I've had a good year, thanks to a few lucky hunts, but overall this season has been lackluster for me. I do a little hunting in Cartersville and the rest of it down around Dublin, off of hwy 16. I don't know what your land looks like, but I know my land in Cartersville is literally blanketed with acorns, which makes the deer hard to figure out. Late season is all about keying in on a preferred food source, but if you have acorns like I do it'll be tough.

Not sure of your age, but I'm in your area (KSU) a few days a week, always nice to see someone close to home on here

 

I actually go to KSU and I hunt up in White County GA Damn guys just clear cut our land so my gf's dad is letting me hunt with them right now. I'm 21.

 

I usually hunt a good food source late in the season...especially food plots, the deer really start piling into mine late in the season which makes for a doe shooting frenzy. The bucks tend to hang in the thickets till after dark to appear in the field.

That has been my experience and my camera findings in years past. In 24 years of deer hunting in GA, I have never killed a good buck after Thanksgiving. Back when I rifle hunted only I would kill some little bucks in late season but that was a long time ago. The big mature deer find a good hiding spot and stay there.

 

Make that 34 years!! I forgot how dang old I am...lol

 

They were moving like crazy today about an hour before dark.

 

Had a buddy hunt this evening in Greene Co. and heard a Buck running 2 doe right by his stand at dark. Couldn't see the buck's size, but I think this cold weather has started the 2nd rut. He also found several new scrapes on the property. Good luck! I stilll think GA is one of the hardest states to hunt whitetail.

 

I've not seen alot of deer hanging around my place (house) like in the past, they would always tease me by hanging around in my backyard moving from their bending area to their food source and water. Another thing is every year atleast 2 or 3 would get whacked on the highway by my house but not a one this year, so I'm not sure what the heck is going on. I did see deer early in the season but I let them walk because they had fawns with them, but the past 2 or 3 weeks I've not seen a deer but I've heard plenty of gun shot's.

 

I also hunt in Cartersville(Bartow County) and the season has been different for me with the weather.I have not seen any chasing and very little scrape activity.Hope it gets better with the cold coming.

 

For the last 3 years the rut activity usually peaks between Thanksgiving and the end of the first week of December. That is Hall County though so it may and probably will be different in your area. Going in the AM so I hope they are moving good.

 

I'm 22 and go to KSU, studying communication and marketing. If you have turkeys on your land, hit that clear cut this spring, and if not, be prepared to get on it next fall to kill some deer. And good luck JC280, I'm not too far from you either, I live in the Ducktown area

 

We are getting some new land this next year because they literally took every tree except the ones you can shake with your hand. But I really want to get into turkey hunting, just hadn't had the time or knows anyone that I can learn from. Don't like going out and winging it because it seems like a waste of time. I know that's how a lot of ya'll learned but just not my style.. Really hoping that the bucks start a 2nd rut bc of the cold. Going out this Sunday after the LSU/UGA game. Being I'm from South Louisiana I'm sure you can guess who I'll be routing for. Lets GEAUX kill some biggins in GA!

 

Timbawolf: I am from Dublin and that where my parents place is I hunt. North side of the county off 441 about 5 miles before getting into Wilkinson County. I might need to get up with you sometime and shoot that obsession. Also, my brother was at KSU until he graduated last year. He was a KE there. Good luck to everyone...Georgia has produced some studs this year!

 

Bowman, I completely understand, that would be frustrating, if you have a place and want someone to show you a little and learn a lot with you, shoot me a message, I've killed 5 birds in my 3 years turkey hunting, so I have a ton of learning to do, but love every second I'm out there. And I'd like to think that people at KSU could at least spell G-O correctly haha

SSmith6, I'd be more than happy to do that, I hunt off of 338 (exit 42), I should have a 2012 Obsession to go with my SS in the next few weeks, you're more than welcome to shoot one or both of them when I'm down that way

 

I'm in Cartersville as well and if it was not for some very successful trips to IL I would not have much to talk about this year as far as GA hunting goes. Only killed 1 doe and bear this season here in GA and deer movement has been lackluster to say the least. We are not even seeing any deer driving around like we normally do as well. Gonna try and hunt some this weekend and hope there is some 2nd rut activity but not looking good. So many acorns on the ground with very little deer sign, just does not seem right?

 

I shot my first big buck this season, a 12 pt non typical scored around 130. That was a few weeks ago, other than that. My season hasn't been eventful.

 

I've had a good season. Seen deer every time in the woods except for this morning and I've killed two doe.

 

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