SOCIAL CIRCLE – Hunters in Georgia have the opportunity for an early “shot” at a deer during the upcoming weeklong primitive weapons deer hunting season, which opens Saturday. Last year, nearly 10,000 deer were harvested by more than 26,000 hunters, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.
“The primitive weapons season is a chance to hit the woods before the modern firearms season opens,” Charlie Killmaster, state deer biologist with the WRD Game Management Section, said. “Mid-October is an excellent time to be afield when bucks are starting to cover more ground as they gear up for the rut.”
The Gwinnett Daily Post is a daily newspaper published in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and serves as the county's legal organ. The newspaper is owned by Times-Journal Inc. and prints Wednesday and Sunday each week.