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October 12,2011
^Reporter
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Monroe County Outdoors
Look out deer: Primitive weapons season opens
Sat.
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BY TERRY
JOHNSON
"ow that fall has
arrived deer
hunters are be
coming more
restless with
each passing day.
They know that in
only a matter of a
few weeks the
Firearms Deer
Hunting Season
will be here. Some
of these hunters
have learned that
they can begin
hunting deer a
week early by
taking part in the
Primitive
Weapons Deer Hunting Sea
son. This year this special
season will open Oct. 15 and
close Oct. 21.
During this prelude to the
Firearms Season, sportsmen
and women can hunt white-
tails with muzzleloading
firearms, crossbows, as well
as both long and recurved
bows. The only adult
hunters that can even carry
a rimfire or centerfire
weapon into the woods
while deer hunting during
this brief hunting season
are those possessing a per
mit to carry a concealed
weapon.
In addition, any young
hunter (under age 16) can
hunt during this abbreviat
ed season with any modern
firearm that is legal during
the statewide
Firearms Deer
Season.
If you will recall
not too many years
ago all archers and
primitive weapons
hunters were
required to pur
chase a special
Primitive
Weapons
License. Not any
more. Nowadays
all you need to take part in
this hunt are valid Big
Game and Hunting
Licenses.
For some reason, many
folks believe that they don’t
need to wear 500 square
inches of Daylight
Fluorescent Orange above
their waists during a
Primitive Weapons Hunt.
Such is not the case. You
and anyone accompanying
you on a hunt do indeed
need to wear the required
Daylight Fluorescent
Orange.
More than four decades
ago when I was just begin
ning my career as a wildlife
biologist, I worked my first
primitive weapons hunt.
The hunt was held on the
B.F. Grant Wildlife
Management Area.
Although the hunt was one
of the first held in the state,
it attracted few hunters.
However, some of the
hunters that took part in
this hunt may a lasting
impression on me. These
hunters really got into the
idea of hunting for deer
with a primitive weapon
similar to what early
colonists would have used. A
truck would pull up to the
checking station and out
would step a hunter dressed
in buckskins. More than
likely the rifle he would be
toting was a Hawken or
Kentucky Rifle-type. These
rifles were often works of
art equipped fine stocks,
external hammers that
struck a cap that sat on a
nipple. When the trigger
was pulled it caused the
hammer to drop on the cap,
which, in turn, ignited the
powder in the barrel of the
gun. The resulting sound
was deafening. So much
smoke billowed
from the gun’s
muzzle, you had
to wait until it
cleared to see if
you had hit your
target. They
used granulated
black powder
and solid lead
ball ammuni
tion. Optical
scopes were not
permitted.
Fast forward
to 2011: this
year, while
these rifles will still be used
by many hunters, a lot of
hunters have gone to more
“modern” primitive
weapons. These rifles are a
far cry from those used by
Davy Crockett and Daniel
Boone. These weapons are
called in-line muzzleloading
rifles. While the rifles are
still loaded through the
muzzle, external hammers
and caps are now a thing of
the past. New muzzleload-
ers have an action similar to
modern center fire bolt
action rifles. The powder is
ignited by a primer that is
in a direct line with the bar
rel. Black powder has been
replaced with a substitutes
such as Pyrodex, Triple
Seven, and Black Mag.
Gone too is solid lead ball
ammunition. They have
been replaced by high-tech
bullets. In addition, it is
now legal to mount optical
scopes on primitive
weapons.
What many of the new
muzzleloaders lack in the
way of a traditional look
and feel, they make up for
by being much easier to
load, more accurate and a
snap to clean. I am sure
that these qualities have
brought a lot of hunters into
the ranks of primitive
weapons hunters.
Take Georgia for example.
In recent years roughly
58,000 primitive
weapons hunters
take to the woods
each season.
During the brief
Primitive
Weapons Season
they typically
bag around
17,000 white-
tails.
