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In this age of instant information from emails and text messages, it’s common for the folks at the GON office to receive lots of photos of giant bucks supposedly killed in Georgia. Most are photos we’ve seen dozens of times of bucks actually from Kansas, Texas or some other state. We don’t get overly excited…
At the first glance, we thought we had the undeniable proof of cougars we have been looking for in our year-long cougar quest, but DNR officials have since pointed out a couple elements in these photos that leave species identification open for doubt. This series of photos was captured by Drew Atkins, of Franklin, on…
Kendall Golightly, of Atlanta, is another one of those guys who makes a killing, literally, from small tracts and backyards in Fulton County. Kendall arrowed his cover buck—aptly named “Tips” because of the crossing tips of its main beams—from a 3-acre tract bordering a subdivision last Oct. 1 in Fulton County. The twist to the…
When it comes to producing big bucks, the agricultural fields and the Flint River bottomlands of Macon and Lee counties are still king, and Worth remains third-best for the 19th year in a row, but the gap is narrowing between the south Georgia stalwarts and some counties to the north. Morgan County is poised just…
White-tailed deer have had a rocky existence since European settlement in the eastern United States. Decades of market hunting, habitat destruction and lack of game laws ultimately exhausted the Georgia deer population by the turn of the 20th century with the exception of a few game preserves. At this time both laws and attitudes began…
Did she have to do it in the middle of the dining room? A Pickens County landowner sent in the below incredible trail-camera photo of a doe giving birth this summer to what appears to be a healthy fawn. Trail cameras have changed the game for hunters and wildlife enthusiasts. If you capture something unique…
Imagine a crisp fall morning. With a light wind blowing directly in your face, conditions are just perfect for an October deer hunt. A young, inexperienced hunter sits beside you in a 20-foot tall tower stand as you stare down a narrow strip of clover and chicory. To the left is a beautiful hillside littered…
In a time when so many things are rapidly changing, it’s comforting to know that in a remote corner of our state, good hunting has remained the same — and for quite some time. The Portal Hunting Club, located on the Long/McIntosh county line, has been in existence for more than 100 years. This fall,…
For many hunters, quality deer management is the strategy of choice for their hunting experience. However, I’ve seen through my experience as a deer biologist working with many hunt clubs and landowners that many hunters don’t know what kind of results to realistically expect from various deer-management strategies. To facilitate realistic expectations, we can use…
Interest in food plots and quality deer management are at an all-time high with hunters and hunting-land managers across the nation. Producing better deer herds is the main goal. Given this increase in interest and available information on the subject, it is surprising how many food-plot programs consist of scratching in a few bags of…
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