Today ended deer season in the north zone for Georgia. This season seemed to have better results than the past few. Although some locals oppose the limited doe days, the results are speaking for themselves. Reports from the field indicated more deer spotted per hunt and more quality deer killed than previous years.
For the second straight year, Georgia reduced the number of doe days with most of them being in December. The reduced modern weapon either sex days is helping to limit the does being killed. Although the 10 doe limit is still high, many hunters were not taking does until the late season. These new regulations are allowing more deer to make it to the next season and ending many of the opportunistic kills. Many does were being shot in December not by meat hunters, but by bored hunters. It is nice to see the system working and the biologists actually having a say in what is happening to the deer herd.
The extended archery season and southern zone are still open, but those living in the northern zone are now onto the other seasons. Waterfowl season is in full swing, along with most of the rest of the small game seasons. We hope to see you in the field enjoying the last few weeks of hunting season.
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