Deer Hunting

Thrasher bags three-beamed Bienville monster

Although 40-year-old Scott Thrasher had the day off Nov. 30, with his eye on sitting on his stand as dawn broke over the Bienville Parish woods, the weatherman put a kink in his hunting plans.

“Instead of heading for my stand, I drove on down to the store located near our hunting lease and sat and chatted with the fellows there because the weather forecast called for an 80 percent chance of rain,” Thrasher explained.[…]

Inshore Fishing

Saltwater Series: Delacroix Island

Capt. Jack Payne can see his own version of a winter wonderland from his front porch. The owner of Sweetwater Guide Service and Marina, Payne poured his pay-to-launch ramp right at the intersection of Bayous Terre Aux Boeufs and Gentilly.[…]

Deer Hunting

‘Zachary36’ takes buck of lifetime at 17

Cory Coreil really only had one thing on his mind when he went hunting the afternoon of Nov. 26 – get his 12-year-old sister Julia a shot at her first deer. When the two young hunters climbed from the box stand, however, it was to retrieve a buck wearing headgear that included 22 points and later taped out at more than 178 inches.[…]