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Hunting
By James K. Pressley A well-thought-out and properly planned rabbit hunt is a thing of beauty. It has several major parts, and they must all be taken seriously. If you slack off or miss one of these, the hunt will suffer and your standing in the group will drop. The Group: You need a solid…
Trophy bucks have a way of evoking every emotion possible from a hunter. Grown men have been known to dedicate every waking hour to the pursuit of a particular trophy buck. Trophy bucks have made grown men cry. In a span of about eight hours, deer hunter Bill Willis, of Lenox, underwent a roller coaster…
By Kristen Morales Deer populations in the north Georgia mountains have dropped by almost two-thirds over the past few decades, according to new research by the University of Georgia. This decline has also led to a precipitous drop in deer hunting—68% fewer hunters head into the woods now compared with statistics gathered in 1979. And…
By Deborah Wallace Having accomplished our Grand Slam for turkeys in the United States, my husband Paul and I went to Mexico to pursue the World Slam by hunting the Gould’s turkey. We arrived in Hermosillo, Sonora where we spent the night. We were picked up the following morning by our guide, Nigel, for a…
By Josh Preston In my family, hunting, fishing and spending time outdoors is just a part of life. I have always loved the idea of deer hunting since I was a small child watching my grandpa and my uncle bring deer home to be skinned and processed. Some of my best memories are of my…
In this era when archers gather to brag about arrow speed, Chip Wells likes to talk about arrow lethality. All that old-school thinking for the Cairo native made it possible for him to take what could prove to be the biggest bow-taken buck ever from Grady County. Rough measurements show that the buck will likely…
This is the way squirrel hunting ought to be—fast paced, lots of shooting opportunities and loads of excitement. Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with sitting under a big oak and waiting for the squirrels to come out, but I’m telling you that hunting squirrels with a good dog is a boat load…
There’s still some deer hunting left—quite a bit if your county has the extended archery-only hunting until Jan. 31. However, it’s time for our GON Hunt Advisors to wrap it up with their final deer season reports. We will hear from our Hunt Advisors again soon during turkey season. NORTH GEORGIA Cherokee County: Tim Dangar, of…
Hunter Duke, of St. Augustine, Fla., was on a mission this deer season. After capturing a trail-camera photo of a crazy-looking 6-point on his grandfather’s Decatur County hunting property, that one deer was all he was interested in shooting. “When I shot him was the first time someone had seen him in daylight. He came…
Worth County was recently in the news with a giant road-killed buck that grossed 174 inches and hurt the feelings of quite a few local hunters who had been hunting him. Another Worth County buck, this one scoring near 190, was recently killed, but thankfully this one was taken by a hunter. With a new…
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