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Hunting
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
The first quota hunt for B.F. Grant WMA opened yesterday morning with more than 200 deer hunters in the woods in hopes of killing a quality buck. The rainy, warm weather served as an obstacle for the hunters, who had hoped for colder weather to keep the big bucks on the prowl a little more.…
On the evening of Oct. 31, 2015, my bowhunt started out like most, but it ended in tragedy. My stand is located in an area of 10- to 12-foot scrub oaks with a mixture of pines. The visibility was sparse at best, and my shooting lanes ranged from 14 to 31 yards. Deer activity was very quiet. As…
Venison Neck BBQ If you are like me, you don’t like to waste any part of the deer you harvest. For years when I cleaned a deer, the neck went into a bin for ground meat or straight into the trash can. That all changed when I sampled this incredible dish while in a hunting…
Everyone knows the rut is your best chance to bag a wall hanger. You save your vacation days, have all your honey-do’s completed on time and cast aside the rest of society, so that you can spend more time chasing your dream. Even with all this effort, you need to hunt efficiently to get the…
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