Deer Hunting
Public-land bucks, the ‘Zell’ way
This Dry Prong hunter has taken a lot of trophy bucks out of woods where anyone can hunt. Here’s how he separates himself from the pack. […]
Articles by Glynn Harris
Big Bass
Lake hidden in the woods produces trophy bass
Billy Willis, a 62-year-old bass angler from Ruston, hooked a trophy bass on Kepler Creek Reservoir on Aug. 22, 2020. […]
Deer Hunting
Phantom buck finally makes fatal mistake
Jerry Denman shot a trophy buck on Dec. 8 at a 33-acre tract of property in Red River Parish. It could be the buck he has hunted for the past several years. […]
Bass Fishing
Crappie angler nabs trophy bass on Lake Claiborne
Jeff Brown was fishing for crappie at Lake Claiborne with his friend Monty Walker on Feb. 2 when he hooked and landed the biggest bass of his life. […]
Deer of the Year
Dad alerts daughter about approaching 8-point; instead she downs a 14-point
Lacie Russell, a student at the University of Louisiana Monroe, took a 14-point buck while hunting with her dad, Greg, in Morehouse Parish. […]
Deer of the Year
Last minute hunt produces trophy buck for Pierson
Chuck Pierson was hunting property in Concordia Parish on Jan. 12 when he downed a big main frame 8-point with two kickers, giving the buck 10 points. […]
Deer of the Year
Public-land hunt yields huge 10-pointer for Kinder hunter
Cory Fontenot of Kinder got a huge reason to love the Buckhorn WMA in Tensas Parish when he killed a tremendous 10-point trophy buck. […]
Deer of the Year
Bow hunt-only club yields big dividends for Knoll
Blake Knoll has his friend, Michael Neal, to thank for helping him scout and get in position for a huge buck on Corbett Farm Hunting Club in Avoyelles Parish. […]
Deer of the Year
Late afternoon hunt between church duties yields big buck
Kenny Slocum, a Simsboro landscape contractor, killed a big 10-point buck between mandatory church activities in Bienville Parish. […]
Deer of the Year
Single trail cam photo only thing needed for Henry to tag buck
Cole Henry, a 22-year-old postal worker from Iota, only needed one trail cam photo of a big 9-point buck to get set up for an encounter in Grant Parish. […]
Deer of the Year
Marks’ faith leads him to wounded buck
After following a sparse blood trail, Randy Marks said a prayer and within minutes he was looking at the big buck he killed in DeSoto Parish. […]
Deer of the Year
ATVs inadvertently push big buck by Burke
On the afternoon of Nov. 29, ATVs inadvertently aroused a big 13-point buck from its bed and Brandon Burke of Mansura was there to capitalize. […]
Deer of the Year
Handicapped hunt pays off big for Long
Craig Long took a giant buck on Dec. 8 during a handicapped hunt in Natchitoches Parish put on by the National Wild Turkey Federation Wheeling Sportsman. […]
Deer of the Year
Infrequent visitor, buck shows up at right time
It took three years but Dwaine Sampey was finally able to finish the deal when on Dec. 2, he killed a 10-point trophy Natchitoches Parish buck. […]
Deer of the Year
Cox duo downs two trophy bucks half hour apart
The duo of Dr. Jack Cox and his nephew Lane Cox downed two bucks, half an hour apart, totaling over 300 inches of bone in Tensas Parish. […]
Deer of the Year
Coyotes beat hunter to big buck shot from duck blind
An unfortunate decision to second-guess a blood trailing dog resulted in Ryan Foster being unable to recover his 16-point buck until three days later. […]