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With Georgia’s first case of Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed in a hunter-harvested buck killed in Lanier County, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources held a press conference in Tifton today (Jan. 24, 2025). The key speaker was Dr. Tina Johannsen, Assistant Chief of the Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division Game Management Section. Dr. Johannsen began…
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) has confirmed through the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories that a hunter-harvested deer sampled for routine surveillance in Lanier County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is the first case of CWD detected in Georgia. The…
Waldo Moody got it done with no time to spare during the 2024-2025 Georgia deer season, taking a beautiful 6×4 during the final minutes of the last day of the season. The buck has tremendous tine length—four in the 12-inch range—and it green scored more than 170 total inches. Scott Hodges met up with Waldo…
On the afternoon of Oct. 23, 2024, Phillip Johnson, of Wilmington Island, decided to knock off from work a little early to make a mad dash for the deer words. Little did he know, that pivotal decision would set in motion events that would lead to him crossing paths with the buck of a lifetime…
“I don’t think I will ever go back to shooting a regular rifle again,” remarked Ronnie Blackburn, of Douglasville. Since receiving a Umarex Hammer .50 caliber PCP Air Rifle for Christmas a year ago, Ronnie has been hooked on the air gun. “It’s kind of like going from regular rifle hunting to bowhunting,” said Ronnie…
Editor’s Note: The below story is told through the eyes of Chevy, a deer-tracking dog that passed away on Oct. 30, 2024. My mama, belly swollen with pups, crouched and crawled under an old clapboard, rotting shed to birth me and about 10 more puppies. She had been dropped off and abandoned. There she met…
Most people who think of a mangy dog will think of filth, poor health and contagiousness. Well, if you see a deer on your trail camera that looks like a mangy dog, you will probably think that it is best to cull the deer. Weston Harrell was called on to do just that for his…
By Keith Ross My wife was hosting a wedding shower on Dec. 15 for a young lady at our church, and I was told to leave the house for at least three hours, so it was either shopping or hunting. I have had seven surgeries since the start of hunting season, so I was just…
On the morning of Dec. 30, Jackson Pegg, of Nashville, successfully harvested a beautiful 9-point buck on his grandfather’s land in Berrien County. This is a personal milestone as it was his first bow-kill, and it just might break the county record. The current bowhunting record for Berrien County is a 2022 buck with a…
By Jordan Burse I once heard a quote that sums up my entire raising in one simple sentence: “I wasn’t born in the woods, but I got there as fast as I could.” I was born on Nov. 12, 1995. To any old regular person, this is just a random day in November, but to…
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