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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
When is comes to Pope & Young-class bucks, Georgia’s 2004-05 hunting season was the year of the metro-Atlanta buck. Of 26 officially scored bucks to date, 13, or 50 percent of the statewide total, were killed in nine metro-Atlanta counties. The trend toward suburban bucks is not new, but a continuation of a trend. On…
The owner of one of Georgia’s most recognized deer coolers can add another feather to his cap. Bill Hilsman, who used to have an opening-day barbeque and a big-buck contest that made Hilsman’s Deer Cooler near McDonough a fixture to Piedmont hunters, began a program last year that provided venison and a cash donation to…
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…
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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.…