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October 5, 2022
^Reporter
MONROE OUTDOORS by Terry W. Johnson
Time to get ready for deer firearms season
It is only legal to kill antlered bucks from Oct. 22-Nov. 4,
but hunters may bag either sex of white tailed deer from
Nov. 5-Jan. 8. (Photo/Ron Lee)
O pening day for
the most popular
hunting season
of the year is just
days away. Consequently,
there is no better time to
do a little homework and
familiarize yourself with this
years deer hunting regula
tions before you grab your
rifle and head out to your
deer stand.
The 2022-23
Firearms Deer
Season opens
Oct. 22 and
does not end
until Jan. 8. This
means Monroe
County deer
hunters will have
79 days to bring
home a deer
or two for the
freezer and, if
they are lucky, a
trophy buck.
From Oct. 22-Nov. 4,
Monroe County deer hunt
ers can legally bag only ant
lered bucks. During the rest
of the season (Nov. 5-Jan.
8), deer of either sex can be
harvested.
The season bag limited is
12 white-tailed deer. How
ever, only two of these deer
can be antlered bucks. Fur
thermore, one of these bucks
must possess four points,
one inch or longer, on one
side of the antlers or at least
a 15-inch outside spread.
In an effort to prevent
Chronic Wasting Disease
(CWD) from infecting
Georgias thriving deer
herd, the Georgia Wildlife
Resources Division (WRD)
has been conducting a state
wide surveil
lance for CWD
since 2002.
Fortunately, the
dreaded disease
that affects
whitetails in a
number of oth
er states has not
been detected in
the Peach State.
In an effort to
minimize the
chances of the
spread of the
disease here in Georgia, the
WRD is urging hunters to
follow a few simple proce
dures when they kill a deer.
This year we are being
asked to field dress each
deer bagged on the property
where it is killed. In addi
tion, any parts of the deer
that are not used (bones,
trimmings, hide, etc.) should
be returned to the property.
If you are unable to do so,
they should be bagged and
sent to a landfill.
If you are one of the many
hunters that use deer urine
while hunting deer, the
WRD strongly encourages
you to use only synthetic
urine products or urine
products that bear the
Responsible Hunting Scent
Associations Deer Protec
tion Checkmark.
More information on
the threat posed by CWD
can be found by going to
georgiawildlife.com, or by
scanning the QR code found
on page 23 of the 2022-23
Georgia Hunting Regula
tions Guide.
Looking for a place to hunt
this season? Below you will
find the names of five public
lands that offer great white-
tail hunting. All of these
areas are located within an
hour drive of Forsyth.
The 7,200-acre Big Lazer
Creek WMA is located
south of Thomaston. Two
Quality Buck and Antlerless
Last Day Hunts are on this
WMAs schedule this season.
The events will take place
Oct. 13-15 and Nov. 10-12.
Five deer hunts are being
staged at the Sprewell Bluff
WMA - West (5,200 acres).
It is located along the Flint
River west of Forsyth. Three
Firearms Deer Hunts are
planned for the following
dates: Nov. 5-6, Nov. 26-27,
and Dec. 24-25. Buck Only
Hunts will take place Oct.
22-Nov. 4, Nov. 7-25, and
Nov. 28-Jan. 8.
The sprawling 40,000-acre
Cedar Creek WMA, situ
ated west of Eatonton, offers
Buck Only hunts Oct. 20-22
and Nov. 28 through Dec.
11. An Either-Sex Last Day
hunt is slated for Nov 10-12.
Travel west of Eatonton
and you will find the Cedar
Creek-Little River Area
(1,505 acres). A Firearms
Deer Hunt will take place
there Oct. 15-21.
That portion of the
Oconee National Forest
outside of a state wildlife
management area is open
for firearms deer hunting as
follows: Buck Only-Oct.
22-Nov. 4, Nov. 7-25, Nov.
28-Dec. 4, Dec. 26-30, Jan.
2-8, Either-Sex deer hunting
will be permitted Nov. 5-6,
26-27, andDec31-Jan. 1.
For more information
concerning deer hunting on
the Oconee National Forest
caU 706-485-1776.
For a complete list of
all of the state and federal
lands offering firearms deer
hunting and the regula
tions governing these hunts
check the 2022-23 Edition
of the Georgia Hunting
Regulations Guide (available
at your license dealer) or
online at www.GoOutdoors-
Georgia.com.
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 Jour
ney to Discovery’ is available
at The Reporter. Email him
at tjwoodduck@bellsouth.net.
TERRY W. JOHNSON
Justin
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Former Mary Persons cross country standout Justin Wachtel won his first collegiate race
running for UVA on Friday, Sept. 16. Wachtel won the Virginia Invitational 6K with a
time of 17:43.6. That also led the Cavaliers to win the overall race as a team. The son
of Rhett and Rebecca Wachtel, Justin took third place in the Coast to Coast Battle of
Beantown 8K in Boston on Saturday, Sept. 23 with a time of 23:54.6.
CORRECTION
Dates for the Primitive Weapons Season
and Youth-Only Seasons for Monroe
County were incorrect in the Sept. 28
edition of the Reporter. Correct dates
are: Primitive Weapons - Oct. 15-Jan. 8;
Youth-Only - Oct. 15-21.
Volley Dogs win 6th straight
Laney Turner returns the ball for the Volley Dogs at FPD
on Sept. 27.
By Maxwell Nickel
s.maxwell.nickel@mcschools.org
The Mary Persons Varsity
Volleyball team finished
its regular season with 6
straight wins heading into
the Region tournament at
Pike County on Saturday,
Oct. 8.
The Dogs capped their
regular season by beat
ing Pike County 2-1 in
Zebulon on Oct. 3. That
win came a week after MP
swept rival Jones County
(13-13) on Thursday, Sept. 29, in a home
non-region match on MP Senior Night.
Mary Persons dominated and took the
victory over their opponents in an im
pressive 2-0 sweep. MP volleyball seniors
Anna Murdock, Lilly Barnes, Jamiya
Zellner, Faith Jones, Morgan Currie, and
Mackenzie LaVinka all contributed to
the victory and helped lead their team to
the win. This most recent achievement
sees MP’s varsity team improve their
record to 18-8.
Last Tuesday, Sept. 27, MP beat Mount
de Sales (8-19) and FPD at FPD in Ma
con. MP’s setters slightly outmatched
the Cavs, aside from the Cavs long range
performance, winning 2-0. Mary Per
sons was able to take down FPD 2-1.
MP is now 18-8, a win rate of 69 per
cent, and has won 6 straight going into
the playoffs. On Saturday, Oct. 8, the
Volley Dogs will compete in the region
tournament at Pike County.
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