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By Briana Gerrin I began my morning going to meet my dad for our usual Saturday morning hunt. We loaded up the truck carrying the same 30-30 Marlin rifle my dad shot his first deer with in 1984. This same gun was stolen along with every gun Dad owned in 1997. In 2013, Dad got a…
With the Sept. 1 WMA quota-hunt deadline weeks away, it’s GON’s duty to get its subscribers ready for which public-land hunts best suit their needs. Last season’s WMA hunt stats are on pages 47-53. For each WMA, we list overall hunter, harvest and success data, along with that same information for particular hunts. These pages…
Georgia is due… this could be the year for a magical season. Calm down UGA football fans. We’re talking about the potential for a stellar Georgia deer season that produces lots of big, high-scoring bucks. So why the optimism? Here’s the theory. This could be an exceptional season for big Georgia bucks because we’ve had…
The members of Crockett Creek Trophy Club were optimistically approaching another hunting season on their club, located in famous Dooly County. Nestled between Crockett Creek and the Flint River, the land consisted of 1,000 acres of the most intensely managed property in the entire state of Georgia. Through years of hard work, sweat equity and…
With deer season right around the corner, hunters are beginning prep work so everything is just right and ready for opening day. Here’s something new to add to your preseason list… be prepared to report any deer you kill to DNR within 72 hours. Not reporting your deer harvest—either by phone, website or through a…
I am sure that many of you have heard the old saying, “If you want to harvest a trophy buck, you must go where trophy bucks are located.” In more than 40 years of pursuing and harvesting trophy-class bucks, I have found this to be very true. On a national level, that is why…
How would you like the chance to hunt 6,000 acres in Morgan County that is only hunted two days a year? You would be hunting property that has an estimated deer population of 70 deer per square mile and has hunter-success rates of 50 to 80 percent. You can harvest two deer of either…
In 2008, Beau Turner created the Beau Turner Youth Conservation Center (BTYCC) in north Florida for young people to have a place to go and discover and enjoy the outdoors. The center hosts several programs throughout the year that allow kids to learn about northern Florida, wildlife management and renewable energy sources. They are…
Smoked 2-inch Venison Chops Most hunters avoid chops when processing their deer because of the tendency for venison chops to be dry. Truth is, it’s all how you cook chops. Try smoking these 2-inch venison chops, and you’ll have everyone asking how you got thick chops so flavorful and juicy. 2-inch venison chops 1 cup…
Nicole Holland As a little girl, I looked forward to each hunting season. It was a joyous occasion for me to watch my dad and younger brother drive away for the weekend because I knew I would have girl time with Mama. I treasured each hunting season, and as the years passed by and I…
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