On Jan. 14, 2023, Christian “Opossum” Word was hunting on a private lease in Ville Platte with his Nonka Rusty. Around 7:30 a.m., Christian saw about 8 deer run across his shooting lane before this
Levi Kelsh got his first green-winged teal drake and hen with his 20 gauge pump on Dec. 3, the last day of the split, in Northwest Louisiana on the Red River. He was with his
Cooper Reese with his first deer killed in Tangipahoa Parish on Dec. 18, 2022.
Landon Boyd, 14, killed this 8-point buck in Mount Hermon, La.
Noah Bearb got his first kill on Dec. 31, 2022. He downed this 8-point buck with his .243 in St. Martin Parish.
Kelli Brasseal killed this 6-point buck north of Ruston in Lincoln Parish on Dec. 10, 2022. Facebook
Laura Kate Felder, 9, of Ethel was hunting on Nov. 19, 2022 in Area 6 when she downed this buck with a 7mm-08.
Six-year-old Ryan James harvested his first deer at Togo Island, the Louisiana side, on Dec. 28, 2022. It scored 126. He was hunting with his father, Jeremy James, and PawPaw, Brad Mayo.
Young hunter Jacob Stockstill, 18, was on his second duck hunt when he shot this banded mottled duck at Pecan Island on Dec. 16, 2022. He sent in the info to LDWF to report it
Carson Rodrigue, 10, killed this 8-point on the afternoon of Oct. 29, 2022 over the youth weekend in Pointe Coupee Parish. Facebook
Gavin Trosclair, 12, killed his first rack buck, a 145-pound 6-point, on Dec. 18 at his family’s lease just north of Greensburg, La., with his 7mm 08 at about 130 yards. Celebrating with Gavin is
Eight-year-old Carter Couvillion made a perfect shot with his 6.5 Creedmoor at 75 yards to take his first deer, this beautiful 125-pound doe. He was hunting in Bordelonville, La., on Nov. 12, 2022.
Thirteen-year-old Colton Jellum downed this 8-point and a doe while hunting with his grandfather’s Winchester model 94 30-30 open sites. He dropped the doe at 35 yards and the buck at 20. His first deer
Blake Chong, 15, took this big buck as his first deer on Dec. 3, 2022.
Donnie Dupont and his son, Mason Dupont, after a hunt on Nov. 23, 2022 in West Baton Rouge Parish.
Six-year-old Mason Chatelain killed his first deer ever with a crossbow. He was hunting with his daddy, Jarred Chatelain, at Grand Lake Rod and Gun Club.