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January 17, 2021
HomeAuthorsDave Moreland

Articles by Dave Moreland

Dave Moreland
About Dave Moreland
David Moreland is a former wildlife biologist with LDWF, having served as the State Deer Biologist for 13 years and as Chief of the Wildlife Division for three years. He and his wife Prudy live in Baton Rouge and own property in East Feliciana Parish.
Columns

Plant trees for your deer

Dave Moreland

A good forest survey or inventory will tell you what trees make up your forest and what species you might want to plant for deer. […]

Deer Hunting

Attack the rut: Deer hunters should go on the offensive

Dave Moreland

As the peak of breeding season arrives, hunters can go on the offensive and use all the tools of the trade to connect with a buck. […]

Columns

The law of the deer harvest: Sow what you reap

Dave Moreland

The success or failure of the deer management program is directly related to whatever work is or is not applied to the habitat and the herd. […]

Deer Hunting

Louisiana’s 2020 Rut Report

Dave Moreland

When is the peak of the deer rut in Louisiana? Here are 2020’s dates. […]

Columns

Are Louisiana’s best bucks just mediocre?

Dave Moreland

Are habitat, hunter choices keeping Louisiana’s best bucks from reaching their potential? Scott Durham and Jonathan Bordelon talk about the situation. […]

David Lopez with his crossbow-killed buck from the last weekend of the season in Natchitoches Parish.
Deer Hunting

Just browsing around; how natural browse matters to deer

Dave Moreland

Learning to recognize which plants are important and when can help you manage your property’s deer population to the fullest. […]

Columns

It’s time to crunch your deer numbers

Dave Moreland

Does your deer data match the way you’re managing them. Now is a good time to look at your collected data and do some ciphering. […]

Columns

Maximize your wild turkey habitat

Dave Moreland

Early spring is a good time to get the habitat in shape for turkeys and the approaching nesting season here in Louisiana. […]

Columns

Jakes: Shoot or not?

Dave Moreland

Some veteran turkey hunters would never shoot a jake, but a novice would no doubt be thrilled to bag one. Should you shoot jakes? […]

A look at some of the quality racks that were entered into the Louisiana Sportsman Show Big Buck Contest on Friday, March 13.
Deer Hunting

2020 Louisiana Sportsman Show Big Buck Contest cut short

Dave Moreland

The 2020 Louisiana Sportsman Show and Festival was shut down early and the show’s Big Buck Contest ended the second night of the show, with 27 entries. […]

Deer Hunting

For Louisiana deer, spring green-out saves the day

Dave Moreland

When spring brings out new growth on natural plants, your local deer herd will prosper, but it takes more to improve their year-round health. […]

Deer Hunting

Pointe Coupee hunter kills buck with upper canine teeth

Dave Moreland

Roy LeJeune killed a unique trophy when he took a nice adult buck in Pointe Coupee Parish that had small peg like teeth in the upper jaw. […]

Deer Hunting

Get your buck ready for the Louisiana Sportsman Show

Dave Moreland

The Louisiana Sportsman Show is around the corner, and it is time to get your big buck ready for all to see in the big buck contest. […]

Columns

The rut is where it’s at

Dave Moreland

The combination of January’s cold weather and lack of native forages will have the deer active and eating in the green patches and at feeders. […]

Columns

Tagging should allow reg changes as needed

Dave Moreland

David Moreland believes if we are going to stay ahead of the game, some of Louisiana’s archaic deer laws need to be changed. […]

Deer Hunting

Shoot or don’t shoot, 2019 edition

Dave Moreland

Deer hunting is not just about killing deer; the hunter makes a management decision every time the trigger is pulled. Here’s how to make that decision. […]

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