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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
While on a photo shoot for a potential cover for GON magazine, Scott Hodges spoke with Chad Green about his buck taken in Twiggs County. Chad had passed the buck for several years, and this season the big 10-pointer grew an impressive rack. To read about Chad’s hunt and his history with the buck, check…
By Jeff Worn Growing up in south Georgia, hunting whitetail deer, wood ducks, dove, quail and turkeys has always been a huge part of my life. We have a family farm south of Quitman I grew up hunting on, and it’s always had a healthy population of deer, but I could have never imagined it…
Forget the solar and lunar charts. Most deer hunters will tell you that the best time to go deer hunting is whenever you can go. Having a 2-month-old baby and a full-load at work has put a crimp in Brian Whitney’s hunting this year. So, when the Smyrna resident got a rare chance to go…
By Kelly Brookins Jr. So I was digging through my hunting gear and came across my license from the 2001-2002 hunting season. I killed my first deer with a bow that year at age 14 on the opening afternoon of archery season. I remember every minute of that hunt. That day at lunchtime my dad…
On Friday, Oct. 22, fate, luck and nearly a decade of hard work all came together for Dillon Veal, of Blackshear, on a late-afternoon hunt on his family lease. “My family has been hunting the lease in Pierce County for roughly eight years, and we’ve done our best to manage it for quality bucks. It’s nice…
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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…