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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
The first of three House Wildlife Management Study Committee meetings took place Aug. 19, 2005 in Perry. There were 102 people at the meeting, and they listened to speakers state their cases for and against the issue of hunting over bait/feed. This House Wildlife Management Study Committee was created because the subject of hunting over…
After watching the 120-class, 8-point buck feed on peas for 20 minutes just 30 yards away, Phil Webb now had a sinking feeling as he watched the buck slowly walk directly away and out of the food plot. “That would have been my second-biggest buck ever. I had the safety on and off several times,” Phil…
For the second year in a row, Lee County is No. 1 in Georgia in the 2005 rankings when it comes to producing high-scoring bucks. GON has rated the big-buck production of counties for 12 years. In nine of those years Macon County was No. 1, every year except in 2000 when Dooly County slipped…
The old buckʼs head snapped to attention, ears and eyes scanning, searching for something that had alarmed it. For an hour the buck had grazed in a hayfield in the middle of night undisturbed. To the buckʼs left, a mile over the treeline, a single-cell summer thunderstorm raged beyond the Ocmulgee River. The thunderhead, black…
To make the Boone & Crockett Record Book, a typical buck must score at least 170 inches. Tony Lewis of Cordele hammered a Dooly County buck on a drizzly day in November that would eclipse the minimum by better than 10 inches. Tony, who says he doesn’t hunt as much as he used to since…
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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.…