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2020-2021: My Seventh Deer Season!
THIS YEAR, I GOT ONLY ONE DEER, EARLY ON.
Hunting deer in Georgia over/near bait is
now PERMITTED on Private Land in ALL Zones.
Public Land including Georgia WMAs and National Forests
still do NOT permit hunting any animals near bait.
Hunting deer in Alabama over/near bait
CONTINUES to require an addition to the hunting license.
MUSHROOMS in Roanoke, Alabama!!!
OPENING
DAY IN GEORGIA (standard firearms, statewide):
Saturday, October 17, 2020
Sandersville, Georgia
High 70ºF / Low (going in) 51ºF with NO rain chance
sunny with wind @ 10 mph from the NE
sunrise 7:37 a.m. EDT / sunset 6:54 p.m. EDT
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No luck getting anything! |
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We had five guys at the start:
myself, Robert, Thomas, D.B., and D.B.'s friend, Arthur.
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Right around 6 p.m., 3 shots rang out.
At the close of the hunt,
everyone converged on Robert's area to assist.
Coyotes were standing by to eat the remaining scraps.
Sunday, October 18, 2020
Sandersville, Georgia
High 75ºF / Low (going in) 49ºF with NO rain chance
sunny with wind @ 5 mph from the ENE
sunrise 7:38 a.m. EDT / sunset 6:53 p.m. EDT
- CANCELLED -
due to little sleep
It turns out that the other guys didn't go either;
they were also too tired!
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Sandersville, Georgia
High 75ºF / Low (going in) 46ºF with 10% rain chance
mostly to partly sunny with wind @ 6 mph from the ENE
sunrise 6:53 a.m. EST / sunset 5:35 p.m. EST
No luck getting anything!
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| 6:15 a.m. In stand; waning gibbous overhead |
6:35 a.m. View from Honey Hole stand |
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| 7:14 a.m. Selfie with new Ruger rifle |
2:35 p.m. Begin afternoon hunt from Edgar's stand |
"El Toro" - Viva, Ole!
This guy makes his first appearance since 2017.
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| 2:35 p.m. |
5:06 p.m. |
6:15 p.m. |
| Path behind (going back to main trail) | Path ahead, showing corn | No deer! Packing up to go home |
OPENING DAY
IN ALABAMA (stalk hunting, firearms, statewide):
Saturday and Sunday,
November 21-22, 2020
Roanoke, Alabama
| Saturday (Day 1): High 70ºF/Low (going in) 43ºF with rain @ 10% mostly sunny w/ wind @ 2 mph from the ENE sunrise 6:18 a.m. CST / sunset 4:36 p.m. CST |
Sunday (Day 2): High 70ºF/Low (going in) 44ºF with rain @ 10% mostly cloudy w/ wind @ 3 mph from the SSW sunrise 6:19 a.m. CST / sunset 4:35 p.m. CST |
No luck getting anything!
Honestly, this weekend involved more work than just hunting.
Tim helped me finish the Game Winner quad pod on Friday.
We had to arrive a day early to set up so many thing.
Tim had to return home to celebrate Thanksgiving with his family early.
Friday, November 20, ("Day 0"), was
immediately before rifle season for deer.
We were rushing in trying to stabilize and complete the quad pod ASAP!
I spent the first morning of Day 1 in the quad pod and
that evening in the permanent blind.
That afternoon, I set up the cover accessory on the quad pod.
What a beautiful morning!
The second day was for hunting the early morning in the quad pod.
Day 2 also involved clearing necessary
shooting lanes after the morning hunt.
It is amazing how one doesn't notice things
until hunting that area for the first time!
Friday evening & Saturday,
November 27-28, 2020
Roanoke, Alabama
| Friday evening (Day 1): High 71ºF -- rain @ 1% and 62ºF at sunset cloudy and calm sunset 4:34 p.m. CST |
Saturday (Day 2):
High 67ºF/Low (going in) 52ºF with rain @ 10% cloudy with wind @ 6 mph from the North sunrise 6:24 a.m. CST sunset 4:34 p.m. CST |
Yep! I...
GOT ONE!
Alabama DCNR confirmation# 205K113094H28
harvested APPROXIMATELY 5:00 p.m. CST, November 28, 2020
SEVERAL FIRSTS ON THIS ADVENTURE:
[1] my first button buck
[2] first deer with Olivia present
[3] first Alabama deer in November {earliest in Alabama}
[4] first deer with new rifle (.350 Legend Ruger American)
[5] first deer taken at distance of 90 yards or more
[6] first deer taken at a feeder
[7] first time Olivia took a photo of me with a deer
DAY 1, Friday evening:
DAY 2, Saturday:
Sunday evening through Tuesday,
December 20-22, 2020
Roanoke, Alabama
| Sunday evening (Day 1):
High 56ºF -- rain @ 24% and 56ºF at sunset mostly cloudy with wind @ 2 mph from the NE sunset 4:37 p.m. CST |
| Monday
(Day 2): High 58ºF/Low (going in) 40ºF with rain @ 12% partly cloudy with wind @ 9 mph from the West sunrise 6:41 a.m. CST / sunset 4:38 p.m. CST |
Tuesday (Day 3):
High 62ºF/Low (going in) 35ºF with rain @ 1% sunny with wind @ 6 mph from the NNW sunrise 6:41 a.m. CST / sunset 4:39 p.m. CST |
No luck getting anything!
