| I had the pleasure this weekend to visit the McGraw | | | | die for, the stew was perfect, and the pork was very |
| Ford Georgia WMA, and found it to be a nice small | | | | juicy. They had a large menu of items to choose from, |
| Georgia WMA. The only thing I really didn't like was the | | | | and most important to us hunters, is that they serve an |
| fact that there were literally no places to stay | | | | insanely awesome breakfast. They had a variety of |
| overnight nearby. This whole Georgia WMA is only | | | | fresh homemade biscuits including steak, chicken, |
| around two thousand two hundred acres, so it's not a | | | | tender loin, hot link, sausage, bacon, and gravy. The |
| real large Georgia WMA. The roads on the Georgia | | | | BBQ is true smoked in a smoker and not exposed to |
| DNR map were fairly correct, however, getting there | | | | open flame, so all their meats had that great classic |
| from I-75 coming from Atlanta proved to be a chore. I | | | | smoked flavor. I have to say that there prices were |
| did put very specific directions on my enhanced | | | | very reasonable. They have been there for five years, |
| Georgia WMA map clarifying some roads that had no | | | | and the owners name is Paul Johnson. There hours of |
| names, and also a showed a few of the food hot | | | | operation are Monday thru Thursday five thirty a.m. to |
| spots on my enhanced map. | | | | eight o'clock p.m., Thursday through Saturday five thirty |
| One thing I did like was that the Etowah River runs | | | | a.m. to nine o'clock p.m. They are closed on Sunday, |
| straight through this Georgia WMA, and there was | | | | and they stop serving breakfast at ten thirty a.m., or |
| very easy access and parking right along the bridge | | | | until all of the breakfast foods are gone. |
| going over the Etowah River where hunters could | | | | I put both of the BBQ places on my enhanced Georgia |
| park, and walk all along the Etowah River to locate | | | | WMA map for future reference. Outside of these two |
| good hunting spots. I ate at two different BBQ joints | | | | BBQ joints, I didn't find any other places to eat that |
| while I was there, and one was ok, and another was | | | | seemed worth mentioning. I did see one small like |
| awesome. I ate first at Two Brothers BBQ just outside | | | | sandwich shop right in the middle of the small town, but |
| of the Georgia WMA. I had a BBQ sandwich and was | | | | it seemed really expensive. I walked in the door, and |
| not that impressed. For starters there were very few | | | | just saw a wine menu with like really expensive wines |
| choices on the menu, and you could only get chopped | | | | and sandwiches, and turned around and walked back |
| pork, which I personally prefer sliced pork, they bring | | | | out. Not my kinda place. |
| your sandwich out wrapped in thin paper, and you | | | | To wrap things up, this Georgia WMA made the |
| don't get a plate to put it on. The Brunswick stew was | | | | perfect day trip for me, I had breakfast at Amos's |
| a mush style, which I prefer more of a stew style as | | | | BBQ, got out in the woods around nine o'clock, hunted |
| opposed to real mushy. I can say that Two Brothers | | | | till lunch, went to Two Brothers Pit BBQ for lunch, went |
| BBQ had friendly staff, and a nice environment with | | | | back and hunted along the Etowah river for a few |
| hard wood floors, and country collectibles lined the | | | | more hours which even though I didn't see anything, it |
| walls. You do need to know, that they are only open | | | | was a nice hike with good views, and then went and |
| Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from ten thirty | | | | ate dinner at Amos's BBQ, and then called it a day. |
| a.m. to nine p.m. They are closed Monday, Tuesday, | | | | Overall this is a perfect place to get to early, with good |
| and Wednesday. | | | | food, and easy access to many hunting areas, and |
| The second BBQ place I found was a very small ma | | | | would give it a good grade of a Georgia WMA I will |
| and pop joint called Amos BBQ. Amos's BBQ was to | | | | definitely return to, but just no overnight facilities. |