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That morning had started out unremarkable like so many others. In the predawn, 79-year-old I.W. (Bill) Hearn drove his truck from his home in Daisy, a tiny town on the outskirts of Claxton in Evans County, to a 40-acre field he owns south of town. He walked several hundred feet along the edge of the…
For most of the state, October deer hunting is all about finding the hot food sources until the pre-rut begins. If you’re waiting to check your favorite hardwood areas until mid October when the white oaks typically start falling, you might want to plan a low-impact, midday scouting trip right now. Hunt Advisors from middle…
By Bobby Murphy With Thanksgiving over, our Christmas presents purchased, wrapped and placed under the tree, the house decorated for the Christmas season and my 67th birthday already celebrated with the kids and family, we were free to go hunting in Oglethorpe County the weekend of Dec. 12-13, 2014. It was so wet and cold…
Whitetails Unlimited, one of the nation’s top conservation organizations dedicated to white-tailed deer, is excited about the opportunity to establish roots in Georgia. Founded in 1982, the Whitetails Unlimited (WTU) kick-off for Peach State hunters will be in Canton on Thursday, Nov. 12. “We are already growing tremendously in the Southeast and have plenty of…
One group of hunting club members near the Gilmer and Murray County line are heartbroken after hearing of a well-known buck from the area being struck by a car. Timmy Lowe, a Murray County deputy, responded to a call Aug. 27 involving a car that had hit a monster buck. Just west of the Gilmer…
By Dex Worley We all have that dream of killing our own buck of a lifetime. Everyone loves to watch the monsters on television, and I think a lot of hunters find themselves just wishing that one day it could happen to them. Listen to me my fellow hunters, I’m here to tell you it…
By Jerald McLeod I’ve been hunting this property for about 18 years. At one time there was around 380 acres of mature woods and cow pastures. The Towaliga River was the east side property line, and Thompson Creek was more or less the west side property line. There is a powerline on the north property…
I started bowhunting in 2009, and over the past few years I have gradually hunted more and more with my bow instead of my rifle. I ended up killing a young doe for my first bow-kill and missed another doe, but I really began to enjoy the challenge and the extra skill it took as…
I got a call late one night in November from a client saying he just saw a picture of a giant bow-kill from Fulton County. I followed up and was fortunate enough to meet Lee Ellis, a first generation, self-taught archery hunter who takes chasing big deer seriously. In 10 years as a professional deer…
The grand prizes in GON’s annual big-buck contest are certainly impressive—a new Chevy Silverado pickup truck and a Beast hunting buggy. Deer hunters who aren’t familiar with Truck-Buck may not realize that the contest is actually 17 weekly deer contests, as well. Each week, a bow or gun valued at more than $1,000 is awarded…
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