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Deer Hunting
Georgia 2024-2025 Deer Hunting Dates
Archery Sept. 14 - Oct. 11
Primitive Weapons/Youth Firearm Oct. 12-18
Firearms Oct. 19 - Jan. 12
GON’s Youth Big-Buck Contest is back, and that means a Browning Trail Camera will be given away every week of deer season, and one youngster will win a grand prize $3,000 shopping spree at Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna. Plus, that grand-prize winner will get to spend a weekend at Woods-N-Water outfitters next hunting season. The…
Ask some of Georgia’s most successful big-buck chasers, and they will tell you the best time to kill a trophy buck is opening weekend of archery season. There’s long been a conception that the best time to kill a mature buck is during the rut, and that is indeed an excellent time because bucks abandon…
Last year in early November, Crisp County hunter Jeff Davis was understandably excited to have just taken a great wide-antlered 9-pointer. Despite having one remaining buck tag, thoughts of encountering another trophy-class deer during the same season really never entered Jeff’s mind. However, there’s an old adage often quoted regarding hunting and fishing activities… “Never…
By John Seginak and Brandon Adams The big doe and her two fawns were bedded in a thick privet patch on the very edge of a large beaver swamp. A thunderstorm had rolled through earlier, and now at sunset the heat and humidity were almost unbearable. It was early September, 2010, and if the damp,…
For the first time in Georgia’s rich hunting history, a competition is being held to encourage licensed hunters to carry someone new to the woods. We are excited to roll out the inaugural “Georgia Mentor Competition” this year. The competition will run Aug. 15, 2017—May 15, 2018, and we will be selecting and awarding prizes…
Deer Hunting Resources
Georgia Rut Map
Venison Recipes
Juicy Lucy Venison Burgers The Juicy Lucy Burger originated in Minnesota, of all places, and is a matter of statewide pride. Here, the recipe has been adapted to the South by replacing ground beef with venison. Be sure to use venison with at least 20 percent beef fat for best results. This makes four burgers.…
Slow Cooker Venison Stroganoff When it comes to wild game cooking, way too many hunters only have a few basic recipes. Deer chili. Venison spaghetti. Deer burgers. Digging the slow cooker out of the closet will open a whole new world. Try this easy recipe that will have your family and friends bragging on your skills.…
Twelve-year-old Bryson McGlynn, of Opelika, Ala., was once again crowned a champion for his age-defying culinary skills. Last December, McGlynn won the Gordon Ramsay Master Chef Junior competition, which aired on Fox in May. Last weekend, McGlynn was crowned champion of the Alabama Wildlife Federation’s (AWF) Wild Game Cook-Off State Finals held in Millbrook, Ala.…