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Remembering Grandpa

By Logan Maddox After losing my grandpa early on Friday, I was kind of scared to go hunting the opening morning of muzzleloader season since he was the one who taught me so long ago. I knew I would feel his presence, and I didn’t know if I was ready. However, my 4-year-old son had…

Lady Hunter Self Films Warren County Bow Buck

By Amber Kitchens It all started on Oct. 1 when a big Georgia brute showed up on our deer camera. I got in the stand around 5:00 that afternoon but saw only a few does and a young buck. Having two kids makes it hard to just go to the woods whenever I want to.…

Doe-Day Map Looks Different For Georgia Gun Opener

Either-sex deer hunting days are more liberal across most of Georgia as the statewide gun season is set to open this weekend on Saturday, Oct. 21. In all but 13 counties in the north Georgia mountains, it’s a doe day this weekend and for the rest of deer season. Doe days aren’t the only big…

John’s First Deer

After my daughter got her second buck last year, it really motivated my son to want to hunt more. He had several chances to go before his sister got her second deer but turned down the chances. His chances to get a deer that season came down to the last weekend of the season. He…

Deer Season Primitive Weapons/Youth Week Opens

After five weeks of archery deer hunting, Georgia’s deer season makes a transition tomorrow morning, Oct. 14, as primitive -weapons hunting opens statewide. Also, kids 15 and younger can hunt with rifles as the Youth Week opens in conjunction with the primitive-weapons season. The general firearms deer season for all hunters opens next Saturday, Oct.…

Bryan County Bow-Kill Grosses Mid 140s

When 11th grader Owen Osden left Richmond Hill High School on the afternoon of Sept. 21, his sights were set on getting to the deer stand as fast as he could. “I had to swing by and grab a bag of corn first, but I had been getting pictures of several good bucks for a…

John Williams Cook County P&Y Caught On Video

  By John Williams I am an avid outdoorsman and love documenting my hunts through filming and writing. I filmed this buck for three years before finally killing him on Oct. 2, 2022 during my closest encounter with him at 27 yards. He came in with a buck I missed the second day of the…

13-2 Ocmulgee River Gator On DIY Hunt

When my friend Garrett Harrison, of Hazlehurst, texted a photo of him and his wife LeeAnn standing beside a giant dead alligator, I was impressed. Garrett is not a small man, and just the gator’s tail was longer than Garrett was tall. I was curious as to whether he got it with a guide on…

How Hurricanes Affect Deer Populations And Movement

Just like with fishing, one of the best times to hit the woods is before a low-pressure system like a hurricane makes landfall in your state. Even if your property isn’t in the direct path of the storm, its outer bands can produce winds and rain that affect barometric pressure, and, increase deer movement. The…

195-Inch DeKalb County Buck Runs Out Of Luck

Michael Fortner is a mixed martial arts fighter. He understands the importance of being patient and waiting for the perfect opening to get in his best shot. He applied that same thinking to his bowhunting recently, and the result was a bruiser. Michael’s big DeKalb County buck had 23 scoreable points and grossed 196 inches.…

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