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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
On Oct. 13, 2007, three generations of Davis hunters, grandfather Roy, his son Mike, and Mike’s son Dakota, each shot a buck with a muzzleloader on a hunting club in Polk County. For Roy, it was his first muzzleloader buck, and Dakota’s 4-pointer was the first deer he’d ever killed. “Mike and Dakota were hunting…
A buck was growing year-by-year, and the giant main- frame 8-pointer was well-known among some serious hunters and deer managers, who named the buck “Hooker.” If there ever was a polar opposite to the tale of the Cherokee County buck — taken with a bow, in a fragmented river habitat and never seen before by…
I was bowhunting in central Illinois when I received a phone call on Wednesday night, Oct. 17. A good friend and client of mine was calling to tell me that one of our mutual friends, Chad McCook of Woodstock, had harvested a huge deer with his bow in Cherokee County. He initially said the deer…
Bethlehem hunter Jay Maxwell dropped everything Tuesday, Nov. 20 when this giant Fulton County suburban buck was spotted in a friend’s backyard tending a doe and chasing off smaller bucks. Jay threw on his camo, grabbed his bow and arrived at the subdivision a little before noon. It was then that he put a long,…
Good grief it was hot. You have to really love deer hunting to walk a mile to your stand, mostly across open pasture, in the kind of intense heat and humidity that we were having. But, for the first time since bow season opened, the wind was correct, and very directional. No switchin’ back and…
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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.…