Deer Hunting
Habitat a major issue
One of the biggest benefits to proper deer management is a sustainable population of deer.[…]
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Shoot or don’t shoot?
Someone who has never hunted property holding numbers of racks would have a heart attack on Greg Hackney’s club trying to decide if a deer was a shooter or not.[…]
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Feeding frenzies
It was obvious that the bucks were feeding very heavily during September on the property in Desoto Parish (Area 2) in preparation of the upcoming rut.[…]
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Missed opportunities
Nothing bums me out more than going on a deer or turkey hunt, doing everything right, have the targeted animal come into range and then miss.[…]
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Take-home message
The lessons from the track record of these bucks can be summed up as follows:[…]
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Scent Shield key to bagging bucks
Brad Doughty is an excellent deer hunter, regularly bagging big bucks on public land. However, he does it with a little help from his Scent Shield and deer calls.[…]
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Patterning key to sticking big bucks, gar and turkey
As passionate as Brad Doughty is about chasing trophy whitetails, he is also an avid bow fisherman in a quest for outsized alligator gar and boss gobblers.[…]
Columns
2013 ends but the deer season continues
A new year brings new challenges, but there is still a month left of deer hunting if you have not killed a deer yet.[…]
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Dave’s Deer Management
We hooked up with whitetail expert Dave Moreland for a hunt filled with learning about America’s favorite big game species.[…]
Deer of the Year
Mandeville hunter shoots awesome 180-class buck in Folsom on Jan. 4
Chad Bordes had never shot a wall-hanger before, but he knew the first week of January was typically prime time to shoot a nice buck during the rut on 1,200 acres he hunts in Folsom.[…]
Deer of the Year
Natchitoches hunter finally takes down wide-racked 13-pointer near Marthaville
Kyle Pleasant had hunted steadily in November for a majestic, wide-racked buck that he had been tracking on his trail cameras, but couldn’t make it out to his stand one morning because he had to bring his son to school.[…]
Deer Hunting
All new Sportsman TV tonight at 6:30 on CST: Dave’s Deer Management
Watch Cox Sports Television tonight at 6:30 for a brand new episode of Sportsman TV as host Greg Hackney and retired Deer Program Leader Dave Moreland travel to Morganza in pursuit of management deer.[…]
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Raceland man cited for alleged deer hunting violations on Eagle Island
A 37-year-old Raceland man was cited by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for alleged deer hunting violations on Christmas Day on Eagle Island.[…]
Deer of the Year
Golden Meadow hunter shoots big 11-pointer in West Feliciana Parish
You can earn bonus points nowadays in lots of different ways: by using credit cards, signing up for frequent flyer programs or even by completing extra work before that tough exam.[…]
Deer of the Year
Mansfield hunter downs 200-class monster with World War II-era rifle
When Kelby Pearah traded a buddy for his old World War II-era Russian Mosin-Nagant Model 91/30, he never dreamed he’d use it to take down the trophy buck of a lifetime.[…]
Deer of the Year
Lafourche Parish hunter shoots big 14-pointer in Tensas Parish
Cooter Point might be just a small dot along Hwy. 573, but it’s definitely on the map as a big home to some super bucks in western Tensas Parish.[…]