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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
Everyone knows the rut is your best chance to bag a wall hanger. You save your vacation days, have all your honey-do’s completed on time and cast aside the rest of society, so that you can spend more time chasing your dream. Even with all this effort, you need to hunt efficiently to get the…
Will Arrant, of Blairsville, took down a Union County 10-pointer, his biggest buck to date, the evening of Oct. 19. Hunting is one of his favorite hobbies, despite the fact that Will is in a wheelchair. That evening, Will and a good friend, Randy Hooper, went to a some leased private land where they had…
Branan Dennard, of Milledgeville, hadn’t been hunting in four years until Saturday, Oct. 24. He and his family had just recently fixed up their old stand and placed it on some private property in Baldwin County. “I got in the stand about 7 that morning, and it wasn’t windy but damp. I knew it was…
Many think of the rut simply as the peak chasing period, but the deer rut is actually a long process that also includes the pre-rut and post-rut. The pre-rut is the first phase of the rut. I personally use the early archery season to get my meat for the freezer, so I’m not tempted to…
When you think of the perfect hunt, things like car stereos, construction work and the sounds of traffic passing in the distance don’t really cross your mind. Many of us drive by small patches of woods in highly populated areas every day on our way to and from work, and we never think twice about…
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Venison Recipes
Venison Meatballs Deer season will be here before you know it—time to put a dent in all that venison in the freezer. 2-lbs. Venison 1/2-lb. Pork Sausage Romano and Parmesean Cheese 1/2 cup Chopped Parsley 1/2 cup Chopped Onions 1/2 cup Italian Bread Crumbs Tsp Gaslic Salt 2 Eggs Olive Oil Tomato Sauce Start with…
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…