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Deer Hunting
Before deer season opened this year, Jeff Hill, of Tucker, had been hoping that he would be lucky enough to take a mountable buck this season. He succeeded in a way far beyond his dreams. His Nov. 23 hunt turned out to be his ultimate deer-hunting fantasy. The 1991-92 deer hunting season hadn’t started out…
It was midnight at the hunting camp about six weeks ago. We’d been down on a dove hunt—deer scouting— stand hanging—work day weekend and it had been hot. The night temperature was comfortable, if clammy, and the soft breeze was just enough to keep the mosquitoes away. Light from a naked bulb 50 feet away…
If you’ve been staring at your big game tags trying to make sense of what’s printed on the tags and what’s written in the state regs about the season bag limit, what you see isn’t exactly what it appears to be. Those tags that are marked “Archery Only, Antlerless Deer Only,” aren’t. What happened is…
The 1990 Georgia deer hunting season will go into the books as the state’s best ever for big buck production. So far we know of at least six Boone & Crockett bucks, and they keep turning up, especially from south Georgia. Huey’s Taxidermy in Cordele ended its big-buck contest Feb. 9, and three B&C bucks…
Georgia’s bag limit for firearms deer season is about to increase by 60% for the 1991 season. In their continued effort to reduce the state’s deer population from the current level of approximately 1.25 million deer down to 1 million deer, the Game Management Section is proposing to increase the firearms bag limit from three…
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Venison Recipes
Venison Sausage Jalapeno Shots There are plenty of wild-game recipes out there, but very few for wild-game appetizers. This appetizer is guaranteed to be a hit at your next backyard cookout. Plan on making two or three per guest. • Venison rope sausage • 1 block cream cheese • 1 cup grated cheddar cheese •…
Ground Venison Shipwreck Casserole 1 pound ground venison 1 medium yellow onion, diced 1 green bell pepper, chopped 28-oz. canned diced tomatoes Nonstick cooking spray 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1 1/2 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp black pepper 30-oz. pack frozen hashbrowns 4 cups grated cheddar cheese Preheat oven to 400. Set the oven rack in center. Spray 9×13-inch baking…
Cajun-Style Venison Hindquarter This easy recipe is great in the crock pot, and It makes a complete meal. • 1 debonded hindquarter • Louisiana Cajun seasoning • Vegetable Oil • McCormick Au jus Gravy Seasoning (1-oz. dry pack) • Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning (1-oz. dry pack) • 1 stick butter • 3 mild Pepperoncini pepper •…