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September 14, 2022
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MONROE OUTDOORS by Terry W. Johnson
Add your trophy buck to Georgia Deer Registry
As fall approaches many hunters are dreaming of seeing a
big white-tailed buck. There are 22 deer bagged in Mon
roe County on the Georgia Deer Registry. (Photo courtesy
of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
I t is the dream of most
deer hunters to bag
a trophy buck. Even
though we all realize
that our chances of doing
so are slim, deep in our
hearts there glows an em
ber of hope that this will be
the year we will take home
the buck of a
lifetime.
If you are
lucky enough to
bag such a deer,
you should seri
ously consider
entering it in
The Georgia
Deer Registry.
For more than
three decades,
the Georgia
Department
of Natural Re
sources, Wildlife Resources
Division has kept records
of the quality bucks har
vested in Georgia. To earn
a place on this prestigious
registry a deer must meet
minimum scoring stan
dards established by The
Boone and Crockett Club.
Deer shot with archery
equipment must score
as follows: Bucks with
typical antlers must score
a minimum of 120 points,
whereas deer with non
typical racks must attain a
score of 145. Deer bagged
with firearms must attain
these scores: buck sporting
typical antlers must achieve
a score of 145 and non
typical 170.
Understandably, all
deer must be harvested in
Georgia and be taken by a
hunter whose hunting tech
niques met the standards
of fair chase
established
by the Boone
and Crocket
Club. I know of
one deer that
was not listed
because it was
shot at night.
To qualify,
deer do not
have to be
bagged this
year. For exam
ple, you can en
ter a set of antlers that has
been perched atop a deer
head hanging from the wall
of your home for years. You
can even enter a deer rack
found in the woods as long
as the skull plate is not split,
or repaired.
The racks of bucks of
each entry must be air-
dried for at least 60 days
before they are scored. All
scoring is conducted by
official Boone and Crockett
measurers. Keep in mind;
it is the responsibility of the
owner of the rack to bring
the deer or antlers to the
measurer.
If you own a set of
antlers that has already
been scored by an autho
rized Boone and Crockett
measurer and found to
meet The Deer Registry’s
minimum standards, it can
be automatically included
on the list.
It should also be men
tioned that the Georgia
Game Management Sec
tion reserves the right to
have a rack re-measured. It
can also refuse to accept or
retroactively remove any
questionable entry.
To date, 22 deer harvested
in Monroe County have
met the tough standards
needed to gain entry into
The Georgia Deer Reg
istry. The most recent
addition to the list is a
typical buck taken during
the 2021-22 Firearms
Season. This huge deer
scored 154 4/8 Boone and
Crockett points. The lucky
hunter that brought home
this trophy was Sidney Mac
Marshall Jr. It ranks as the
11th largest buck recorded
from Monroe County.
Topping the list of Mon
roe County deer appear
ing in The Deer Registry
is a non-typical buck that
scored 240 3/8 Boone and
Crockett points. This unbe
lievable deer was bagged in
southern Monroe County
in 1973 by John I. Hatton
Jr-
I had the opportunity to
see this deer before it was
scored. It seems that when
the news of a Monroe
County hunter bagging
a large buck circulated
throughout Middle Geor
gia, I was asked by the
Game Management Sec
tions Regional Supervisor
to see if it was truly as large
as it was purported to be.
When Mr. Hatton
showed me the buck, I
could not believe my eyes.
To this day, I have never
seen anything like it. It has
42 individual points and
the antlers were partially
cloaked in velvet. Shortly
thereafter I filed my report
and the deer was scored.
The Hatton buck held the
title of being the highest
scoring non-typical buck
ever recorded in Georgia
for 25 years. Finally, in
1998, it was topped by
a buck bagged in Telfair
County. This enormous
animal scored 249 5/8
Boone and Crockett Points.
