‘O’ highlights turkey hunting in positive way
Hunting gets positive publicity in Oprah’s O magazine.
In a first for the hunting community, the December edition of Oprah’s “O” magazine includes a positive article about hunting.[…]
Hunting gets positive publicity in Oprah’s O magazine.
In a first for the hunting community, the December edition of Oprah’s “O” magazine includes a positive article about hunting.[…]
This weekend is the last chance for recreational anglers to enjoy a special red snapper season, which opened in state and federal waters on Oct. 1, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said in a news release.[…]
Tristan Mizer has always been a bow hunter, and had never hunted with a rifle. But this summer he bought a .308, and he broke in the new firearm in style with a 160-inch brute on Halloween morning.
“I just wanted to try (rifle hunting) out and see if I could kill something,” the Leesville hunter said. “Low and behold this deer walked out.”[…]
It’s Friday before the opening day of duck season. Of course, nothing but hunting has been on my mind since I got out of bed. Pack the camo and hunting gear, get the groceries for the weekend, all the necessities of a great weekend trip.[…]
Here are just some observations from my first quarter of the deer season. First of all, we must differentiate between hunting public hunting land, which I do, and hunting on a private lease.[…]
With the aerial surveys coming out just before the opener, anticipation could not have been higher for the opening weekend of duck season.[…]
Federal authorities today (Nov. 15) reopened 8,403 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico previously closed because of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, bringing the amount of Gulf waters open for recreational and commercial fishing to 99.6 percent, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced.[…]
Sometimes men get too macho for our own good; We think we know more than we actually do. It often takes a gentle word or suggestion or intuition from our better halves to cause us to stop for a minute, rethink things and realize, by golly, they’re right.[…]
The East Feliciana buck was driving Michael Nicolosi crazy. It’s not that the hunter had seen the deer repeatedly, but the trail cam photo captured just after bow season opened was just eating him up.
“The first picture I got is this big, heavy-horned buck,” said Nicolosi, aka 24604edd on the Web site. “That’s what made me go back every day.”
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More than 1.6 million ducks were using Louisiana’s marshes and swamps as of yesterday (Nov. 11), state biologists reported.[…]
According to the weather diary, temperatures on Oct. 1 reached a sultry 85 degrees. For many bow hunters on stand that day, mosquitoes buzzing and sweat dripping off noses made their opening day experience less than desirable.[…]
Three Winnsoboro men were cited Nov. 6 for allegedly violating multiple regulations on Tensas National Wildlife Refuge, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
The “big duck” season is finally here, and not a moment too soon for the hoards of waterfowlers across the state still ravenous from September’s taste.[…]
In advance of the opening of the regular duck season this weekend, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is advising duck hunters to remain aware of ongoing activities in coastal areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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Walking up on deer is not a natural skill for many hunters, but Chackbay’s Josh Chauvin has it down to an art. And it’s a major part of his public-land hunting.[…]
It was an eventful week that saw the Big Island open after being closed for the October youth hunt. We also got some cooler weather, and the deer were definitely on the move.[…]