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February 8, 2023
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Apex Predator

Apex Predator

Ball bungee tricks

March 25, 2020 Josh Chauvin

One of the items Joshua Chauvin uses most in the field happens to be one of the cheapest and simplest devices out there: the ball bungee. […]

Apex Predator

Sometimes, it takes all season to have deer-hunting success

February 26, 2020 Josh Chauvin

Some deer seasons, everything seems to go right, but others are a test of persistence. This hunter’s frustrating season turned into a success. […]

A quality safety harness may save you from serious injury or worse.
Apex Predator

Tree stand malfunctions

January 20, 2020 Josh Chauvin

By always wearing a safety harness in elevated stands, checking equipment and exercising many accidents can be prevented. […]

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Rising pressure bucks

December 12, 2019 Josh Chauvin

Stalk hunting with a recurve bow is one of the hardest types of hunting, but it can be very productive in the right conditions. […]

The author took these two hogs hunting near the base of the mature Nuttall oak tree he's leaning on.
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Internet tree scouting for Nuttall oaks

November 7, 2019 Josh Chauvin

Before Joshua Chauvin takes any trips to new areas, he always studies maps for potential hunting locations. This article focuses on Nuttall oak trees. […]

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Hunting black squirrels with a bow

October 1, 2019 Josh Chauvin

The author explains how he’s taken black fox squirrels along the Mississippi River and surrounding bottomland hardwoods with a bow. […]

Apex Predator

Hunting popular water holes for deer and hogs

September 18, 2019 Josh Chauvin

Once the popular water holes of an area are located, harvesting thirsty hogs and deer is a near sure bet this fall for hunters. […]

The author has captured several hunts on trail camera video.
Apex Predator

Trail camera video benefits

August 21, 2019 Josh Chauvin

Give video mode a try this deer hunting season on trail cameras. All of those passing animals missed in pictures are captured when video mode is turned on. […]

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Rattlesnakes make a delicious dinner

July 25, 2019 Josh Chauvin

Venturing into the woods during the hottest months of the year can produce some delicious foods, but that is when the most dangerous animals are active. […]

The author untangled this big choupique under the water at a running cut into the Mississippi River.
Apex Predator

Limb lining the Mississippi River trenasses

June 11, 2019 Josh Chauvin

Joshua Chauvin explains how he sets limb lines in the big waters of the Mississippi River and its oxbows to catch really big choupique and catfish. […]

Apex Predator

Sight-fishing crabs and reds at the same spot

May 6, 2019 Josh Chauvin

There are many ways to catch crabs and redfish but sight-hunting both on the same trip from a tiny dingy really takes marsh fishing up a notch. […]

This photo shows 10 trail cameras — nine the author painted himself and one unpainted.
Apex Predator

Use paint brushes to stealth up trail cameras

April 9, 2019 Josh Chauvin

Unfortunately, many cameras on sale are often non-camouflaged. Well no need to spend more money. The cameras can be self-painted for only pennies in cost. […]

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The double-wheelie sharpener

March 1, 2019 Josh Chauvin

The double-wheelie blade sharpener is inexpensive, fits in your palm and only takes seconds to use. […]

Josh Chauvin dropped this 7-pointer with his .44 mag Contender pistol after the buck walked directly into the treetop he was hunting.
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Apex Predator: Fallen treetops bring in the bucks

February 4, 2019 Josh Chauvin

Targeting fallen treetops is a great way to locate bedded-down deer, according to Apex Predator Josh Chauvin. […]

Josh Chauvin, the Apex Predator, with a nice North Louisiana public lands buck he took using a hillside strategy involving white and red oak acorns.
Apex Predator

Apex Predator: Deer hunting in the North Louisiana hills

January 15, 2019 Josh Chauvin

The Apex Predator, Josh Chauvin, details the specific trees hillside deer in North Louisiana target late in the year — and how to set up and intercept them. […]

Josh Chauvin, the Apex Predator, downed this hog with his new micro .22 Mag, the Little Badger.
Apex Predator

Apex Predator: Micro .22 Mag handles hogs

December 13, 2018 Josh Chauvin

In this month’s column, Josh Chauvin details his adventures with his new micro .22 Mag, the Little Badger, which tips the scales at under 3 pounds. […]

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