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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 2020-21 season has tallied up 93 record-book bow bucks, the most ever recorded in a single season of Georgia hunting. There’s a chance that after GON’s Outdoor Blast scoring and a few late bucks that will trickle in this fall and winter that we could see triple digits in the number or record-class bow…
Included in these three pages is a record number of bowhunting stats from Georgia WMAs, PFAs, Tracts, State Parks and VPAs. It’s shocking the number of places someone can take bow or crossbow and get after a deer. Every September we publish last year’s WMA bowhunting stat’s simply as a service to our readers. The…
It was mid-November and the whitetails were running frantically all over the woods. It was the last morning of our week-long hunt, and I was anxious to get an arrow into a decent buck before we had to head home. I was set up in my climbing stand on a hardwood hillside, and by mid-morning…
If you’ve been deer hunting for more than a few years, I’m sure that you have some experience chasing deer that are eating mast. Many hunters curse years with heavy acorn crops in particular, as deer that were feeding in food plots in September seemingly disappear as acorns begin to fall. October in particular is…
Holden Hines, 14, of Macon, collected a $3,000 shopping spree from Adventure Outdoors after winning GON’s Youth Big-Buck Contest Shoot-Out on Aug. 21 at GON’s Outdoor Blast. In addition, Holden won a dream deer and hog hunting trip with Woods-N-Water outfitters in Wilkinson County. Holden and a parent get to hunt and stay at a…
Deer Hunting Resources
Georgia Rut Map
Venison Recipes
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.…
Slow Cooker Venison Stroganoff When it comes to wild game cooking, way too many hunters only have a few basic recipes. Deer chili. Venison spaghetti. Deer burgers. Digging the slow cooker out of the closet will open a whole new world. Try this easy recipe that will have your family and friends bragging on your skills.…
Twelve-year-old Bryson McGlynn, of Opelika, Ala., was once again crowned a champion for his age-defying culinary skills. Last December, McGlynn won the Gordon Ramsay Master Chef Junior competition, which aired on Fox in May. Last weekend, McGlynn was crowned champion of the Alabama Wildlife Federation’s (AWF) Wild Game Cook-Off State Finals held in Millbrook, Ala.…