February 24, 2017
Georgia Declares War on Coyote
In an effort to reduce the high population of resident coyotes, the state of Georgia has introduced new incentives for hunters and trappers to target the predator. The Coyote Challenge is a program sponsored by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division to reward those who kill coyotes. Monthly drawings for lifetime hunting licenses or credits toward the purchase of licenses are held for those who participate. The DNR suggests that the best time of year to remove coyotes and reduce their impact on native wildlife is during the spring or summer. The season on coyotes is open year-round because the species is non-native to the state, yet found in every county. While there is no legal limit on coyotes, hunters and trappers may bring up to five carcasses a month to DNR offices, each carcass earning one entry in the monthly drawing. Click for Tom Spigolon’s complete article in West Georgia Neighbor. Posted February 27, 2017
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100 Horses in History
Book Review by Norman Fine
100 Horses in History: True Stories of Horses Who Shaped Our World, Gayle Stewart, Blood Horse, LLC (2015), large format, flexible cover, illustrated, color, 168 pages, available from the author and Amazon.How insipid would be the history of man were it not for the horse. By magnifying our feeble efforts with its speed, strength, and endurance, horses have injected color and romance into our very lives and amplified man’s physical impact on the history of the world.
Pegasus Award-winning writer Gayle Stewart tells the stories of one hundred special horses, which she has organized into eight categories: Trailblazers; Movies, Music, and Timeless Tales; War; Racing; Celebrities; Heros and Heroines; Show Stars; and Legend and Lore.
Do you know about Old Billy, most likely a Cleveland Bay cross? He went to work on the river bank at the age of two or three, and worked for fifty-six years to provide the power for the hoist that loaded and unloaded heavy goods from river barges. He lived another three years in retirement before dying at the age of sixty-two.
