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01-10-2008, 01:14 AM | #1 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Central FL. Lake Co.
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Who Here Hunts in Ga. ?
What part and county ?
North Central South BuckmanMike, where are you Hunting up there ? Firewagon also hunts a lease up in Ga. somewhere Next year , I hope to... going to look at a lease in S. east Ga. Appling county. Not overly populated with deer but the land has some great potential. Lots of Turkeys and Hogs. 1700 acres with 17 members. If any of y'all know of any leases up in Ga. please list them. My self, Im not looking for a QDM club but others might be . Good luck on the last week in Ga. Hunt hard and Hunt Safe BCW |
01-12-2008, 10:06 PM | #2 |
Getting Wild
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Central Fla. Cocoa
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Re: Who Here Hunts in Ga. ?
2300 acres in Charleton county. 45 min NW of Jacksonville fl. 16 members
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01-15-2008, 08:37 PM | #3 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Re: Who Here Hunts in Ga. ?
Man my memory is bad...
I just asked in another thread where you hunted killsumptin lawed have mercy..... Is the land you hunt a QDM ? Bud thats alot of land. Are there any openings next year ? BCW |
01-15-2008, 08:54 PM | #4 |
Getting Wild
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Re: Who Here Hunts in Ga. ?
No QDM. Too much "If it's brown it's down " for my tastes. I wish our guys would give the young bucks a break, but if the neighbors don't practice QDM then you are just growing deer for someone else.
We usually replace 3-4 members each year. Of 16 members , only 4 of us are not "locals". I would love to see more out of towners in the club to take a little pressure off of the game. It's hard to compete with club members that live 20 mi. away when you live 200 mi. away. |
01-18-2008, 08:41 AM | #5 | |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Re: Who Here Hunts in Ga. ?
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I dont know how long you have been with this lease, but if you have been in it for a year or more , see if you can suggest a rule change on the younger bucks at the next meeting of members. Like A NO spike Rule, This can be done, Only exception would be for a Youth 1st time deer and only 1 ever for that youth . Another I have seen is makeing a Rule that if the buck is not a certain size Example ... Say a 4 on one side ( Then you cant take it ). I've seen other hunt clubs adopt a Rule if you shoot a small buck.. Then you mount it ,( No matter what the size is) Or pay a fine ranging from $250.00 up ! to the club . This money is set in a fund that can be used Only for Food Plotts and or Blind re-building if y'all have them on the lease. But you have to have ALL members following these rules, including the president and his or her friends. Do y'all have to check in your deer with the Club, and take pictures to document the harvest ?... ( This is a good one ) This is yet another way to cut down on the takeing of small deer... ANYONE breakng any of the Rules is Grounds for termination of a members rights to hunt said lease " With Out Refund of Money" And Or a Heavy fine to be Paid to the Club Fund ... I know where your comming from being far from the property you Hunt But in order to better your deer herd some rules need to be set in Stone And Followed BY ALL... Any infraction can be grounds for termination, Fines Or Both ... How much is your yearly lease ? I may or may not be interested, this depends on the $$$ Where is it located ,State and county ? One other question.. What are the Doe to Buck population on this property, And do y'all take out any Mature does ..Not imature does What is your Doe limett ? Thanks BCW |
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01-18-2008, 09:36 AM | #6 |
Getting Wild
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Re: Who Here Hunts in Ga. ?
Your' preachin' to the choir! No QDM for our "Good Ole Boys".
It's hard enough keeping the neighbors and poachers off of the place. It's my 3rd year in the club (founding member) and the rules change(for the worse) each year. Now, what was a no dog lease has been opened up to limited dog hunting. I'm a bow hunter and this is defenitely not my style. But if your'e still interested: 2300 acres 16 members 7 mi. south of Folkston, Ga.( Charleton County )Adjoining the Okeefenokee National Wildlife Refuge $890.00 yr. 1st. yr we took 120 Does & 30 Bucks 2nd yr 130 Does and ??? Bucks This year ???. But I think the numbers are down due to the harvest the two previous years. 2 Buck , 3 Doe limit. Each member is allowed 3 permanent stands and must establish their own food plots.(Basically you pay to hunt, the club does nothing for the members) Rustic camp site provided I am currently looking for something closer to home, but if I can't find anything I'll stay with this club till I do find something. On a positive note: The turkey hunting is excellent, and there aren't as many turkey hunting members as there are deer hunting members. |
01-26-2008, 11:59 AM | #7 |
Gone Wild
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Location: Lowndes County Ga.
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Re: Who Here Hunts in Ga. ?
I hunt / harvest my back yard got 2 each of the last 3 years from my back porch .
Lowndes county only got 12 acres but it backs up to a large watershed aera that can't be farmed or developed about 1200 acres with a high path out right to my back property line . also have turkey but no hogs . My son got a 12 point this year 300/400 feet from the back porch . |
01-28-2008, 12:16 AM | #8 |
Gone Wild
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Snellville, Ga.
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Re: Who Here Hunts in Ga. ?
kill, If ya'll shot 30 bucks on 2300 acres you must be shooting immature bucks. Sounds like you have some acreage to do some qdm, need some direction. Get together with surrounding land owners. Surprisingly they will go along. I did with one 180ac tract and we are seeing better deer there every year.
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01-28-2008, 12:24 AM | #9 |
Gone Wild
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Location: Snellville, Ga.
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Re: Who Here Hunts in Ga. ?
Goat23, sounds like prime land you got. I'm trying to "cut" about 7-10 acres from my family land and then I hope to see Deer out the front and Fish in the back.
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01-28-2008, 12:38 AM | #10 |
Gone Wild
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Location: Snellville, Ga.
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Re: Who Here Hunts in Ga. ?
BCW, if I shot every deer that came within 100 yds of my stands while I was sittin, I would have shot 150-200 deer. I had 28 deer in front of my one afternoon. I was looking for Mr. Big.
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