When it comes to Southern hospitality, nothing beats the state of Georgia when it comes to whitetail hunting. The state not only boasts a robust deer herd, its hunting quality is second to none. Some interesting stats just revealed by the state’s game department are beyond impressive. For example, the average Georgia deer hunter in kills 1.5 deer per season, and it takes the average hunter just 14 days to get a deer. This is incredible when compared to 1980 when the state’s average deer hunter killed 0.4 deer per year, and it took the average hunter 31 days to harvest a deer. While some hunters pine for the “good ol’ days,” I’d have to offer that those days are here and now.

Dan Schmidt, D&DH Editor