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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
Venison Sausage Shrimp and Grits When I first started cooking wild game, I soon realized that I would have to elevate my game from cook to chef. That was the only way I was to ever going to convert my non-game eating family to wild game lovers. This recipe went a long way toward that…
Zuppa Toscano Venison Soup I am a huge fan of soups this time of the year. I especially love the Zuppa Toscano soup at Olive Garden, so I decided to experiment using venison sausage instead of Italian sausage. Everybody loved it. To be extra thrifty, you might even pluck the kale from…
For years, I was guilty of grinding my deer necks into hamburger meat and, shamefully, even tossing some into the trash. I finally learned they could be made delicious and tender in the smoker. I like to smoke mine with cherry wood. 1 5-lb. venison neck 1 quart beef broth Montreal Steak Seasoning 3 carrots,…