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Hunting
There are still hogs on Beaverdam WMA, but not like there were 30 years ago. GON reported in 1991 that the middle Georgia WMA outside of Dublin on the Oconee River was on the verge of shattering its wild hog harvest record. After archery season and the first two gun hunts on the then-16,000-acre WMA,…
As urban sprawl continues across Georgia, much of the state’s deer herd continues to be forced into smaller and smaller pockets of land. As a result, what once seemed unimaginable—trophy bucks within the city of Atlanta—has become a reality. YouTube shows such as Seek One have alerted many hunters to the bonanza awaiting in the…
It’s was an honor to put DNR Commissioner Mark Williams on the cover 10 years ago with a big buck he killed in Walton County. GON had to do a little arm twisting for Mark to let us photograph him with the buck. “I’m sure there’s a kid with a big buck that’ll make a…
In football terms, there were just seconds to go in the fourth quarter. For Spencer Guthrie, a field goal wouldn’t do. He needed a touchdown. The Acworth hunter used his crossbow to take a magnificent Cobb County 12-point buck that scored 144 1/8 inches. The touchdown came with almost no time remaining on the clock. “I…
It would be accurate to call David Pope a suburban deer hunter, but it wouldn’t be accurate to define him as such. He hunts with his bow on about 10 different small pockets of land around Gwinnett and Fulton counties, but he also hunts some parcels pushing as much as 4,000 acres elsewhere. “I do…
After roughly six years of only deer hunting with a bow that included close encounters and a lot of frustrating moments, Jonathan Riordan, of Griffin, was able to take down a record-class Coweta County buck the morning of Nov. 14. On Nov. 6, Jonathan saw a big main-frame 8-point on his camera for the first…
Like many who take a once-in-a-lifetime buck, Pine Mountain’s Cory Croft played a years-long chess game with a monstrous buck that freely roamed on and off his property. On Nov. 12, Cory finally got to proclaim checkmate. Cory used a rifle to take an 18-point Harris County buck that rough-scored 199 inches. He was ecstatic…
After some tough luck in recent seasons, Skye Brack, of Eastman, was finally able to get back on the board when she had a successful hunt for a trophy buck on Halloween evening, Oct. 31, 2021. Skye got the buck with her compound bow, and a rough score indicates she’s going to make the bowhunting…
Ricky Lee, of Brantley County, has been an avid deer hunter his whole life, and he’s spent countless hours chasing bucks in the swamps and hardwood bottoms of south Georgia. He’s always hoped one day he’d cross paths with a monster buck, and on Oct. 29 that’s exactly what happened. The only thing…. Ricky wasn’t…
An unbelievable hunt unfolded for Jamie Standard, of Greensboro, the morning of Nov. 5 at around 9 a.m. While bowhunting his lease in Greene County, Jamie was able to take down a very unique piebald buck that for Jamie and most hunters is the deer of a lifetime. The main-frame 9-point piebald has been on…
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