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Week 3 North (Sept. 24-30) 1. James Key, (pl) (c), Putnam Co., 128 2/8 2. Kris Wall, (b), Clarke Co., 127 5/8 3. Buba Edmondson, (b), Rockdale Co., 123 0/8 4. Leslie Burns, (c), Dade Co., 116 5/8 5. Robin Tanner, (l) (c), Baldwin Co., *122 3/8 Week 3 South (Sept. 24-30) 1. Caleb Lord,…
In addition to the weekly winners, there are four wildcard categories, with winners in each category for the Northern and Southern zones. The wildcard spots in the Shoot-Out are for the best bucks taken by Youth, Ladies, Public-Land and Runner-Up. New this year, thanks to Havalon Knives, those eight wildcard winners will each receive a…
The scoring results for the 2016-17 GON Youth Big-Buck Contest are listed below. Congratulations to all of the youngsters who killed nice bucks last season. Links are provided so everyone can view multiples pictures and read the hunt stories from all of these successful young hunters. The highest-scoring buck each weeks earns the youngster a Strike Force Elite HD…
WRD’s Game Check will receive a partial face-lift prior to Georgia’s spring gobbler season, a change that will help streamline the “Recording” and “Reporting” process for hunters who use DNR’s smartphone app “Outdoors Georgia.” This change will carry over into the 2017-18 deer season and be a welcome assistance to hunters wishing to drop their…
Easy Crockpot Venison Stew Talk about something good on a cold night. You can throw this in the slow-cooker before leaving for work and have some fine eating when you get home. 3 pounds hindquarter meat 1 large onion, sliced 1 tbsp. Moore’s Marinade 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 garlic clove, minced 1/4 tsp. ground…
Georgia deer hunters have spoken out, and their voice is very encouraging. Through last month’s GON Rate Your Season Survey, 19.1 percent of respondents ranked their deer season as “Excellent,” which is the highest percentage of excellent rankings GON has on record since the 2003 deer hunting season. The survey appears annually on the January…
By Brandy Sanders My husband Nathan loves hunting. In 2015, he wanted me to go hunting with him, but with a broken foot, I could not go. As soon as the 2015 deer hunting season ended, my sweet husband started getting ready for the next hunting season. He worked hard building a two-person blind where…
Want to have a good year? Finish strong! Kayla Stephens, of Fort Gaines, ended her 2016 with an engagement and a big buck from Quitman County that green-scored 161 3/8 inches. On Dec. 31, Kayla decided to go hunt for a bit while waiting to go to breakfast with her grandparents at 8:30. This decision for a…
WRD hosted eight hunt-regulations meetings last month to discuss the 2017-2019 hunting regulations. Attendance ranged from 18 to 68 at these meetings. Hunters were able to make comments after a WRD Powerpoint presentation. WRD’s presentation included four main topics. They are as follows but can be viewed at www.georgiawildlife.com. Scroll to the bottom to see…
On Dec. 1, Jacob Drawdy, of Sumner, killed a massive buck on his own private land that green scored a total of 169 4/8 inches. Thankfully, Jacob listened to his gut feeling, and it paid off with this huge Georgia buck. After coming home from work that day, Jacob called his girlfriend and asked her to come…
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