Deer Hunting
Pilsbury’s first-ever buck is a stud 8-point
My buddy Scott Dupre had a wonderful hunting experience earlier this season. And no, he didn’t kill a monster buck – but someone very close to him did. […]
Articles by Ricky Aucoin
Deer Hunting
It was a November to remember at Atchafalaya Delta WMA
November was a special month down at the Atchafalaya Delta WMA. […]
Deer Hunting
Atchafalaya Delta WMA bow season off to a solid start
October’s bow season at the Atchafalaya Delta WMA started slow but finished with a flurry of deer being taken into the first weekend of November. […]
Deer Hunting
Bow season rapidly approaching
As Oct. 1 rapidly approaches, my physical (and mental) condition cannot even compare to this time last fall. […]
Hunting
Hunter enjoys extra-special season in the stand
This has been a most unusual deer season for me.
It started before the season began, when there was much doubt as to whether I could even participate. […]
Deer Hunting
Excitement builds as countdown to deer season begins
The 2013 deer and hog season is almost here.
But while the anticipation steadily builds, I find myself wondering if I will be a part of the Oct. 1 bow season opener down at my beloved Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area. […]
Other Hunting
Atchafalaya Delta WMA ‘hogzilla’ ends season on high note
This past season was definitely one of the most exciting for me. I was blessed to take two does, two bucks and three hogs during the bow season at the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area. […]
Deer Hunting
Back-to-back public-land bucks
I took some time off of work to enjoy the great outdoors. I was rewarded with some very exciting hunts, seeing both deer and hogs. I saw a nice buck on an afternoon hunt, but despite drawing back twice could not get an open shot. […]
Deer Hunting
Hits and misses as the rut approaches
I have been very busy working, and hunting when I’m not working. Deer and hog season down at the Atchafalaya Delta WMA has been good so far. […]
Deer Hunting
Opening-day success
At the age of 54, I still have trouble sleeping the night before the opening day of bow season. I tossed and turned, and was ready to go before the alarm clock went off at 3:55 a.m. […]
Deer Hunting
Atchafalaya Delta WMA fares well through Isaac
Hurricane Isaac spared the Atchafalaya Delta WMA from any apparent tidal surges or damage. A full day’s scouting trip revealed no more than a few branches down here and there. […]
Deer Hunting
Data show flooding had little impact on Atchafalaya Delta deer herd
The final statistics for archery deer season at the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area are in, and overall this past season was an average one for the Delta in total numbers. […]
Deer Hunting
Heartbreak on the Delta
I found a new stand location at the Atchafalaya Delta WMA, with little hunter pressure and tons of deer and hog sign in the area. My first hunt resulted in the hog kill mentioned in my last article.
I was looking forward to finally getting a morning hunt, since the fog was finally not going to be an issue. I set up well before daylight, and could hear a deer walking slowly around feeding about 40 or 50 yards directly in front of my location. This was about 20 minutes before good light. […]
Hunting
Another Delta hog down
The fog has really been hampering my bow-hunting plans down at the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area. However, I was able to use my GPS to make it down there for a mid-morning hunt recently.
At 10:40 a.m., I saw a medium-sized hog walking on a trail through the tall cut grass. I had him at 35 yards, but he would not stop walking. I held off on the shot, and within a couple of minutes I could hear some loud cracking in the grass. […]
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. […]
Deer Hunting
Are bears becoming aggressive at the Atchafalaya Delta WMA?
Shortly after the Big Island at the Atchafalaya Delta WMA opened for deer season, there was a confrontation between a bow hunter and a black bear. […]