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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
I will tell you what gets me excited to see now. When I scroll through social media and find a huge, genuine smile on a kid or adult hunter behind a relatively unimpressive set of deer antlers or even a doe, I find myself smiling just as big. I discover myself seemingly drawn more to…
After three months of controlled deer sampling in the 1-mile radius (3,000 acres) of the first confirmed Georgia case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Lanier County, a second deer has tested positive in Berrien County only 400 yards from the first case. The newly diagnosed deer was an apparently healthy 4 1/2-year-old buck with…
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Wildlife Resources Division confirmed a second deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The deer, a 4.5 year-old male, was taken in Berrien County approximately 400 yards from the first CWD-positive deer harvest location. The deer was taken by a landowner permittee assisting with ongoing…
Everyone has heard some version of the phrase, “tomorrow is not promised.” It’s a concept that is easy to understand, yet many still take tomorrow’s arrival for granted. Unfortunately, it’s often not until a blessing is taken away that this truth really sinks in. The silver lining in this reality, though, is that we can…
Richard McKenzie has killed the No. 2 overall buck for Marion County with a giant, non-typical 18-pointer that he took on Nov. 17, 2024. It will end up being one of the best bucks from the 2024-25 season, which we’ll be showcasing in the Fab-40 in the August 2025 issue. Richard’s main-frame 10-pointer has 35…
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Venison Recipes
Easy Crockpot Venison Stew Talk about something good on a cold night. You can throw this in the slow-cooker before leaving for work and have some fine eating when you get home. 3 pounds hindquarter meat 1 large onion, sliced 1 tbsp. Moore’s Marinade 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 garlic clove, minced 1/4 tsp. ground…
Stewed Venison Shanks When cleaning deer, I have always automatically cut off the legs and discarded them. Never again! 2 lower legs of a deer, skinned 1/4 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons butter 1 medium onion, diced 4 cloves minced garlic 3 medium carrots, diced 2 stalks celery, diced 1 tablespoon tomato paste 2 8-oz.…
Smoked Venison Pepperoni Stick When it comes to venison, I am an experimenter. I found a version of this recipe on the Internet, and now my family absolutely love my version. 4 lbs. trimmed venison 1 lb. pork fat 3 tbsp. salt 2 tbsp. paprika 2 tbsp. white sugar 1 tbsp. black pepper 1 tbsp.…