Deer of the Year
Father’s advice pays off with giant Madison Parish 11-point
Jennifer Wall had hunted her Madison Parish stand practically every day since deer season opened — but hadn’t seen a thing.[…]
Deer of the Year
Deer of the Year
Bullet and arrow take down big St. Francisville 12-point
Dr. Travis Links, a chiropractor who practices in his hometown of St. Francisville, has had his eye on a big buck for the past two to three years.[…]
Deer of the Year
Luling hunter shoots big Tensas Parish buck
When the image of a big Tensas Parish buck started appearing on 17-year-old Hayden Theriot’s trail cameras in early October, he had his sights set on meeting up with the big deer.[…]
Deer of the Year
14-point Madison Parish buck taken from lawn chair
Taylor Brown, a 17-year-old junior at Delhi Charter School, did a charitable thing on the cold afternoon of Jan. 3: She let her 9-year-old year old sister Hannah sit in the comfort of her enclosed box stand, while she bundled up against the sub-freezing chill and headed for a lawn chair 400 yards away.[…]
Deer of the Year
12-point public land brute goes down on Yancey
Joey Turner is a serious deer hunter, and living in Marksville makes it convenient for him to hunt one of several wildlife management areas located not far from his home.[…]
Deer of the Year
Union Parish 12-point is late Christmas gift
John Stansbury was faced with a bit of a dilemma Christmas day: He and his wife were enjoying the company of his wife’s mom, including a lovely Christmas lunch, sharing gifts and everything else that goes with celebrating on Dec. 25. […]
Deer of the Year
Family farmland yields 13-point stud in Avoyelles Parish
Zach Roszell has access to a couple of hunting leases near his home in Effie, but chose to hunt his family farmland in Avoyelles Parish on Friday, Dec. 22. […]
Deer of the Year
Big 14-point nicknamed ‘Mufasa’ goes down in Jackson Parish
In Disney’s “The Lion King,” the chief of the lion pride was a stately monarch named “Mufasa.” […]
Deer of the Year
‘Second chance’ 10-point goes down in Union Parish
Late on the afternoon of Dec. 4, 37-year-old Daniel Colvin finally saw his quest for a big Union Parish buck finally start to pay dividends. He had hunted the big 10-point all season on the 1,300 acres he and his dad own.[…]
Deer of the Year
Doe leads big 13-point right into crosshairs
If Adam Dalme scored his Dec. 17 deer hunt like a basketball game, the 24-year-old hunter would have to give an assist to a big doe that led a 13-point buck off of neighboring property right onto his shooting lane. […]
Deer of the Year
Homer hunter drops big Claiborne Parish 11-pointer
Michael Hightower slipped into the woods for a late afternoon hunt Dec. 14 on the lookout for one particular buck he had been seeing on his trail camera[…]
Deer of the Year
Homer hunter drops big Claiborne Parish 11-pointer
Michael Hightower slipped into the woods for a late afternoon hunt Dec. 14 on the lookout for one particular buck he had been seeing on his trail camera.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big Union Parish 10-point goes down Dec. 2
On Nov. 23, Chris Hart downed a big 150-inch 11-point buck on Shiloh Hunting Club in Union Parish that he had never, ever seen on camera.[…]
Deer of the Year
‘Godfather’ buck goes down in Lincoln Parish
On Howard Caviness’ Lincoln Parish lease, one buck definitely stood out from the crowd. So he and his son nicknamed the deer “Godfather,” and on Dec. 9 finally made it an offer it just couldn’t refuse. […]
Deer of the Year
‘Big Nasty’ busted in Jackson Parish
Trail camera photos of a mature buck in Jackson Parish revealed that it was a really big deer, and the fact it only showed nighttime movement — never, ever during daylight hours — revealed the wily old buck’s nasty attitude. […]
Deer of the Year
Kisatchie public land stud bites the dust
For the past 21 years, Teddy Dupuy has driven some two and a half hours from his home in St. Amant to the Kisatchie National Forest — his absolute favorite place to hunt deer. […]