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Hunting
In the days leading up to the final hunt, Mark was entirely focused on the task at hand. While the rest of the world was in full Christmas mode, Mark was using all of his spare time to prepare for his final trip to the refuge. Determined to not let Glen down, Mark carefully studied…
The race was on, and CB radio voices crackled with excitement as the buck turned and twisted through the south Georgia swamp, hounds swerving to his every move. Pickup trucks whirled plumes of dust skyward as they raced down narrow dirt lanes, hunters going all-out to get ahead of it all and hopefully into place…
Taking a trophy buck is a dream of every hunter. For Jonathan Stevens, that dream quickly turned into a nightmare. Jonathan was hunting a food plot behind his Swainsboro home in Emanuel County when a routine situation suddenly turned into a life-and-death struggle. “I was hunting a food plot behind my house and two does…
In the Southeast, when a person mentions upland hunting, the bobwhite quail is usually the first, and sometimes only game bird that people think about. The late Charlie Elliott named the bobwhite the “prince of game birds.” When you go into the Appalachians, the ruffed grouse enters into the conversation, but the lack of timber…
With bucks laying down sign and chasing does, November sees a flurry of activity in the Georgia deer woods. And as usual, we’ve seen some fantastic bucks. And the action is far from over. Our GON Hunt Advisors report on how the hunting has been in their areas, and they also provide some tips on…
Bailey Combs, of Smyrna, was able to connect on his second giant bow-kill of the 2021 season after taking down a buck nicknamed “Bases Loaded” last week in Cherokee County. Bailey’s first bow-kill came on the opening day of bow season. That buck was named “Full Count” and grosses around 160 inches. Bailey is a…
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…
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