South Ga Deer Firearm Season 2022

Had a great time at my buddies farm in South GA. @3,000 acres just south of Albany. Covid had screwed-up our usual annual hunts the past couple years. Hunted from my climber in the same tree for all five hunts. Was covered in witness deer. It was like grand central.
Sat am - saw 3 going in and 17 from the stand, 1 was a small buck
Sat pm - 5 does and 2 bucks
Sun am - 4 going in, 14 from stand, 2 were bucks
Sun pm - 3 does
Mon am - 10 does, 4 bucks
Best ones were a nice 8 point and a good 10 point. Decided to only shoot with my camera and let them all grow until next year, and hopefully not be shot on a neighboring property. Unfortunately that’s a strategy that hasn’t seemed to pay off in the past…
Looks like maybe we’ll mange another hunt the first weekend in Dec, which should also be timed with the rut. Fingers crossed.

 

So much easier to stay in the stand a long time when you are seeing them…

 

No doubt about it.

 

Not that I saw anywhere

 

I shot two does the prior couple weeks during bow season up at my cabin. That’s what my wife and I will go through in one year so did t need any more meat. Georgia is way too liberal with the number they let you shoot IMO. 12 deer, 2 bucks. Legal or not, 10 does per hunter is way too many.
Yeah, a 155 16 pt is a monster, and makes it tough if you restrict yourself to only shooting larger than your previous. Hopefully you will get another big boy in your sights soon.
Pics were taken with my Canon SLR and a Sigma 150-600mm lens.

 

It’s been years since I’ve seen that many day after day.

 

There has been a lot of CWD or something similar breaking out in the north GA mountains the past couple years. Sounds a lot like what you are talking about. I used to hunt leases in middle Georgia and some north of Atlanta many years ago. Middle and south Ga is always where the numbers were and the largest deer for the most part but a decade ago when I was looking at leasing costs I couldn’t believe how expensive they were anymore. I mean I don’t know how some of these guys with average incomes can do it. At least not on a ratio of close to at least 100 acres per member. I’m lucky to have some acreage bordering national forest and management areas, and a friend with a few thousand acre farm, otherwise I’m not sure I could justify the cost.
I’ll let you know if I hear of any recommended deer hunting lodges. I know there are a lot of them around.