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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
By Vinny Himes I hadn’t picked up a bow in 12 years due to a compound fracture of my left shoulder blade and a fractured and severely dislocated right shoulder. My buddy Jordan McGee came by the house in July for a cookout and had his bow in the truck. We got to messing around, and I asked…
You know it’s a bad drought when water is your best deer-hunting “food source.” GON reader Jimmy Arnold sent some great trail-cam pictures of a water source he created with a plastic pool. “After reading the article on tips for hunting small tracts (November issue of GON), I would like to share with you…
The calls just keep coming in at the GON office this deer season—another giant buck from another Georgia county. We’ve seen top-end bucks killed from one end of the state to the other. Official scores can’t been done for 60 days after a buck is killed, so we haven’t even begun to compile all of…
On Thanksgiving Day afternoon, Nov. 24, Nate Martin went hunting in Whitfield County in the Chattahoochee National Forest. He was hoping to get his first buck, but little did he know that he would return home that afternoon dragging two bucks—or at least the remains of two bucks. “After we all ate, I went to…
A 158 5/8-inch gross-scoring buck was taken from Fort Benning on Nov. 11, Veterans Day, by Russell Wyatt, an infantryman on the 182,000-acre military installation near the Georgia-Alabama border adjacent to Columbus. Russell has only been hunting a handful of times, but for a man who’s only shot a few deer, he’s now set the bar pretty high…
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Venison Recipes
Ground Venison Christmas Stuffing If you are looking for a great side dish for your Christmas dinner, impress your family with this venison take on stuffing. 1 pound ground venison 1 stick butter 1 chopped zucchini 1 large onion, chopped 1 tbsp minced garlic 2 tbsp sour cream 1 can cream of mushroom soup…
Ground Venison Stuffed Mushrooms Most Georgia deer hunters have an ample supply of ground venison on hand. This is tasty way to utilize just a small portion of that ground venison, and it makes a great appetizer or snack. 16 large portabella mushrooms 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons red bell pepper 2 garlic cloves…
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.…