DAY 1: Sunday (evening)
Today was special in that I got to take my brand new truck,
my 2020 Ranger Lariat 4x4, on a hunting trip for the first time.
We hunted in the quad pod yet saw no deer.
DAY 2: Monday
We slept in and ate breakfast at Huddle House
before doing an early afternoon hunt in the quad pod.
At 4:40 p.m., we saw a doe run from
the left behind the frog pond.
DAY 3: Tuesday
We got out much earlier this time on a cold morning.
We were just in the quad pod for
nearly two hours from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Olivia and I heard a loud stomp just after 8 a.m.
Eventually, she got too cold, so we broke for breakfast.
Nothing noteworthy happened afterwards.
I did get a cool celestial photograph that evening.
Sunday, December 27, 2020
Sandersville, Georgia
High 57ºF / Low (going in) 24ºF with 5% rain chance
sunny with wind @ 2 mph from the SW
sunrise 7:32 a.m. EST / sunset 5:32 p.m. EST
This day was just Thomas and I.
No one else committed to going.
No luck getting anything!
3:44 a.m. EST, Norcross, Georgia
Morning hunt,
Honey Hole stand:
Mid-afternoon viewpoint,
Edgar's stand:
Before sunset viewpoint,
Edgar's stand:
Neither I saw, nor heard anything this day.
| Trip
to Sandersville and back through White Plains, Georgia [Greene County] |
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| Southbound on Georgia 77 5:02 a.m. EST |
Northbound
on Georgia 77 7:37 p.m. EST |
Sunday evening through Monday,
January 3-4, 2021
Roanoke, Alabama
| Sunday (Day 1): High 53ºF -- rain @ 2% and 46ºF at sunset partly cloudy with wind @ 8 mph from the WNW sunset 4:47 p.m. CST |
Monday (Day 2): High 58ºF/Low (going in) 31ºF with rain @ 7% mostly sunny with wind @ 5 mph from the West sunrise 6:45 a.m. CST / sunset 4:47 p.m. CST |
No luck getting anything (deer)!
Sunday, Day 1 was just an evening hunt
It was a FROZEN morning for Monday, Day 2:
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| going out to hunt
in the cold |
Jack Frost
nipping at my truck |
on the way to the
Quad Pod |
Olivia with seat
cushions |
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| View from Quad Pod | View from Permanent Blind |
Crows and squirrels were stealing deer corn
from both locations, so I just popped one of each species.
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Only deer seen this weekend was when we left:
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Sandersville, Georgia
* Last day of the Georgia season *
- CANCELLED -
Due to spending time with family at home.
We prepared a new Korean dish with venison.
Low (going in) was to be 29ºF.
I will try for El Toro next season.
Sunday evening through Wednesday,
January 31 - February 3, 2021
Roanoke, Alabama
| Sunday (Day 1): High 66ºF/Low (going in) 45ºF with rain @ 90% cloudy with wind @ 11 mph from the WSW sunrise 6:37 a.m. CST / sunset 5:12 p.m. CST |
Monday (Day 2): High 38ºF/Low (going in) 32ºF with rain @ 12% cloudy with wind @ 17 mph from the NW sunrise 6:36 a.m. CST / sunset 5:14 p.m. CST |
| Tuesday (Day 3): High 45ºF/Low (going in) 26ºF with rain @ 2% partly cloudy with wind @ 15 mph from the NW sunrise 6:36 a.m. CST / sunset 5:14 p.m. CST |
Wednesday (Day 4): High 50ºF/Low (going in) 25ºF with rain @ 4% mostly sunny with wind @ 8 mph from the NNW sunrise 6:35 a.m. CST / sunset 5:15 p.m. CST |
No luck getting anything (deer)!
Day 1, Sunday evening (after 5 p.m.):
Day 2, Monday afternoon (after 1 p.m.):
After hunting a couple of hours, Tim went home.
Day 3, Tuesday:
Panoramic view from Permanent Blind, 8:05 a.m. CST
For largest image [2700x900 pixels] click here
Day 4, Wednesday:
[coming soon!]
That's it for the season... I ran out of money.
As far as covering across two states this season,
I only got one deer.
Saturday evening through Monday,
February 6-8, 2021
Roanoke, Alabama
- CANCELLED -
This time, I needed to earn money, rest, heal,
and just spend time with family at home.
ALABAMA and GEORGIA specifics
| Randolph County,
AL |
Washington
County, GA |
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 Alabama DCNR regulations.PDF |
 Region 3 - East Central |
 Georgia DNR regulations.PDF |
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| Zone A -- Stalk
/ Firearms: November 21 - February 10 |
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