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Maximize your wild turkey habitat
Early spring is a good time to get the habitat in shape for turkeys and the approaching nesting season here in Louisiana.[…]
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Jakes: Shoot or not?
Some veteran turkey hunters would never shoot a jake, but a novice would no doubt be thrilled to bag one. Should you shoot jakes?[…]
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The rut is where it’s at
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.[…]
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Tagging should allow reg changes as needed
David Moreland believes if we are going to stay ahead of the game, some of Louisiana’s archaic deer laws need to be changed.[…]
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Hunt the cold fronts, boys
It is a well-known fact among Bayou State deer hunters that when a cold front sweeps across the state, it’s time to be in a deer stand.[…]
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The art of reading sign
Reading sign is as old as hunting. Sign is simply the evidence that game animals and birds leave on the landscape that shows they’ve been around.[…]
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The late season is here: It’s time to make a memory
January marks the end of the 2018-1919 deer season, and in Areas 1 and 6 the rut is at its peak. It is the time for real wall-hangers to be chasing does, and the best time for a hunter to connect with one. […]
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Shoot – Don’t shoot: Decision time is now for deer hunters
Deer season is in full swing, and it’s time to decide whether to drop the hammer.[…]
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Don’t ‘kick’ the bucket
A good 5-gallon bucket has multiple uses as hunting season cranks up this fall. […]
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A new deer season is here — what will it bring?
Except for the issue with chronic wasting disease in Northeast Louisiana, the 2017 season was so-so. Hopefully 2018 will be a little more exciting. But what exactly will does this new season have in store for hunters in the Bayou State?[…]
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How to age white-tailed deer: Part V
The older age classes, 7 ½ on up, represent the end of the trail for a deer population. The average lifespan for a white-tailed deer is around 5 years; in captivity deer may live up to 14 years. Much depends on the degree of hunting that takes place on the landscape.[…]
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How to age white-tailed deer: Part IV
Learn how to age the bucks that most hunters mount, the 4- to 6-year-old deer that are exhibiting their best antler growth.[…]
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How to age white-tailed deer: Part III
Last month I wrote about the 1 ½-year-old age class, or yearling deer. The key that separates the yearling age class from the 2-year-old age class is the third premolar. Yearling deer have three temporary premolars that begin to break up and are shed when the deer is 17 to 18 months old.[…]
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How to age white-tailed deer: Part II
The key to aging yearling deer — deer that are 1 year old— is the third premolar. The third premolar is a temporary tooth that has three cusps (or crests.) Both fawns and yearling deer have this temporary three-cusped premolar.[…]
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How to age white-tailed deer: Part I
Deer can be placed into specific categories, such as fawns, yearlings, young adults (2- to 3-year-olds), mature adults (4- to 6-year-olds) and old adults (7-year plus). Here’s how to age fawns.[…]
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It’s (finally) time to talk turkey
The delay of the 2018 turkey season until April 7 has no doubt been an agonizing wait for members of the Tenth Legion, but now this elite group of hunters are in action.[…]