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December's aerial survey estimates 1.94 million birds this month, about 32 percent lower than the state's long-term average of 2.84 million birds.

LDWF’s aerial survey: Duck numbers down 36 percent compared to last December

The LDWF’s December aerial survey numbers reveal about 1.94 million birds this month, about 32 percent below this month’s long-term average. […]

Bethany Gunter shot this big public lands 12-point on the Kisatchie National Forest on Dec. 11. The buck green-scored 156 4/8 inches at the Spotted Dog in Columbia.

Winn Parish hunter downs public lands 12-pointer on Kisatchie

Patrick Bonin

A good scouting trip on the Kisatchie National Forest helped Bethany Gunter shoot her biggest buck ever — a monster 12-pointer she shot from 80 yards on Dec. 11. […]

Apex Predator: Micro .22 Mag handles hogs

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. […]

Keith Suire shot this big Beauregard Parish 10-pointer on Nov. 7. The buck green-scored north of 150 inches.

Short walk from home produces Beauregard Parish 10-point

Glynn Harris

A big buck Keith Suire had been watching for three years in Beauregard Parish finally appeared last month — but it was so close, he almost couldn’t make a shot. […]

Brantley Ray of Mound nailed this big Madison Parish 13-pointer at 200 yards on Nov. 10.

Madison Parish 13-pointer makes fatal daytime appearance

Glynn Harris

Brantley Ray planned and watched the moon phase, then drilled a big Madison Parish 13-point when he got the opportunity on Nov. 10. […]

Shayne Williams of Walker dropped this big Tensas Parish 8-pointer on Dec. 4.

Hot doe spells doom for big Tensas Parish 8-pointer

Glynn Harris

A hot doe led a giant Tensas Parish 8-point to its demise on Dec. 4 when Shayne Williams dropped the big 154-inch buck. […]

Here come the ducks

Keith LaCaze

Louisiana’s 2018-19 duck season begins on Nov. 10 in both the West and Coastal Zones. The first segment runs through Dec. 2, and reopens on Dec. 15 for the second split, which ends on Jan. 20. […]

Heath Hodges and his big 20-point Mississippi buck.

Monster 217-inch buck goes down in Mississippi

Glynn Harris

Heath Hodges recently won something akin to a big buck lottery on the afternoon of Dec. 3, when he downed a giant Magnolia State monster that green-scored more than 217 inches of bone. […]

Two cited for allegedly spotlighting deer in Assumption Parish

Patrick Bonin

Enforcement agents cited two men in Assumption Parish for allegedly spotlighting deer near Labadieville on Dec. 2, according to the LDWF. […]

Rare duck shot in Big Branch NWR

John Manion

Whatever the reason — from flooded corn fields up north, milder winters or any number of conspiracy theories floating around online — duck hunters in the Bayou State just haven’t seen masses of birds migrating to Louisiana’s dissolving wetlands compared to just a few generations ago.

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