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By Andy Hodges I put in tons of sweat equity in the early spring and summer mow- ing 6-foot-wide shooting lanes in two separate, over-grown pastures with my walk-behind brush cutter known as the “Billy Goat.” The pastures had about five years of growth since the last time they were bush-hogged and were full of…
If you have some picky eaters who won’t eat anything but chicken fingers, they will love these tender venison fingers. This recipe is great with either hindquarter or shoulder meat. 2 lbs. venison hindquarter 2 cups Moore’s Marinade 1 12 oz. bottled beer 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour Montreal Steak Seasoning Peanut oil for…
The Savannah National Wildlife Refuge held its 22nd annual deer hunt for the mobility impaired Oct. 31-Nov. 1. Thirteen hunters harvested a total of eight deer, including an 18-point, non-typical deer shot by Frankie Steele, of Batesburg, S.C. “I’ve been coming here for several years and hope to keep coming,” said Frankie. “It’s a really…
Becky Stripling, of Doerun, killed a Worth County buck on her family farm the evening of Saturday, Nov. 11. Her big buck was a very symmetrical main-frame 8-pointer with three small kickers that grossed 156 2/8 and should net around 151 4/8 inches. Being only her third buck, he is by far her biggest. Becky…
After he killed an 11-point buck he’d been watching for about two months, 16-year-old Garrett McCarty, of Rutledge, would say that all good things are worth the wait. This buck would ultimately gross 171 5/8 inches, and once it is officially measured, Garrett could have the No. 5 buck of all-time in Morgan County. It…
November 10 became a day that Valdosta State student Jeff McKinney would never forget when he killed a 17-point, non-typical Worth County buck. With a gross score of 185 4/8 inches, the buck was the biggest deer that Jeff had ever harvested. Amazingly, Jeff missed the buck that morning, before connecting on his afternoon hunt.…
Brett Morrison, of Chatsworth, was hoping to simply put a little meat in the freezer on Saturday, Nov. 4 on his hunting club in Warren County. Brett wasn’t the only hunter on the club looking for venison. His buddy, Robbie, was in the stand with Jerry Ingram, of Johnson City, Tenn. Jerry, 52, has been…
In the early 1990s, GON wrote an article profiling the deer hunting in Heard County that was titled “Land of the Giants.” It’s been a while since a true giant buck has been recorded from Heard County, but that changed last week. Michael Selman, 39, took the buck of a lifetime on Nov. 10 at…
Brandon Long, of Cumming, had an afternoon in Forsyth County on Oct. 25 that he’ll never forget. Brandon tagged out on two big bucks with his bow. Brandon arrowed a 9-pointer, and then a few minutes later, he shot a 13-pointer that grosses in the 170s. “I had no idea this deer was on the…
By Donnie Price On Nov. 3, 2016, my son Jeremy got off the school bus with a larger-than-normal smile on his face. He and his little brother Jesse were headed to deer camp on the Talbot/Harris county line for a weekend hunt with me and their PaPaw. My goal for the weekend was to get…
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