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Judy Hodnett, of White Plains, stopped by the GON office yesterday with a picture of something strange she found in the woods in January. It was a picture of a 10-point buck that she unfortunately found hanging dead on a barbed-wired fence. Her property borders the new portion of Oconee WMA in Greene County, and…
Stir Fry Venison 1 pound venison, cubed2 red bell peppers, sliced2 stalks celery, chopped1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced4 carrots cut into 4-inch sticks2 tablespoons bacon drippings2 medium onions, choppedGarlic salt to taste1 stalk broccoli, chopped3 tbsps Moore’s Marinade1/4 cup red wine1 stick margarine Debone a venison cut of your choice. Trim away silver skin and sinew.…
Through the GON cover ballot on the January issue, we once again gave sportsmen the opportunity to rate their deer seasons. In addition, readers also could answer three pertinent hunting-related questions. The survey results from those three questions are on pages 59, 60 and 62. Over the last decade in GON’s Rate Your Season Survey,…
Georgia’s Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) will have plenty of comments to consider before drafting possible changes in hunting seasons and bag limits later this year. During eight well-attended public meetings held across the state in January, hundreds of landowners and sportsmen shared opinions—and frustrations—about the state’s declining deer herd, the spread of feral hogs and…
It’s not every day you kill a nice 8-point buck. So where’s killing an 8-point doe rank? We’re going to put it No. 1 among deer-hunting oddities we’ve seen this deer season. On Dec. 26, Tommy Clack, of Snellville, was hunting a 200-acre tract in Clarke County. “I was really hoping to kill a doe,”…
Justin Peacock, of Eatonton, hunts near his home on the Morgan/Putnam county line. Checking his trail camera in early November, he was hoping to find some images of a big buck since the rut was wide open. After scrolling through his photos, he came across one of a nice buck, but the rest of the…
Taxidermist Steve Ward knows a big deer when he sees one, and he’s picky when it comes to taking a shot. But as most deer hunters know, recognizing a really big buck takes only a moment. That’s a good thing for Ward, because a moment is all he had to make a trigger-pulling decision the…
Each January, GON offers the chance to voice opinions on issues that affect sportsmen. In addition to the annual Rate Your Season survey, we’re asking three other questions on this year’s January cover ballot that center around topics that will come up for discussion at the WRD hunting-regulations meetings this month. To see the dates…
Sunday Dinner Venison Roast 1 venison hindquarter4 garlic clovesI tblsp. celery seedI tblsp. black pepperI tblsp. salt2 medium onions, sliced2 cups Moore’s Marinade1/2 cup coffee1/2 pound bacon1 bag mini carrots6 red potatoes, halved1 cup vegetable oil1/2 cup white vinegar Remove all sinew and fat from hindquarter and wash thoroughly. Make small splits in top of…
Wonder how your county stacks up against the state’s best for producing big bucks? In Georgia, there’s a system that answers that question. Worth County is No. 1 for the third year in a row, and few counties in the state even come close to Worth’s ability to yield big bucks the past 10 years.…
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