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Some end-of-the-season good fortune added another Boone & Crockett class buck to the long list of giants killed in Georgia this past deer season. On Dec. 29, Ray Thigpen, of Fort Valley, went to some family land in Crawford County. He’s killed plenty of deer there in the past, but he hasn’t hunted it much…
A bill to legalize deer farming in Georgia is expected to be introduced this legislative session; however, opponents now have more ammunition against the effort after Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was found in wild Missouri deer. The deer were killed just 2 miles from a legal, permitted deer farm where penned deer were previously found…
By Sam Klement “Dad,” Cannon whispered. “What is it?” I asked. “That buck fever is coming on me again,” he said. About that time, the stand started to shake like an earthquake was just moments from happening. “Try to control it, son. The does are looking at us,” I said. With a deep breath of cold…
Last month we told you how to make venison sausage. If you’ve already got some in the freezer, here’s a recipe to use it in. For a little kick, add your favorite hot sauce or a few hot peppers when you add the liquid ingredients. Black Deer Soup (Venison sausage and black bean soup) 1…
Back-to-back Booners? We won’t know until they’re officially measured, but we’re confident Brooks County, way down on the Florida line, produced two record-book-class bucks — an 11-pointer killed Nov. 10 and a 10-pointer on Nov. 11. We are also running down rumors of a couple of other bucks that reportedly are Boone & Crockett class, but…
A senior at Sonoraville High School in Gordon County recently won high honors in a national Future Farmers of America (FFA) science competition for a study he conducted on the supplemental feed preferences of whitetails. He also collected some data in his study that hunters and deer managers might find interesting: deer prefer supplemental feed…
The base of the burn barrel had heated to a muted orange glow by the time conversation rambled through college football into the existence of black panthers. Finally, a younger hunter in the group broached the subject all of us had in the backs of our minds. “Where y’all hunting in the morning?” he asked,…
This is the time of year the phones at Georgia Outdoor News ring off the hook with reports of huge bucks. Our editors, writers and hunt advisors have been busy tracking down the rumors, sniffing out the hoaxes — and putting the GON stamp of confirmation on some giants. We’ve already confirmed enough to believe…
By Mark Wiley My wife and I have been avid hunters for 15 years and knew our kids would have no choice but to follow in our footsteps. We have two children together, Madeline, 11, and Olivia, 9. Before they could even walk, the kids were in the woods hunting with their parents. Kids are…
Deer season is here! Wake up early and kill a doe, and you could be waking up early to enjoy her for the next few months. Sunrise Doe (venison breakfast sausage) 2-lbs. ground venison 12-ozs. bacon (ground) 2 Tbl. minced onion 3 Tbl. sage (ground) 1 Tbl. red pepper flakes 1 Tbl. black pepper 1…
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