If you do decide
to take up primi
tive weapon
hunting this
year, it matters
not whether you
select a traditional primitive
weapon or a modern type
equipped with all the bells
and whistles. I hope you will
enjoy the challenge of trying
to bag a whitetail with but a
single carefully aimed shot.
Some say this makes you a
better hunter. Try it and see
if they are right.
If you would like more
information on primitive
weapon hunting in Georgia
pick up a copy of the free
2011-12 Georgia Hunting
Seasons and Regulations at
your favorite license dealer.
If you prefer, you can also
visit
www.gohuntgeorgia.com.
Dogs
continued from page IB
Jordan Banks also had a
strong night passing, com
pleting all six of his
attempts for 80 yards in
his first-ever game as a
starting quarterback.
MP head coach Rodney
Walker declined to say
publicly last week who the
starting quarterback
would be in the Rutland
game after starter Taylor
Williams was sidelined for
four to six weeks with a
collarbone injury suffered
in MP's last game against
Baldwin on Sept. 23.
However, Walker said fol
lowing the game that
Banks had known all week
that he would be the
starter Friday. It didn't
take long for Banks and
the rest of the offense to
assert itself Friday against
struggling Rutland.
After a disappointing
performance along the
offensive front in a 20-7
loss to Baldwin, head
coach Rodney Walker
moved guard Heath
Warren to his former posi
tion of right tackle and
inserted more size in at
Warren's offensive guard
position in the form of
defensive line starters
Curt Mann and Keven
Jones. The moves paid
early dividends against
Rutland.
After forcing the
Hurricanes to punt on
their opening drive, the
Bulldogs marched on a 7-
play, 63-yard drive, capped
off by a seven-yard touch
down run by senior tail
back Corey Head with 7:02
left in the half. A made
extra point by senior kick
er Eldra Elder gave MP
the quick 7-0 lead.
But MP was not finished
scoring in the first quarter.
With 2:56 left in the peri
od, blazing junior tailback
Nick Davis burst off
Warren's right tackle spot
for a 62-yard touchdown
run. An extra point by jun
ior kicker Hunter Lamb
gave MP the 14-0 lead.
Meanwhile, the Bulldog
defense was doing its job.
MP forced Rutland to punt
on each of its first six
offensive possessions.
However, despite excellent
field position, the Bulldog
offense was unable to
break the game open with
Rutland forcing the
Bulldogs to punt on its
third and fourth offensive
possessions.
But late in the second
quarter with the Rutland
defense clinging to life,
Mary Persons trainer Jeff Quinn works on backup quarterback Macey Zellner
after he was injured during Friday’s game. (Photo/Will Davis)
Dewberry
delivered
what may
have been
the game's
biggest
blow when
he dashed
through
the middle
of the
Hurricane
defense for
a 40-yard
touchdown
with 4:36
left in the
first half.
Dewberry
broke
numerous
tackles on
the run,
almost get
ting
knocked
out of bounds on the right
sideline inside the 10-yard
line before keeping his bal
ance and tiptoeing in for
the score. Lamb's ensuing
extra point put MP up 21-
0.
Whatever hope was left
for the plucky Hurricanes
ended just moments later
when Lyons took a toss
sweep to the left down the
MP sideline for an 86-yard
touchdown with just over a
minute left in the half.
Lyons said later the TD
run was the longest one he
had run in at any level.
"I was kind of tired,"
Lyons said. "I was like,
'When is the end zone
going to get here?' It was
fun."
Lamb's extra point gave
MP a 28-0 halftime lead.
When Lyons scored
around left end again from
25 yards out on MP's first
offensive possession of the
second half, the whipping
was effectively complete.
Lamb's extra point gave
MP a 35-0 lead.
Walker said he was
pleased with the perform
ance of his revamped
offensive line.
"I think the offensive line
blocked really well," he
said. "I think those person
nel changes up front gave
us a little more strength
and power up there. I
think it really helped us.
