUMBIA COUNTY

Bob Schaffer, of Evans, with a Columbia County coyote.

 

COWETA COUNTY

Karen East, of Senoia, with a Coweta County coyote she killed on May 20.

 

EMANUEL COUNTY

Hal Bridges, of Summertown, with his Emanuel County coyote.

 

FLOYD COUNTY

Lamar Davis, of Rome, with a Floyd County coyote.

Robbie Armstrong, of Rome, with a Floyd County coyote.

 

FORSYTH COUNTY

Jimmy Samples with a Forsyth County coyote killed May 6.

 

FRANKLIN COUNTY

Bill Cary, of Royston, with a Franklin County coyote.

 

GRADY COUNTY

David Strickland, of Cairo, with a Grady County female coyote taken on the night of May 11. David reports, “She fell in the belly of a terrace, and we couldn’t find her, chalked it up as a poor shot and left dejected. The landowner was spraying his crop the next day and called and told us we in fact had not missed!”

 

GREENE COUNTY

Joe Tolbert, of Greensboro, with a Greene County coyote.

Cassie Gasaway, of Harlem, with a Greene County coyote.

 

HABERSHAM COUNTY

Travis Harris, of Clarkesville, with a Habersham County coyote he took on the morning of May 5.

Terry Ball, of Clarkesville, with a Habersham County coyote.

 

HANCOCK COUNTY

Jeff Shafer, of Peachtree City, with a coyote killed in Hancock County on May 13. Nice hat, Jeff!

 

HARALSON COUNTY

Jason Prater, of Waco, with a Haralson County coyote.

 

HEARD COUNTY

Jack M. Crews, of Hogansville, with a Heard County coyote.

 

JACKSON COUNTY

Chuck Anthony, of Jefferson, killed this Jackson County coyote on May 13.

 

JASPER COUNTY

James Wood, of Monticello, with a Jasper County coyote.

 

JONES COUNTY

Mike Groves, of Haddock, with a Jones County coyote.

 

LIBERTY COUNTY

Robert Clark, of Fleming, with a Liberty County coyote.

 

LINCOLN COUNTY

Clint Hill, of Evans, with a pair of Lincoln County coyotes that responded to a fawn distress hand call.

 

LUMPKIN COUNTY

Jerry Lunsford, of Dahlonega, with a Lumpkin County coyote.

Lee Stover with a Lumpkin County coyote.

 

MERIWETHER COUNTY

Mike Hester, of Woodbury, with a Meriwether County coyote he took May 9.

V.R. Coggin, of Grantville, with a Meriwether County coyote.

Ronnie O’Neal, of Warm Springs, with a Meriwether County coyote. 

 

MITCHELL COUNTY

Timothy Baird, of Newton, with a Mitchell County coyote. 

 

MURRAY COUNTY

Michaela Brock, of Crandall, with a Murray County coyote.

 

OCONEE COUNTY

Christopher Butler, 8, of Bishop, was running a trap line in Oconee County when they caught this yote.

 

OGLETHORPE COUNTY

Todd Edwards, of Crawford, with a male coyote he killed in Oglethorpe County on May 26 after a storm moved through.

 

PIKE COUNTY

Matt Ransone, of Senoia, with a Pike County female coyote.

Andy Marshall, of Concord, with a Pike County coyote taken May 17.

 

QUITMAN COUNTY

That is one ugly Quitman County coyote! Leonard Worthy Jr. reports, “Took this coyote, who appeared to have the mange, on May 12. He had been seen coming to the spot where I dump fish guts.”

 

RABUN COUNTY

Randy Keener, of Rabun Gap, killed this female smokey/black colored coyote in Rabun County on May 8.

 

SEMINOLE COUNTY

John Hanna, of Colquitt, with a Seminole County coyote.

 

STEPHENS COUNTY

Chris Lingerfelt, of Martin, with a Stephens County coyote.

Steven Thurman, of Toccoa, with a Stephens County coyote.

 

TALBOT COUNTY

Keith Koon, of Talbotton, killed this coyote in Talbot County on May 14 while turkey hunting. Keith reports, “This little girl won’t whelp any poult or fawn killers. I killed her with a load of No. 4s from my PawPaw’s side by side .410. Fifteen minutes later I missed a good tom with both barrels. It was a good morning.”

 

TAYLOR COUNTY

Brad Brannon, of Junction City, with a Taylor County coyote.

 

TREUTLEN COUNTY

Jimmy Lee Price, of Soperton, with a Treutlen County coyote he killed on May 23. Jimmy said, “I walked about 300 yards from the highway and set up overlooking a logged out area, sat down, set up my gear and BOOM….. about 2 miles away someone let off some early Memorial Day fireworks. I was kind of mad even though I should of known that might happen on a big weekend. I decided to call anyway, and in a few minutes, two came up, a female and male.”

Bill Stone, of Jacksonville Fla., with a Treutlen County coyote.

 

TROUP COUNTY

Emma Harper, of Lagrange, with a Troup County coyote. Thanks for supporting GON with that window decal!

Ricky Harper, of Pine Mountain, with a Troup County coyote.

 

UNION COUNTY

Collin Griggs, of Blairsville, with a Union County coyote.

Caleb Harkins, of Suches, killed this coyote on May 12 in Union County.

 

UPSON COUNTY

Colt Kennerly, of Kennesaw, with an Upson County coyote.

 

WALKER COUNTY

Seth Gill, of Cloudland, with a Walker County coyote he killed May 9 on his farm.

 

WALTON COUNTY

Nicholas Low, of Social Circle, with a Walton County coyote.

 

WARE COUNTY

Nathan Baldree, of Manor, killed this coyote in Ware County at 10:37 p.m. on May 7. Nathan reports, “Two minutes into calling I heard a double screaming across the field, and I was able to roll this one up.”

Joe Morris, of Waycross, with a Ware County coyote from May 11.

 

WHITE COUNTY

Matt Roberts with a White County coyote.

 

WHITFIELD COUNTY

Mike Russell, of Resaca, trapped this Whitfield County coyote.

Cline Souther, of Dalton, with a Whitfield County male coyote killed May 22.

Keith Swinford, of Cohutta, with a Whitfield County coyote.

Glenn Earnest, of Crandall, with a Whitfield County coyote.

 

WILKES COUNTY

Jon Bennett, of Washington, with a coyote he killed in Wilkes County.

 

WORTH COUNTY

Jerry Cooper, of Sumner, with a Worth County coyote he killed early in the morning of May 27. Jerry said the best call series working right now is the “yote pair-female challenge-pup distress. Works great this time of year.”

Larry Walters, of TyTy, with a Worth County coyote.

Samuel Lawton Cooper, of Sumner, with a Worth County coyote.

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