Deer of the Year
Father drops West Feliciana trophy buck
How seriously does Terry Perilloux take deer hunting? […]
Year: 2011
Events & Announcements
Gulf Saver project continues in effort to restore Pass a Loutre WMA
A project aimed at restoring habitat at Pass a Loutre Wildlife Management Area at the terminus of the Mississippi River continued in November with the deployment of 4,000 so-called Gulf Saver Bags, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today (Dec. 14). […]
Deer of the Year
Lafayette hunter kills 220-inch buck in Mississippi Delta
Lafayette’s Scott Champagne almost didn’t hunt the stand on Thursday (Dec. 8). But he saw a doe jumping his fence and heading toward an old, grown-up food plot and knew Jefferson County bucks were probably starting to look at the females of the species with lust. […]
Deer of the Year
Trophy buck killed despite hunter making all the wrong decisions
Sometimes when you’re deer hunting and you do everything just right, you still come home without a deer. Other times, karma is on your side and everything you do is wrong but you still bag a trophy. […]
Deer of the Year
Hunter takes 154-inch Lafourche Parish giant
Carl “Squeaky” Dupre owes his friend Gary Larousse big-time. […]
Deer of the Year
Monster Caldwell Parish buck a Thanksgiving treat
Although Pam Plummer grew up around hunters in her extended family, she seldom hunted, preferring instead to enjoy nature and the outdoors experience without a deer rifle in her hand. […]
Deer Hunting
Winnfield man cited for deer-hunting violations after agents receive tips
A Winnfield man was cited Dec. 1 for a number of deer-hunting violations after wildlife agents received information through a tip program dedicated to catching poachers, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said today (Dec. 9). […]
Deer of the Year
Perseverance pays off with 180-inch Red River giant
The skies were threatening with thunder rumbling in the distance the mid-November morning David Long first spotted the huge Red River Parish buck, which later green scored in the 180s.
“I was sitting in my box stand overlooking a shooting lane where I had a tripod feeder set up,” Long said. “I saw three does hurry across the lane at about 100 yards.
“I looked to the edge of the lane and there he stood.” […]
Deer of the Year
Huge Red River Parish buck pays for predictable schedule
When a trophy buck crossed Jerry Hester’s lane within minutes of the same time two days in a row, Hester had one eye on his watch and another on his shooting lane on the third day. […]
Inshore Fishing
Delacroix trout smackdown continues
It was drizzling when I stepped out of my truck at Sweetwater Marina early Monday (Dec. 5), the first signs of a front that was barreling through the state. I just shook my head, wriggled into my rain suit and headed to meet the two guys I’d be fishing with that morning.
I had told Scott Walker that I didn’t want to waste a day out of the office because I was slammed, and he had promised me it wouldn’t take long to fill our limits of speckled trout.
His confidence was more than braggadocio: I was back at the dock barely more than two hours later, loading up an ice chest full of speckled trout and heading back to the office. […]
Deer of the Year
Giles Island produces another monster buck
Ricky Rogillio saw that huge buck the first time during an early season bow hunt, when he took a client to Giles Island Hunting Club. It was monstrous, with two drop tines dripping from the left main beam.
“I saw videos of it, and I knew I wanted to come back,” the Walker hunter said. “I worried it wouldn’t be there when I got back.”
He left the island last Wednesday (Nov. 30) with the 175-inch rack cooling in the back of his truck. […]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
First split great for those with water
With the East Zone wrapping up the first split last weekend and the West Zone set to close this weekend, hunters around the Bayou State are enjoying a great start to the duck season. […]
Hog Hunting
Hog blast on the Delta
My buddy Randy Levingston and I, used the recent cold, windy weather to stalk up some hogs down at the Delta. Three big ones came out on Randy right before dark. He put an arrow in the largest one and the fun began. […]
Bass Fishing
Yellow Magic
Sixty-year-old Texan Butch Ray can relate to the buzz heard for months this year around Toledo Bend and on Southwest Louisiana waters about a high-end topwater bait with a beautiful body and a seductive sound. […]
General
Off-season battery care
Fishing and boating tend to slow down during the winter months, but letting your battery maintenance slow down can be expensive. […]
Ask Captain Paul
Engineers Canal
Dear Capt. Paul:
Have you ever heard of a place called “Engineer’s Canal?” Are there coordinates available for this area? […]