With the 2022-23 Ar
chery and Firearms Deer
Hunting Season looming
on the horizon, I suggest
you crank up your com
puter and visit the Wildlife
Resources Division website
(www.gohuntgeorgia.
com) or simply google The
Georgia Deer Registry and
download the official Geor
gia Deer Registry entry
form, rules and regulations.
Then if you are among the
fortunate hunters that will
bag a quality buck this sea
son, you will know what to
do to have it registered.
I hope that next fall I will
be able to report that your
trophy buck is the 23rd
buck from Monroe County
to earn its way onto the
Georgia Deer Registry.
Terry Johnson is retired Pro
gram Manager of the Georgia
Nongame-Endangered Wildlife
Program. He has written the
informative column Monroe
Outdoors’for the Reporter
for many years. His book, “A
Journey to Discovery,” is
available at The Reporter.
Email him at tjwoodduck@
bellsouth.net.
Mary Persons Volley Dogs slam Crisp, Pike, Peach
By Maxwell Nickel
s. maxwell, nickel'-mcsc hools.org
On Sept. 8, the Mary
Persons Varsity and JV
Volleyball squads met the
Crisp County Cougars in a
non-league challenge match
at home. The Varsity team
was able to take down their
opponents in a dominant
2-0 sweep, led by Player of
the Game Faney Turner,
whose kill shots, big plays,
and intelligent strategy
elevated the team to a huge
victory. The Junior Varsity
team took down the Cou-
HARALSON VS. MP
TEAM STATS
MP
HC
First Downs
1 1
7
Rushing yds.
31 1
98
Passing yds.
103
1 14
Total yards
414
212
Comp-Att-Int
7-14-1
6-9-0
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties
0-0
7-55
1-0
415
i
2
3
4
T
HARALSON
7
O
O
10
17
MP
O
21
14
3
38
BULLDOG SCORING
Second Quarter
• Duke Watson 97 yard run (Bankston kick)
• Nemo Jones 23 yard pass (Bankston kick)
• Kham Little 8 yard pass (Bankston kick)
Third Quarter
• Logan Hickman 58 yard run (Bankston kick)
• Duke Watson 65 yard run (Bankston kick)
Fourth Quarter
• Ryan Bankston 41 yard field goal
INDIVIDUAL MP STATS
OFFENSE
RUSHING
Player Carries Yards TDs
Duke Watson
11 209 2
Logan Hickman
5 64 1
Champ Brantley
4 21
RJ Holder
6 17
PASSING
Comp.
Att. Yards TDs INTs
Logan Hickman 7
14 103 2 1
RECEIVING
Rec.
Yards TDs
Nemo Jones 2
49 1
Kham Little 3
32 1
Maury Lowe 2
22
PUNTING
Ryan Bankston
Punts Average Long
3 36 48
DEFENSE
TACKLES
Tackles
Jaise Davis 1 6
Jacobi Jones 1 1
OJ Evans 1 1
gars 2-0 as well.
Both of the MP teams
went on to defeat their
region opponent, the Pike
County Pirates, with JV
taking the victory by a score
of 2-1 and Varsity winning
2-0, led by Morgan Cur
rie, whose blocks, hits, and
serves helped lead the team
to an excellent win.
Most recently, the Var
sity squad took down their
Peach County opponents
in a 2-0 sweep on Sept. 12
before losing to Jackson 0-2,
advancing their record to
9-5.
Alston pins double eagle
Tommy Alston scored a rare Double Eagle on hole
#16 (par 5) at Forsyth Golf Club on Saturday, Sept.
10. He used a driver and a wedge 100 yards from the
green. He was playing with close friends Glenn Tal
bert, Mack Stokes and Bobby Cramer. The group plays
regularly at the course on Saturday mornings.
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Faith Jones plays the ball
for Mary Persons in its
game with Jones County
last week. The Lady Dogs
improved to 9-5 with wins
over Pike, Peach and Crisp
counties. (Photo courtesy
Brad Harrison/Jones County
News)
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