Decades ago, most people deer hunted either by using dogs or quietly stalking through the woods. Today, both methods seem to be dying out because of the land lease system and the increasing popularity of climbing and box stands. […]
A new age of deer management and hunting was ushered in when the concept of quality deer management began to sweep across the Southeast United States and eventually into the Bayou State.[…]
What do you do when you shoot a nice deer and a second rack buck refuses to leave? That’s the decision that faced some hunters who decided to video the confrontation.[…]
Just last week, I got a note from David Moreland, retired deer professional with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. I had asked him for his opinion on the most effective way to waylay a mature buck during daylight hours. […]
Retired Deer Program Leader Dave Moreland predicted an earlier rut across the state in the September issue of Louisiana Sportsman magazine, and recent signs from Area 2 indicate he was dead on.[…]
The Mineral Mizer bag can supply minerals to your deer herd year-round with very little maintenance.[…]
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents cited two men this week for alleged deer hunting violations that occurred earlier this month in Avoyelles and Rapides parishes, according to a press release.[…]
Damian Leonards picked the perfect time Tuesday afternoon to finally make his first bow hunt of the year in Avoyelles Parish.[…]
Early on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 8, Casey Martin knew he had to catch an afternoon flight to work offshore for his usual two-week hitch.[…]
The National Red Dirt and Catahoula Wildlife Management Preserves will be open for hunting this weekend as published in the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries hunting regulations pamphlet.[…]
Successful tracking does not require any hi-tech equipment, although special lights and Luminol-type products are available.[…]
When former Louisiana Sportsman editor Todd Masson and I began working on my land in Washington Parish, we set out stands right on the edges of the small plots we had planted.[…]
If there has been any one magic ingredient that has attracted more deer to my small property in Washington Parish, it has been the implementation of a summer food plot program.[…]
Curtis Simpson has devised a system of washing, spraying and height that has proven good enough to help him hide from deer noses.[…]
If your property is large enough to hold deer, West Monroe bowhunter Curtis Simpson believes you can help hold more deer by setting up a system of stands that move progressively deeper from the outside edges of the land to the interior where bigger bucks are likely to be.[…]
Dan Preaus played baseball at Louisiana Tech during his college years, and he said playing that game and bow-hunting deer requires attention to some of the same factors.[…]