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Terry Hollis, a 69-year-old hunter from Loganville, said he was prepared to make a 250-yard shot on a giant buck that was hanging out on his 25-acre Gwinnett County tract. However, when the 16-pointer showed up at 7:32 a.m. on Nov. 1., Terry essentially took a point-blank shot 7 yards. “I’ve been watching this deer…
Most hunters know by now that the most significant factor to taking a good buck is time spent in the stand. You can’t kill one if you’re on the couch. Well you can’t kill one just by climbing any tree in the woods either. You need to climb the tree that gives you the best…
“Occasionally,” Eddie Biggers says with a smile, “my wife will tell me that I just need to go to my room. That’s not altogether a bad thing.” He’s been married to his bride, Melinda, for 41 years now; long enough for her to know what a place of peace that room is. Walk into it,…
No one expected nearly three inches of snow on the ground on the morning of Nov. 29, 1976, but in the Cohuttas, anything goes. Gary Hall, of Ringgold, along with his two companions, Jim Alsobrook and Daniel Atwood, were spaced out across a steep wooded ridge that had been clearcut on two sides. The three…
GON has a great team of deer-hunting experts across the state who file regular reports as Hunt Advisors. Here are their reports as we shift from bow season to the November rut. NORTH GEORGIA Cherokee County: Tim Dangar, of Ball Ground, reports, “I have noticed the bucks are later than normal breaking out of groups and…
Low-Carb Venison Spaghetti Wild game like venison is high in protein and has no carbohydrates. Venison spaghetti is a favorite but avoided by some because of the carbohydrates in pasta and the sugars and salt in spaghetti sauces. Here’s a wonderful solution. One serving of Heart of Palm is about 1 gram of carbs and…
Youth rifle season could not have come at a better time for one Carroll County teenager. Carly Jane Jordan, 13, of Carrolton had just finished softball season and had exactly one week before basketball season began. If she wanted an opportunity to kill a deer this year, youth rifle season was most certainly the best…
Do you remember your first buck? If you’re like many hunters, it was a cool November morning when an immature basket rack or spike stumbled out in front of you looking for a doe to chase. But for a very special group of hunters, like 21-year-old Bryce Spillers, of Thomaston, their first buck will likely…
Fourteen-year-old Caden Cawthon set his bowhunting bar pretty high with his first deer even taken with his bow. Caden, from Martin, had seen six does feeding on acorns the evening of Oct. 20 when he heard another deer coming through a thicket. A 9-point came through an opening feeding slowly on the acorns, and Caden…
Deer hunters with a passion for college football, like me, often find themselves torn between their two favorite fall activities. In a perfect example, I’m facing a difficult decision as I write this. On Nov. 5, am I going to hunt the whitetail rut or head to Sanford Stadium to watch the defending National Champions…
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