How prevalent is hunting in NE Georgia (Elberton: houses, deed)

[jmackay54]

We're looking at a house on some acreage near Athens, GA. We saw a deer feeder and deer stand just across the property line. There is a deed restriction prohibiting discharge of firearms but nothing about bow hunting. We're not hunting fans and the last thing we want to do is live where we'll be seeing or hearing deer slaughtered. Is this a big problem in GA? JM

[Frankie117]

Well, no offense, but if it isn't on your property, then you can't really stop them from hunting. I guess you could call the cops, but that would be just a huge waste of time and money since you couldn't press any charges, and the best the police could do is ask the hunter to move somewhere else. Any experienced hunter knows that hunting near houses is dangerous, and a waste of time, since deer don't exactly congregate in developed areas.

I wish I could be more helpful, but you still can't really do anything about it if it isn't on your land. Either way, Northeast Georgia is great hunting ground, I often drift over there from SC during the season.

[gt6974a]

..very prevalent. If you don't like hunting your S.O.L here in Georgia.

Without hunting we'd be in a world of hurt. Red Top Mtn State Park actually does a lottery hunt b/c the deer were so prevalent they were hurting themselves and the other wildlife by eating all vegation from the ground up to 6ft off it.

I believe the state also took away the limit on doe as I believe it was 6 doe and 1 buck per year last time I went out (years ago).

[neil0311]

Originally Posted by jmackay54

We're looking at a house on some acreage near Athens, GA. We saw a deer feeder and deer stand just across the property line. There is a deed restriction prohibiting discharge of firearms but nothing about bow hunting. We're not hunting fans and the last thing we want to do is live where we'll be seeing or hearing deer slaughtered. Is this a big problem in GA? JM

I don't know much about hunting and am not a hunter, but if GA is like most states, you have to have a license, can only hunt in certain areas, and only during the season. People can't (legally) just pull off the side of the road and start shooting deer. Of course, what may be legal may not always be what people do, especially in rural parts of GA.

[c.zhou57]

I work in a small town called Elberton, GA right over 40 mins east of Athens. Certain times of the year the whole town would be awash by hunters from everywhere, especially from North Carolina. The big f-250s with come down with one or two ATVs on the bed. Yes hunting is everywhere. My coworker lives out on near Lake Russell and he sometimes have to go out there and yell at the hunters for encroaching his property line. When hunting season comes along there are signs along Hwy 72 from Athens that read "deer processing services" and etc.

[brevard_resident]

if you dont like hunting then live somewhere like NY or CA. dont be coming down to the south and bringing your values with you. We dont appriecate it.

Its fine if you dont allow hunting on your property thats your right. But slaughtering animals as you call it helps cut down on car accidents with deer. Deer have to be managed and hunting is managing deer population. Dont be so against hunting if you havent tried it you might like it be tolerant of others.