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After he killed an 11-point buck he’d been watching for about two months, 16-year-old Garrett McCarty, of Rutledge, would say that all good things are worth the wait. This buck would ultimately gross 171 5/8 inches, and once it is officially measured, Garrett could have the No. 5 buck of all-time in Morgan County. It…
November 10 became a day that Valdosta State student Jeff McKinney would never forget when he killed a 17-point, non-typical Worth County buck. With a gross score of 185 4/8 inches, the buck was the biggest deer that Jeff had ever harvested. Amazingly, Jeff missed the buck that morning, before connecting on his afternoon hunt.…
As Saturday approaches, duck hunters across the state are busy preparing boats and decoys for the upcoming early duck season that will take place from Nov. 18-26. Georgia’s WRD waterfowl biologist Greg Balcom was enthusiastic about the upcoming season as a whole. “The numbers of birds we’re seeing right now is a little on the…
In the early 1990s, GON wrote an article profiling the deer hunting in Heard County that was titled “Land of the Giants.” It’s been a while since a true giant buck has been recorded from Heard County, but that changed last week. Michael Selman, 39, took the buck of a lifetime on Nov. 10 at…
Brandon Long, of Cumming, had an afternoon in Forsyth County on Oct. 25 that he’ll never forget. Brandon tagged out on two big bucks with his bow. Brandon arrowed a 9-pointer, and then a few minutes later, he shot a 13-pointer that grosses in the 170s. “I had no idea this deer was on the…
If you haven’t seen the oddest-looking duck in Georgia yet, grab a pair of binoculars or a shotgun and get outdoors. Black-bellied whistling ducks have expanded their range and are now a documented breeding species in several Georgia counties. Often referred to as “tree ducks” due to their peculiar habit of perching on tree branches…
Even though GON Truck-Buck entries come from all corners of the Peach State, many of the really giant bucks seem to have some common denominators that lead to their harvest. Proper nutrition, intensive management, and plain old being in the right place at the right time are a few. On Oct. 28, all of the…
I’m sure the actual attack was something similar to what you see on The Discovery Channel when a Nile crocodile glides smoothly just under the water toward a slurping gazelle as it enjoys a cool drink in the late-afternoon sun. As the animal drinks the moving river water, an explosion of white water and set of…
Editor’s Note: The following contributed to this article: Jeff Watkins, a regular member of the Boone & Crockett Club, Gino D’Angelo, assistant professor of deer ecology and management at UGA’s Warnell School and Dale Greene, dean at Warnell. Hunters who are fortunate enough to harvest a big deer or bear in Georgia automatically think…
Leevi Alyea, of Lyons, shot a once-in-a-lifetime deer on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 on his stepdad’s private property in Macon County. His giant buck weighed 236 pounds and green-scored 153 1/8 inches. The bruiser was Leevi’s first buck ever with a bow. The week before Leevi killed his buck, his stepdad got…
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