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Turkey Hunting
2025 Turkey Seasons
Kids, Mobility Impaired: March 22-23
Private-Land: March 29 – May 15
Public-Land: April 5 – May 15
* Two gobbler per season limit; one-gobbler-per-day restriction.
I was feeling pretty confident as I stood beside my hunting partner Bobby Knight. It was opening day of turkey season and the orange glow of the eastern sky began to push the darkness from around us. The woods were coming to life as a half a dozen or so barred owls began their morning…
Opening day of turkey season is a date that every turkey hunter in Georgia looks forward to each year. For my dad and I, the 2004 season was only the second year we had looked forward to opening day of turkey season. We are both active deer hunters and my dad, Jeff Sr., is a…
Thirty minutes after fly-down time, and we hadn’t heard a gobble. This is crazy, I thought. Thomas Holcombe, 14, of Royston and I were the very first public turkey hunters on the newly purchased River Creek WMA in Thomas County. I’d heard the place was filthy with turkeys, but at this point I wasn’t so…
“That made the whole trip worth it right there,” Matt Howard announced climbing to his feet. Looking 10 yards back at Brad Gill, who had been doing the turkey calling, Matt couldn’t have been more proud of his 11-year-old daughter, Sarah. “What happened?” Brad asked. “They didn’t stop, and she just didn’t shoot,” said Matt.…
It has probably been eight years ago now — one of the more memorable turkey hunts I’ve ever had. I was a student at the University of Georgia, so Tuesday afternoons during the spring quarter meant I’d be heading for my favorite WMA in search of an afternoon gobbler. I was on birds, too. I’d…
As always, it’s a mixed bag when you’re trying to gauge the statewide success from an opening day of a new turkey season in Georgia. Generally, the south Georgia folks fared far better than their brethren in middle and north Georgia. It was cold, but a more likely cause of the tough hunting were the…
Reading a gobbler’s mood and following it up with the right call can be a deadly combination this spring. The importance of this lesson was taught to me on opening day quite a few years ago in Hancock County. My good friend Cal Marsh and I had struck out on opening morning. Right before lunch…
I had been set up for 30 minutes. Now I was wondering if I had made the right decision in choosing the location. The area felt right, the sign was there, but still you never really know until you have that gobbler in front of your gun barrel. I knew patience would be the key.…
The state’s latest batch of poult numbers are in, and the news isn’t great for hunters gearing up for the March 25, 2006 turkey-season opener in Georgia. Don’t expect to see a pile of jakes this season, and if you look at WRD poult data from the year before, don’t look for too many crazy,…
Master turkey caller Benny Briggs of Harlem is the winner of the 2006 Georgia State Turkey Calling Championship. The calling contest was held January 21 at Unicoi State Park in conjuction with the annual convention of the Georgia Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF). The Georgia-state win at Unicoi goes onto a long…
Turkey Recipes
Crockpot Crispy Wild Turkey 1 whole turkey I pound butter divided in half 1 tbsp thyme 1 tbsp rosemary 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp black pepper Pat the turkey dry with one or two sheets of paper towel. Slather the entire turkey with half the butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with thyme and rosemary.…
Peanut Butter Wild Turkey I must admit that I was apprehensive when a friend asked me to try his newly discovered dish. Once he showed me the ingredients, I realized it was a take on a popular Oriental chicken dish. And it is wonderful! 1 turkey breast 2 tbsp salt 2 tbsp white sugar 2…
Turkey Stuffed Bell Peppers 6 bell peppers 1/2- to 3/4-lb. dark-meat turkey 1 diced onion 3 cloves minced garlic 15-oz. can diced tomatoes 1 cup frozen whole-kernel corn 1 cup cooked white rice Shredded Pepper Jack cheese 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 Tbsp salt 1 Tbsp black pepper Choose bell peppers that will stand up…