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got to be hard on a man to not be able to hunt deer in his own state.....sorry....
where i hunt in Ga, you can buy a license over the counter and kill 12 deer.. But...can you find property to hunt? An honest question and not a smart remark. Can someone get 12 deer without an expensive lease?
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That really does suck. It is hard for me to imagine that I could not hunt deer this coming deer season, how depressing. I feel fortunate that each year I am guaranteed deer tags in my home state. Two bucks and four does and I can buy more doe tags.
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Did not draw a tag here in my home state of North Dakota. License numbers are way down - according the G&F site there were 94,000 applicants, of which 46,000 were unsuccessful - including me. Guess my luck got used up last year. No one else in the family drew a tag either. This will be the first time since I was in my teens that I haven't had a deer tag (forgot to apply once back then). I am 50 now.
I'm not bitter or anything, it's an awesome privilege to be outdoors in the fall, and I hope to do plenty of that. Just going to miss that anticipation.....
Good luck to you all,
Kaiser Norton Any chance of getting a bow tag or muzzleloader tag? Here in Nebraska you can use a crossbow for archery season, and both archery and muzzleloader are unlimited/over the counter licenses.
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No, muzzleloader buck tags are actually the hardest draw in the entire state.
Resident Archery is still over-the-counter for the time being.
No one in my family got drawn either, so looking elsewhere now.
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go to the GA DNR website, put your credit card info in, print our your license.
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I don't know about GA. Its no problem for me to kill six Deer in NC.... hunting public land. I did it every year until a couple of years ago. just hunt KY now.
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Purchase an Anterless Tag for Nebraska. That is what I usually end up doing. Only shot 2 bucks during my deer hunting time and much prefer the does for eating. Walk a bunch of public land and you will most likely come across deer or hit the National Forest on the Border of South Dakota? Good luck.
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Wow. I feel your pain. I have taken at least 2 deer a year for 20 years and usually have the opportunity to take a minimum of 3 or more. I have one buck tag left and am saving it for a big dog.
Truth is, have never given much thought to the fact that deer tags aren't automatic everywhere. I really don't know what else I would do with myself in the fall if I couldn't deer hunt. It is pretty much a way of life for myself and about a half dozen close friends.
I guess I would occupy my time with some different form of hunting or maybe take a trip, as some have suggested......
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