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Wonder how your county stacks up against the state’s best for producing big bucks? In Georgia, there’s a system that answers that question. Worth County is No. 1 for the third year in a row, and few counties in the state even come close to Worth’s ability to yield big bucks the past 10 years.…
Georgia could soon join other southeastern states that use special management programs to give landowners more flexibility with whitetail harvest. The concept, known as a Deer Management Assistance Program, or DMAP, is already used in 14 states and typically authorizes state biologists to help private landowners make decisions on matters such as antlerless deer harvest.…
Two brothers kill giant bucks two days apart on different properties. What are the odds? Anybody who hunts deer in Georgia knows the odds against it are astronomical. This isn’t Illinois or Kansas, where giant bucks are killable because of the narrow ribbons of habitat and small woodlots between farms. This is Georgia, where the…
My memories of hunting the ruffed grouse in Georgia’s high mountains began back in 1956 when I was taken under the wing and taught about a great game bird. The grouse hunter who I was taught by was none other than Arthur (Fats) Truelove, of Hall County. Ask any Georgia grouse hunter, from years past,…
On opening weekend of the 2014 Georgia archery season, the Buckeye Hunting Club of Oglethorpe County hosted an Outdoor Dream Foundation hunt. The Outdoor Dream Foundation is a non-profit organization that grants outdoor adventures to children who have been diagnosed with terminal or life-threatening illnesses. On Sept. 12, 9-year-old Austin Scott, of Pelzer, S.C., and…
Maggie ran as fast as she could, her hair streaming behind her head, her anger driving her feet as she sprinted across the pasture heading for the tree line. It’s not fair! she thought. She and her brother Dillon hunted legally, but now someone trespassing had shot Dillon’s 13-pointer. Another shot of angry adrenaline spurred…
Editor’s Note: The following article and accompanying graphics were developed through research after a collaborative effort between the UGA Deer Lab, WRD and Georgia DOT. Peak rut is that magical window of time when most hunters would like to be firmly planted in the deer woods. Unlike their northern brethren who breed primarily in November,…
What is your definition of the word “camouflage?” There is no right or wrong answer, but what if one of those definitions could make you a better hunter? Meriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary defines camouflage as a noun, a verb and an adjective. As it pertains to hunting as a noun, the definition would be a way…
Deer hunters in Georgia who are 15 and younger get a two-for-one when it comes to GON’s big-buck contests. First, they can enter Truck-Buck, and then they will also automatically be entered in the Youth Big-Buck Contest. The highest-scoring buck entered each week by a kid earns a spot in a Youth Shoot-Out for the…
In spite of the fact that Georgia’s 2013 deer season produced few entries for the Boone & Crockett Club’s records books; hunters took a significant number of outstanding bucks around the state. Several of these deer placed high in individual county rankings, and in a few cases, new records were established. Two of these records…
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