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Hunting

Worth County 13-Pointer Grosses Mid 180s

It’s zero surprise to most Georgia hunters that Worth County makes the headlines with a giant buck. This one was taken by bowhunter Cam Williams, of Cordele. The 13-pointer was called Splits and was gross scored in the mid 180s. Cam loves it when a plan comes together. In February 2021, he found a huge…

Big Georgia Buck Killed By Falling Tree?

Brian Brooks lives on 10 acres in Paulding County. He’s in a club only 3 miles down the road, but he still hunts his property and runs cameras on it. He didn’t have any photos of any big bucks on his property, but his neighbor, Lloyd Cline, did have several good bucks on his cameras. However,…

Macon County Velvet Freak Has A Gazillion Points

Benny Overholt had seen this buck on his Macon County farm for several years, and the deer was normal until last season when it didn’t shed its velvet and didn’t drop its antlers after the season. Fast forward to this season, and that velvet rack just kept growing… and growing! “Having seen this buck of…

Gwinnett County Record-Class Buck Opening Weekend

Landon Parks is fairly new to deer hunting, but he got off to an excellent start when he dropped a record-book caliber bow-buck in Gwinnett County on a tract of private land. Landon’s dad, Michael, helped him get fired up by giving him a new Bowtech bow for his 21st birthday, and his uncle, Jason…

One Hunter, Two P&Y Bucks In Two Days

Most sportsmen wait months for hunting season to open, anticipating many days afield in pursuit of their passion. For one Georgia man, his buck hunting ended on opening weekend. On consecutive days, Jake Wesley, an air traffic controller from Locust Grove, arrowed his allotted two-buck season limit while hunting in DeKalb County. Both bucks will…

Cherokee Buck “Full Count” Strikes Out Opening Day

Bailey Combs, of Smryna, took down a Cherokee County Pope & Young bruiser opening morning that should gross around 160. Bailey started hunting suburban areas during his time as a pitcher for Georgia Tech’s baseball team.  “During my college days, I didn’t have time to drive three hours to hunt someone’s farm, so I started…

Week 1 Truck-Buck Contender On Video

On his first hunt on my newly purchased farm, Connor Boney had an OTG ground-blind encounter with a 160-inch buck they named Trooper. “I had been watching and scouting this particular bachelor group all summer,” Connor said. “He stepped out with his same group and after about 30 minutes. He presented me with a 33-yard…

Solid White Buck From Calhoun County

Back in June, Tara Jackson went fishing at a Calhoun County pond and saw something that she had never seen before. As a buck ran across a field, she said to her boyfriend Bryan Spivey, “Oh my goodness, that’s a totally white deer!” They were both amazed and hoped the buck would still be around…

Lady Hunter Kicks-Off Deer Season With Big Main-Frame 8-pointer

It’s been a minute since the GON phone has rung with those familiar “I’ve killed a big ‘un,” words were on the other end of the line. That all changed this morning. Christina Blair, of Temple, called and reported that she had knocked down a good one in Fulton County on Sunday, Sept. 12. “People…

Altamaha River 12 1/2-foot Gator Taken On Last-Minute Hunt

By Russell Headrick   I thought I would share some pics and the story from our recent alligator hunt in the Altamaha River. The lucky hunter was Danny Cochran, of Dalton, and he used seven of his “sacred” priority points to draw a tag for Zone 7.   We drove down to Darien on Thursday, Aug. 26…

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