That's the best the offen
sive line's played in a
while."
Walker said MP was
forced to do some things
different offensively Friday
to play to Banks'
strengths. He said Banks
and backup quarterback
Macey Zellner, who rein
jured his ankle Friday,
each excel at passing on
the move, so MP looked to
get them outside the pock
et more than it did with
Williams.
The MP defense worked
hard the rest of the way to
preserve the team's second
shutout of the season.
Cornerback Tiyun Avery
and safety Quen Head
grabbed second-half inter
ceptions. Linebacker Tay
Bloodser led the Bulldogs
in tackles with nine,
including five unassisted.
Defensive coordinator
Brian Nelson said he was
proud of his defense's
effort in limiting talented
Rutland quarterback
Darren Tucker to 3 for 16
passing for 53 yards and
an interception.
"We've got some good
players, and they're just
making plays," Nelson
said. "That's all that was.
Just like I tell those guys
at practice eventually it's
going to be one-on-one and
somebody's going to have
to make a play. We were
just lucky enough to make
them tonight."
Nelson said the team was
deficient at tackling, espe
cially on the perimeter,
against Baldwin. He said
MP worked hard during
the bye week to fix some of
those problems and that
the work paid off against
Rutland.
Walker echoed Nelson's
sentiments on the play of
the MP defense.
"I thought we played on
the corner better," Walker
said. "I think we did a bet
ter job of getting off blocks
and making plays. I still
think we missed too many
tackles, but that's some
thing we've got another
week to get better at."
Walker said MP was not
looking ahead to its show
down with Peach County
prior to the Rutland game.
Walker said working in a
new quarterback gave the
Bulldogs enough to worry
about during its bye week
without thinking ahead.
MP can now look forward
to its showdown with
Peach County. Walker said
the quarterback rotation
will be the same if Zellner
is available to play.
"We're going to play them
both," Walker said. "We
may play them both at the
same time. We've got some
plans with them because
they both can do some dif
ferent things that opens
up the field for us. We're
just excited about what
both of them can do."
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Rutland vs. MP
TEAM STATS
Rutland MP
First Downs
10
6
Rushing yds.
52
326
Passing yds
52
80
Att-Comp-Int 17-3-2
7-6-0
Fumbles-Lost
1-0
0-0
Penalties
2-20
6-42
Rut 0 0 0 0 -0
MP 14 14 7 0 - 35
BULLDOG SCORING
• Corey Head
- 7-yard run
• Nick Davis
- 24-yard run
• Terri Dewberry
- 40-yard run
• Rico Lyons
- 86-yard run
• Rico Lyons
- 25-yard run
Individual MP Stats
OFFENSE
RUSHING
Carries Yds.
Rico Lyons
8
131
Terri Dewberry
3
100
Nick Davis
4
66
Corey Head
8
29
Dee High
4
8
Jordan Banks
1
1
D’Vante Penamon 1
1
Macey Zellner
2
-6
Seth Swancey
1
-4
PASSING
Comp. Att. Yds.
Jordan Banks
6
6 80
Macey Zellner
0
1 0
RECEIVING
Rec.
Yds.
A. Stewart
2
24
D. Penamon
2
16
R. Lyons
1
26
C. Hart
1
14
RETURNS
Ret.
Yds.
A. Stewart
3
9
G. Austin
1
6
DEFENSE
Tackles
Assists
T. Bloodser
5
4
T. Taylor
5
0
K. Foster
5
0
Z. Grier
4
1
T. Pennington
3
2
D. Calloway
3
1
W. Brown
3
0
J. Scandrett
2
1
A. Ralls
2
1
Re. Lyons
2
0
PUNTS
Punts Yds. Avg.
E. Elder 3 109 .36.3
INTERCEPTIONS
Ints Yds. Avg.
T. Avery 1 1 1.0
Q. Head 1 .39 39.0
FUMBLES RECOVERED
None
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