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Deer Hunting
Georgia 2025-2026 Deer Hunting Dates
Archery Sept. 13 - Oct. 10
Special Antlerless-Only Firearms Weekend: Oct. 4-5
Primitive Weapons/Youth Firearm Oct. 11-17
Firearms Oct. 18 - Jan. 11
Brady Vaughn isn’t your typical big-buck slayer. He doesn’t get to deer hunt that often. The small farm where he hunts isn’t intensively managed for big deer. He describes where he hunts as a pasture at the top end of a swamp near some chicken houses. In fact, it had become so overgrown in recent…
We’ve seen it before… Someone thinks they might save a deer from hunters—typically a fawn or young deer that has become accustomed to people—by putting a dog collar around the deer’s neck. Guess what happens when that deer gets older and its neck continue to grow? GON subscriber Allen Rutledge, of Jersey, got this trail-camera…
Seventeen weekly winners and four hunters in our wildcard spots will soon shoot it out at the Ag-Pro Outdoor Blast on July 31. The second-best shot will win a Firminator G-3. And then, the last man, woman or child standing—there are three kids in the Shoot-Out this year—that last person on the Shoot-Out stage will…
Madison Taylor, 19, a nurse from Tifton, scored on the buck of a lifetime while hunting with her dad, Eric, on Nov. 21, 2021. This was Madison’s first year hunting, as well as her first deer ever. It’s a year she will certainly remember forever. Off and on for two years, the trophy buck that…
Fifteen-year-old Holden Hines, of Macon, hopes that good feeling he’s having is being caused by all the planets lining up just right. “I’m turning 16 in a few months,” the high school freshman said. “Winning that truck would be perfect timing. I’ve ordered the gun we will be using in the Truck-Buck Shoot-Out. I plan…
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Venison Recipes
Venison Meatballs Deer season will be here before you know it—time to put a dent in all that venison in the freezer. 2-lbs. Venison 1/2-lb. Pork Sausage Romano and Parmesean Cheese 1/2 cup Chopped Parsley 1/2 cup Chopped Onions 1/2 cup Italian Bread Crumbs Tsp Gaslic Salt 2 Eggs Olive Oil Tomato Sauce Start with…
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…