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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
Out-of-state hunters always seem to get the big bucks, and it’s apparently true as well of Georgia hunters traveling to Florida. Cody Thomas, of Savannah, accepted an offer to go hunting with his girlfriend’s brother on some well-managed land in Leon County near Monticello, Fla., and the result puts him in the Florida record books…
I’ll never forget the first time I saw him. It was a windy morning, November 10, 2004. I was sitting with Glenn Garner in a double-ladder stand we call Olympus, which sits atop a ridge on one of our Harris County properties. While we hunt alone a lot, we sit together whenever we have a…
Land where hunting had not been allowed and where deer populations had grown so large that habitat was being damaged enticed more than 8,000 folks to apply for 605 spots on four state-park quota hunts, and the results did not disappoint. Overall on the four hunts, 457 hunters showed up, and they killed 394 deer…
Thornton Hull, 75, of Locust Grove, spent Christmas in a cast after a bizarre incident at B.F. Grant WMA in early December. On Thursday, December 8, Thornton, his cousin Norman McCullough, 72, and Charles Moore, 66, both from Conyers, went for a rabbit hunt at the Putnam County public tract. The three men were walking…
While some hunters still say they aren’t seeing the number of deer they’re accustomed to seeing, based on a variety of indicators it has been a boom year for big bucks in Georgia. For sheer numbers of 130- to 160-class bucks, this may be the very best year GON has ever heard about. We’ll begin to…
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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.…