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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…
Even though GON Truck-Buck entries come from all corners of the Peach State, many of the really giant bucks seem to have some common denominators that lead to their harvest. Proper nutrition, intensive management, and plain old being in the right place at the right time are a few. On Oct. 28, all of the…
The 2017-2018 Georgia deer season began with a flurry of good bucks—the Truck-Buck contest saw an all-time record for the first week of bow season—but the action seemed to cool as the air temperatures warmed. During late September and the first of October, it was warm to hot, especially during the evenings, which is typically…
Outdoor writer John Phillips and his wife Denise have written: “The Best Wild Game and Seafood Cookbook Ever: 350 Southern Recipes for Deer, Turkey, Fish, Seafood, Small Game and Birds.” A particular favorite of their family is Mr. Miller’s Venison Roast. They say not only is it delicious, but it is also easy to prepare.…
Editor’s Note: The following contributed to this article: Jeff Watkins, a regular member of the Boone & Crockett Club, Gino D’Angelo, assistant professor of deer ecology and management at UGA’s Warnell School and Dale Greene, dean at Warnell. Hunters who are fortunate enough to harvest a big deer or bear in Georgia automatically think…
It took multiple shots with a muzzleloader and a well-trained tracking dog, but a very tough Wilkes County buck finally went down and was recovered on Oct. 20. The giant 32-pointer was taken by Kevin Marshall, of Bethlehem. “What most people will never believe is that this buck let me get four shots off at…
Leevi Alyea, of Lyons, shot a once-in-a-lifetime deer on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 on his stepdad’s private property in Macon County. His giant buck weighed 236 pounds and green-scored 153 1/8 inches. The bruiser was Leevi’s first buck ever with a bow. The week before Leevi killed his buck, his stepdad got…
There’s been a flurry of added excitement as Georgians wait on Saturday’s firearms opener. We’re hearing an above-average amount of discussion regarding rut activity, as in mature bucks chasing or tending does already. “I saw some crazy stuff today (Oct. 16), a big 12-point buck was chasing a doe,” Donnie Stanford left on the GON…
My birthdays qualify me as “middle age.” I’ve been fortunate to spend nearly 40 years doing my two favorite things: deer hunting and flying airplanes. As a pilot, we have many safety-mined adages. For example, we pilots say, “There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there aren’t many old, bold pilots.” Another…
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