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Josh Chauvin, the Apex Predator, with a nice North Louisiana public lands buck he took using a hillside strategy involving white and red oak acorns.

Apex Predator: Deer hunting in the North Louisiana hills

The Apex Predator, Josh Chauvin, details the specific trees hillside deer in North Louisiana target late in the year — and how to set up and intercept them. […]

Scotty Smith, right, and his son Hunter take a picture after Scotty dropped this 190-class typical buck in Avoyelles Parish on Jan. 1.

Avoyelles Parish hunter drops giant 190-class typical

Scotty Smith’s big 190-class typical buck from Avoyelles Parish is in the conversation for a potential new state record. […]

Is sac-a-lait spawn already on?

Warm January weather might have pushed South Louisiana’s tastiest panfish to move up early. […]

2019 Boat Show dates announced

If you’re in the market for a new boat in 2019, you’ve got five great opportunities over the next three months to conveniently shop and compare models, features and prices across South Louisiana. […]

Beau Chenevert and his impressive Avoyelles Parish 13-pointer.

166-inch buck goes down in Avoyelles Parish

Beau Chenevert let his stepdaughter pick their stand location on New Year’s Day in Avoyelles Parish. That allowed him to be in position to down an impressive 13-pointer that stretched the tape to 166 inches of bone. […]

John LeJeune and his big Pointe Coupee Parish 11-pointer.

Pointe Coupee Parish surprise buck turns out to be 173-inch brute

John LeJeune was about to shoot his first doe of the year – when a Pointe Coupee Parish monster appeared on his family land on Dec. 21. […]

Curt Crool’s son proudly holds a nice-sized bass, one of 35 he caught while working a suspending gold/orange Rogue on a bitterly cold January day with John Dean at Toledo Bend.

Jump on the Toledo Bend roller coaster for bass

As we get closer to the prespawn period on Toledo Bend, don’t be surprised to see double-digit bass caught. […]

Barry Henry smiles as he holds a nice-sized bass caught on a cold winter’s day in the Crackerhead area of Lake Verret while fishing with Bill McCarty of Morgan City.

Take a bite out of Crackerhead bass

There’s a network of canals due east across Lake Verret from the Shell Beach area where the bass fishing turns on in January. […]

Greg Terzia has won many tournaments on Claiborne with fish like these, taken from the ends of deep boat docks.

Lake Claiborne gets hot for bass

Like most bass, the largemouths on Lake Claiborne near Homer just like to find a good spot to hang out in January while waiting for warmer weather and the spawn. […]