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THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS, CUMMING, GA„ NOV. 20, 1969 PAGE 8 An All Season Hunter Leonard Barnette Hunts For Pleasure Relaxation By Sara Flint “Who does alot of hunting around here?” How about the hunting fan atic himself, Leonard Barn ett?” This was the conversation which led writer and camera man into Barnett’s Grocery Store on Highway 19 recently for a very interesting and in formative hunting story. Leonard Barnett hunts when ever he wants to relax. He says, “More people are hunt ing today than ever before. Ev eryone is living so fast that the need for relaxation and hobbies is a big thing.” Barnett usually hunts with other Forsyth hunters. They go to hunting refuges in South Ge orgia or up in the mountains. If he hunts in a refuge, the hunter is required to use buck shot. Barnett has a 12 guage automatic “Frenchie” shotgun for this purpose. Hunting on his own, he prefers the Remington Automatic, 30-06. He has three of these guns. The reason for the buckshot requirement is that most reserves use dogs to chase up the deer. By using | I l 1 I | MOMENTS TO REMEMBER. Barnett displays his trophies in his grocery store. These were stuffed by the late Charlie Headquarters for The 1970 Success Cars! jBM K, OTWELL MOTOR CO. 887-2311 this type of weapon there is less chance of killing a dog. If you hunt with dogs, you must listen to the sound of their voices. When they are on the trail of a deer, they bark slowly. Sharp, fast barks mean they have him cornered. “A dog will jump on an in jured deer,” says Barnett, “to get at his liver. The strong scent of the deer agitates a dog into this action so that the hunter must be on the scene as soon as possible after a deer has been cornered. If you want to train a dog to hunt deer, just let him run with other dogs during a hunt, says Barnett. Before too long, he will be able to follow the rules. Barnett has been hunting for about ninteen years. During that time he has killed around 20 deer. The biggest deer he has killed has a 27 in. spread. He bagged it on a game refuge near Eatonton, Ga. SHOOTING DISTANCE Fifty yards is a good sh ooting distance, says Barnett. At this range the deer can be hit in a vital spot for a good kill. “Two weeks ago I was hunt ing down near Fargo and hit one at 60 steps but he got away wounded,” he related. He said it is very hard to track a wounded deer unless they are hit in such a way that the blood leaves a good trail. He prefers to hunt with the Remington because you can get longer range shots. Some hun- - ters can get a kill at 90 to 100 yards, but this is difficult. Most of it depends on whe ther you are “still” hunting or hunting with dogs. The dif ference is that with the dogs you must be ready as soon as the deer is cornered. “Still” hunting involves tracking the deer yourself and then usually stationing yourself for the kill. Sellers of Ellijay. His wife still does some work but Barnett says the best bet is to take your trophies to Atlanta. M^ERICK HUNT IN GROUPS Barnett prefers to hunt in groups because a number of hunters on the move are more likely to flush the deer. He went on a hunt last year with some local hunters. The group included Walter Rucker, F.M. Potts, Cecil Merritt, Bobby Langford, Louis Payne, “Chig ger” Webb, and Clarence Hyde. Unfortunately none of them got a kill. “It’s all a matter of hte,” Barnett decided. “In fact, I’d say 99 percent of. it is luck. And the best way to change or turn your luck is to hunt alot. It’s like anything else, the more you do it, the better you get.” Barnett likes to go up in the North Georgia mountains to hunt, too. “You have to track them up there.” he says. The best time is during a fall when there is a big acorn crop. Deer feed on acorns and leave their traces at feeding areas. Other tracking clues are butted down brush and bushes, scarred trees where they’ve been stripping off the bark and some time after a rain deer tracks can be spotted. Barnett’s sons Steve, 12 and Lynn, 10 are too young to hunt, but they go along for the excitement. He feels that they learn alot about hunt- ing by just watching him. They take a tent with sleeping bags and cots. Barnett doesn’t think there is very much danger in getting hurt while hunting if you go with SEASONS IN PROGRESS Other seasons now in pro gress or coming up are: Sq uirrel Season, Oct. 15 to Feb. 28, limit 10 per day per person. Racoon Season, Oct. 18 to Feb. 28, limit one per person, per night. Rabbit Season, Nov. 15 to Jan 31, limit 5 per day per person. Quail Season Nov. 20 to Feb. 28, limit 12 daily Homemade Quail Pie Mrs. Leonard Barnett often prepares a tasty quail pie for her husband. This is her recipe: Prepare pie crust and shape it into your pie pan. 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He is not against a Sun day Hunting law because he feels that sometimes churches are disturbed by hunters during services but thinks that the law would be more popular it it were changed to include Sun day afternoon as legal hunting time. QUAIL HUNTING Barnett likes to quail hunt, too. He does more of this be cause the season is from Nov ember to February while deer hunting is confined to 15 days. With this type of hunting, dogs are necessary. He has three pointers and one setter. The pointers are for hunting in the open. They are short haired. The setter is good for going into briar patches and brush. His long coat protects him in close places. Barnett buys his dogs ready trained and prefers four to six year olds. He has to take them out often to keep them in training. Barnett sums it all up in this way: “I hunt because I really feel better. It’s relaxing. The fresh air makes you feel good. Sometimes I take off two or three time s a week. 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