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Scar: A 206-Inch Suburban Legend

The 6 1/2-year-old, non-typical buck watched the field as eight deer ahead of him leaped effortlessly one at a time over the fence like graceful ballerinas to feed in the meadow as the north Atlanta suburb sun kissed the golden horizon. It was another sunset worthy of a Terry Redlin painting. He was the king…

Bullwinkle Buck Killed In Irwin County

Luther Covington, of Ocilla, recently killed a rare buck in Irwin County. The buck was so rare that according to WRD Biologist Charlie Killmaster, the deer is only the third reported case in the state. “I didn’t recognize him on my cameras until after I got him,” said Luther. “After reviewing my pictures, I saw the…

Deer Dogging Still A Long-Standing Tradition

When William Tecumseh Sherman and his minions sashayed to the beaches of Savannah 151 years ago this month, they left behind a wide, scorched swath of Georgia from Atlanta to the sea. Among Sherman’s explicit commands was the following, from Special Field Orders 120: “The army will forage liberally on the country during the march.”…

Hunters Rescue Stranded Lady Screaming For Help

On Sunday, Nov. 22, Keith Loveday suggested to a good friend, Allen Dykes, both of Swainsboro, they should take the Cruz brothers, Alexx and Zak, hunting the day before Thanksgiving. Both Keith and Allen are members at Hawhammock Baptist Church and had recently gotten to know the Cruz brothers after their church hosted a 30-30 Ministries‘ DEER CAMP.…

Wild In The Kitchen: Camphouse Venison Roast

Killer Camphouse Venison Roast This recipe is from Patti Moultrie, wife of Dan Moultrie, founder of Moultrie Feeders. It has been served many times at their hunting camp and is a favorite among guests. I’ve even gobbled up a few helpings of this wonderful roast myself. 1 hindquarter 1 pack Lipton’s Onion Soup 1/2 cup…

Ghost Bucks Of The Georgia Deer Woods

On a warm September morning in the fall of 2014, a forester named Babe McGowan was participating in a timber thinning operation on a tract of land in Dooly County. While in the process of marking trees in a stand of 17-year-old pines, he spotted something that abruptly stopped him in his tracks. “Lying a…

Hunter’s Journal – December 2015

By Stan Pye A birthday to remember! For many years now my children and I have enjoyed opening weekend hunts, each trying to outdo the other.  My youngest son Zachary happened to be born on opening day of deer season, so we have always celebrated his birthday at the hunt camp. Since Zachary was 13…

GON Kids: One Shot, Two Deer Drop

Reese Hawsey, and his dad Chad, of Tifton, have been hunting together for quite some time. Reese, who’s only 10 years old, has had several chances at killing his first deer, but luckily for him patience prevailed. On the opening morning of rifle season, Reese and Chad went hunting on Turkey Pen Hunting Club in…

Weather Slows First B.F. Grant Hunt

B.F. Grant’s first quota hunt of the season is always a popular one. Coupled with the fact that the WMA operates under quality-buck regulations and the rut is wide open the first week of November, B.F. Grant’s first quota hunt of the season is traditionally one of the best in the state for shooting a…

SYC Ministries Hosts 16th Annual Putnam County Hunt

A Putnam County hunting club joined SYC Ministries and hit the woods for the 16th consecutive year on Halloween weekend. Branch Hunting Club has hosted the SYC (Special Youth Challenge) group since 2000.  SYC is a Christian based, non-profit organization geared toward helping handicapped youth develop skills to enjoy the great outdoors, mainly in hunting…

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