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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…

Rare Buck Killed In Lamar County

Some might say Christmas came early for Lee Summers, of Monroe. He took down a rare buck still in velvet on Nov. 15. While hunting that Sunday on private land in Lamar County, Lee and his son spotted three does. Closely following was the unusual buck. “At first it looked like something was hanging from his…

One Shot, Two Deer Drop In Wilcox County

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…

Coosawatee WMA: Home Of The Mountain Giants

Coosawattee, Talking Rock and Ogeechee. What do these WMAs have in common? Two of the three are no longer WMAs, and unfortunately, it appears that Coosawattee WMA could be the next in line to disappear from our WMA system. If you are not familiar with Coosawattee WMA in Murray County, just outside of Chatsworth, it’s…

Very Special Hunt Yields Huge 13-Point Buck

Outdoors Without Limits recently hosted a deer hunt in Madison County near Comer. During this hunt, Kris Ann Alexander had the opportunity to shoot a monster 13-point buck that green-scored a total of 168 1/8 inches. Outdoors Without Limits (OWL) creates opportunities for people who are now limited in pursuing their outdoor hobbies due to injury or…

The Buck Files

Two huge bucks taken this weekend are major stories on the Georgia deer hunting scene. A 12-pointer from the Cobb County suburbs is one of the best bow-bucks ever from Georgia, and a south Georgia Booner has been confirmed from Dougherty County near Albany. The Cobb County 12-pointer that was killed Saturday morning, Nov. 14, concludes…

170-class Monster Taken By Lady In Putnam County

Jill Brown, of Eatonton, killed the biggest buck of her life on the morning of Nov. 8. In recent years, Jill and her family moved to a place where they have plenty of private land to hunt on. In the last few months, neighbors nearby have been cutting timber, so Jill and her husband, Trent,…

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