Realtree Kids: January 2025

When Brantley Pierce, of Eatonton, turned 7 on Nov. 21, he announced that he was “now a man” and it was time for him to kill a deer. The very next day, while hunting with his dad, Tyler, in Jasper County, he did just that. Welcome to the Brotherhood, Brantley!

Roman Spikes, of Social Circle, caught this Walton County bass in November.

Leo Nevil, 2, of Register, couldn’t be cuter while on his first duck hunt with his dad, James, in Bulloch County on Nov. 29.

Luke Lewis, 9, with a Putnam County buck from Dec. 7.

Caroline Hobby, 15, of Dawsonville, killed her first deer in Dawson County on Dec. 5.

Anna Kate Dekle, 15, of Moultrie, and her Colquitt County buck with 160 inches of antler and 19 scoreable points.

Duke Bitler (left), 10, and JB Patrick, 11, both from Roswell, shared milestone moments alongside their fathers on a Tift County hunting trip they’ll never forget. Both got their first deer on the same afternoon hunt.

Charlie Lewis, 12, shot this Putnam County 8-point buck on Dec. 13.

Case Baxter, 8, of Commerce, killed this buck in Madison County on Thanksgiving Day.

Brody Harris, 14, of Dixie Union, with his big Ware County 8-point.

Gage Hiers, 11, hefts a Glynn County bass caught Nov. 30.

Walker Peden, 12, of Monticello, with a Putnam County buck from Nov. 8. It green scored 146 1/8 inches.

Tucker Allison, 9, of Talmo, killed this beautiful 9-point buck on his family’s farm in Jackson County.

Sawyer Pittard, of Winterville, shot this Oglethorpe County 7-pointer while hunting with his family.

Reed Hiers, 8, with a Brooks County buck from Nov. 30.

Gerrod Loud Jr. killed this buck on Nov. 30 in Baker County.

Brothers Evan Minthorn (above) and Dylan Minthorn (below) were able to successfully take 8-pointers while hunting on family land in Oglethorpe County.

Sarah Smith, 7, of Madison, was patient this season waiting on a buck. She downed this 7-pointer Oct. 25 on a Morgan County food plot with a perfect shot.

Weston Adams, 11, and his Uncle Ross had a good morning in Washington County on Dec. 1 with these buffleheads.

Laythen Woodrum, 15, of Gray, got his first deer on Nov. 29. Laythen used a 12 gauge slug to down the Jones County 9-pointer.

Harlee Baker, 13, of Lavonia, with her first rabbit. She was hunting in Franklin County on Dec. 14.

Congrats to Aubriella Cater, 9, of Columbus, who caught her first fish at Lake Oliver on Nov. 25.

Brayson Ray, 8, of Lakepark, with a Lowndes County bass caught in a private pond at his house in November.

Matthew Hill, 12, of McDonough, shot his first 7-point buck with his Papa in Randolph County on Dec. 1.

Addilyn Horne, 8, with a Madison County buck from Dec. 12.

Austin Weathers, 8, of Hartwell, killed his first deer, an 8-point buck, with a .223 on Nov. 19.

Bo Foster, 9, of Cherokee County, took this Fulton County buck on Nov. 29 with his crossbow.

Brody Crooks, 10, of Durand, with a buck shot in Meriwether County on Dec. 1 while hunting with his daddy.

Nice first buck! Bryson Betts, 11, shot it on his family farm in Cook County on Nov. 14.

Camden Jones, 11, killed this buck on Nov. 23 in Taylor County.

Cason Van Dyke, 12, of Dallas, was hunting in Hancock County on Nov. 25 when he took this 8-pointer.

Jaxson Coody, 5, killed his first deer with a crossbow at 30 yards on Sept. 22 while hunting in Macon County.

John Lee, 15, of Clarkesville, with a Habersham County buck from the Chattahoochee National Forest.

Marshall Tyree with a Newton County 8-point from Nov. 25.

Noah Range, 11, of Peachtree Corners, got his first deer in Taylor County.

Sands Windham, 8, downed this super Macon County buck on Nov. 12.

Drake Addison, 5, with his sister, Caroline, 8, of Madison, with a bass from a Morgan County pond.

Taelor Star Hyde, of Cartersville, was 4 years old when she caught this bass at her Great Uncle Alan’s lake in Bartow County.

Trystin Hicks, 14, of Chatsworth, caught this bream from a local pond.

Kaleb Carey, 9, with a pb flathead out of Wheeler County.

Evan Holden, 9, of Ball Ground, shot his first deer on Oct. 16 in Dawson County.

Gray Beverly, 10, of Cumming, shot this 7-point on Nov. 9 in Dawson County.

Greyson Moody, 8, of Augusta, with his first buck, taken in Richmond County on Nov. 29. There were three generations and his favorite uncle present to celebrate the moment.

Heidi Manley, 13, of Dallas, killed this Pickens County 6-pointer on Nov. 30.

Hudson Tittle, 7, shot his first deer, a 3-pointer with a .22-250. Elijah Delk, 15, killed a 6-pointer that has a 19 5/8-inch spread.

Judah Little, 8, of Woodstock, with a crossbow buck from Cherokee County on Dec. 6.

Lincoln Little, 10, of Temple, with a Cedar Creek WMA buck from Nov. 16.

Rhett Freeland, 10, of Dahlonega, killed his first deer, a 4-pointer, in Lumpkin County.

Silas Newsom, 8, of Milton, with a Laurens County deer from Nov. 16.

Trace Fowler, 10, of Fitzgerald, with a Wilcox County buck killed on Nov. 24.

Brody Walker, 13, caught a 4-lb., 19-inch-long brown trout from the Etowah River on a canoeing trip with his mom.

Jace Parris, 15, of Villa Rica, killed this longbeard in Oglethorpe County.