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Turkey Hunting

2024 Georgia Turkey Season Dates

Kids, Mobility Impaired: March 23-24

Public-Land: April 6 – May 15

Private-Land: March 30 – May 15

* Two gobbler per season limit; one-gobbler-per-day restriction.

6th Annual GON Coyote Cull

May and June in the Georgia woods means fawns are being born, hens are sitting on turkey nests, and coyotes are picking them off. To give sportsmen a little incentive to do some coyote control, GON’s 6th annual Coyote Cull is back this May and June. For the 2019 Coyote Cull, we are offering three…

Man Kills Gobbler Using Pink Barbie Bicycle

Randy Massie, of Cumming, did what not a lot of public-land turkey hunters have done. He swapped his man card for a pink Barbie bicycle and rode 2.9 miles into Dawson Forest WMA. But you know what that joker did? He rolled a gobbler less than five minutes after fly-down time. Props. Man card returned.…

Hunter’s Journal: A Gobbler For Dad

By David Blan My father, Bruce Blan, went turkey hunting for the first time on opening day in 1992. Twenty six seasons and countless heartbreaks later, he finally killed his first gobbler. My dad has hunted with some of the best turkey hunters I know and has been on several guided hunts, but no one…

GON Member Captures Youth Turkey Hunt On Video

Tallyn Judy, of Loganville, harvested his first turkey on March 16 in Haralson County. The 9-year-old was hunting with his dad Jeremy and his papaw Dennis, who is a seasoned and successful turkey hunter with a World Slam under his belt. “The turkeys came in from behind us gobbling very little, but we could hear…

Taking Kids To The Turkey Woods

Did you grow up loving the outdoors? Did you find a passion for hunting wildlife at an early age? Most children in today’s generation do not have the chance to learn about the importance of the great outdoors and what it has to offer. Judy Catrett, of Marion County, felt passionately about this and decided…

Back To The Basics Of Turkey Hunting

When it all began for me in the turkey woods, things were different than they are now. Everything from guns to chokes and loads, the equipment available and even the methods of killing a gobbler seems like it’s now changed. The very first day I ventured into the woods with the goal of killing a…

White Turkey Killed In Chattooga County

Les Hutchins, of Flintstone, killed a gobbler in Chattooga County on March 31 that was nearly solid white. “I’m 56 years old, and I’ve been on that farm since I was born,” said Les. “I’ve been hunting turkeys on there since we had them, maybe 30 or 35 years, and I’ve never seen a solid white…

Salt And Peppa: The Smoke-Phase Gobbler

For this only being Thomas Blackwell’s third turkey season and only his third gobbler, Thomas accomplished something pretty rare during the first day of the 2019 Georgia turkey season. The 24-year-old hunter from Tunnel Hill killed a smoke-phase gobbler, the only one GON has heard about so far this season. On opening morning in the…

Georgia Mentor Competition: Tony Rittenhouse

Mentor Background Tony Rittenhouse: I started hunting with my dad when I was 3 years old. Hunting has always been a family tradition in our family. I have been fortunate enough to hunt in several other states and hunt many different types of game. Mentee Background LaGary Jackson: “I’m 58 years old, and one of…

Gobbling Reports For 2019 Turkey Season Opener

If nothing else, Georgia turkey hunters were blessed with a gorgeous March weekend for the turkey season opener. Turns out the hunting was pretty good, too. The mornings were chilly, and that may have dampened the gobbling activity from the roost a bit in some areas, but the temperatures warmed up, and both Saturday and…

Turkey Recipes

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Wild In The Kitchen: Peanut Butter Wild Turkey

Peanut Butter Wild Turkey I must admit that I was apprehensive when a friend asked me to try his newly discovered dish. Once he showed me the ingredients, I realized it was a take on a popular Oriental chicken dish. And it is wonderful! 1 turkey breast 2 tbsp salt 2 tbsp white sugar 2…

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Wild In The Kitchen: Turkey Stuffed Bell Peppers

Turkey Stuffed Bell Peppers 6 bell peppers 1/2- to 3/4-lb. dark-meat turkey 1 diced onion 3 cloves minced garlic 15-oz. can diced tomatoes 1 cup frozen whole-kernel corn 1 cup cooked white rice Shredded Pepper Jack cheese 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 Tbsp salt 1 Tbsp black pepper Choose bell peppers that will stand up…

Wild In The Kitchen: Wild Turkey Stew Comfort Food

It can be downright chilly at the start of the turkey season, and that’s when most turkeys are taken. Why then not whip up a turkey stew that the whole family will enjoy on a chilly evening? 1/2 wild turkey, shredded 4 red potatoes, quartered 1/4 stick butter 1 large onion, diced 4 tbsp. garlic…