Hunter: Alan OwensPoints: 9 (5L, 4R)County: WilkinsonSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryWhite oak acorns finally started dropping at this spot and had trail camera picks of him within 24 hours prior to the hunt. Four does were feeding on acorns for 30-45 minutes. Just as light was fading all four does, like good little hunting assistants, alerted at…

Hunter: Amy AtkinsonPoints: 8 (4L, 4R)County: LaurensSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryAfter putting a 2-lb venison meatloaf into the oven and waiting on the timer, it wasn’t near done, so I put it back in the oven and turn to my husband and say, “I think I’m gonna go see if I can call one up”… he turned…

Hunter: Cameron ScottPoints: 10 (5L, 5R)County: SpaldingSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryI got settled in my saddle about 6:40am and then said a prayer in the dark as I usually do when waiting for sunrise. I could finally see the woods pretty well around 7:35am so after about 5 minutes I did a blind doe bleat. At 7:50am,…

Hunter: Skylar SmithPoints: 9 (5L, 4R)County: GreeneSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryIt was my first hunt of the year on Oconee WMA, and I had done no scouting. I went to a spot I had known from previous years hunting this area. I saw no deer all morning until 8:38am when I looked behind me and there he…

Hunter: Lindsey SmithPoints: 10 (5L, 5R)County: TwiggsSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryThis was the first time I’d been in the woods this season. I work for a generator company and had been working the past month in support of Hurricane Helene and Milton. Finally with a break in the storm activity I put in some PTO and took…

Hunter: Wes DorseyPoints: 10 (5L, 5R)County: TreutlenSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StorySaw this buck and couldn’t get a shot on him few days before. He was crossing the clearcut and was able to get a clean shot on him. Couldn’t find him or blood till later that day.Return to List

Hunter: Clae MathisPoints: 9 (4L, 5R)County: TaylorSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryI have been trying to decide all summer and early fall if I was going to shoot this deer or not. I had a few bow hunts where he had come in after I left, and I just really wanted to see him in person. Sometimes it…

Hunter: Al WhitePoints: 10 (5L, 5R)County: TwiggsSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryThe buck was with a doe, chasing, grunting, etc. Right place at the right time.Return to List

Hunter: Robert StephensPoints: 11 (5L, 6R)County: LeeSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryI started seeing this buck in July at my Mineral sights. I didn’t see him again until mid August at the same places. I have a couple of places that I have feeders in the bottoms that I have to carry corn in by hand that has…

Hunter: Karla ChandlerPoints: 10 (5L, 5R)County: MorganSeason: 2024-2025Hunt StoryI was hunting my favorite food plot when this buck come out at 5:45. I had never seen this deer before but knew I was going to shoot when I saw it. I made a shot at 80 yards in the buck jumped and runoff. After Looking,…