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Hunting
By Will Jester My life has never been easy. The very first year of my life, when I was 9 months old, my biological father passed away. Soon my mother remarried a wonderful man. When I was 15, my life took a drastic turn again as my adopted father, and who I will always call…
By Matt Tyree I have a very special hunt to share. On the morning on Oct. 12, 2024, which was opening day for youth season, I took my son, Marshall, deer hunting. He is 10 years old, and he is quite the hunter. He has already taken several deer and a hog in the last…
Santa came a little early for a group of well-deserving deer hunters and American patriots just before Christmas 2024. On Dec. 14 and 15, the Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International hosted its annual Wounded Veterans Hunt in central Georgia. For the second year in a row, Fieldstone Hunting Preserve near Dry Branch, just east…
As a man of action, I’m not one to broadcast my journeys through social media or public forums. But when the challenges of 2024 pushed me to the edge, I realized this story isn’t just mine—it’s a story of resilience, growth and the pursuit of purpose, and I believe it’s one worth sharing with the…
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…
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