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Deer Dynamics: Communication
Scent pheromones and their distinct odors are instinctively utilized by whitetails to convey a realm of communication related to dominant hierarchy and sexual interactions.[…]
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Time Sensitive — Early season bow-hunting tips for public lands
Temperature’s dropping to 48! But it’s two days after Christmas. Getting in your deerstand for dawn? Probably. But you’re not really pumped for the occasion.[…]
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After the shot — Tips on tracking deer
It is often at the most disheartening times that we have an epiphany and realize we must change our ways. For Thibodaux’s Joshua Chauvin, that defining moment came when he was just 17 years old.[…]
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End of the Beginning — How to make the move from deer hunter to deer manager
A tan streak flashed across the front of my truck as my son and I made our way to school a few weeks ago.[…]
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Next in Line — How to score during the early bow-hunting season
The earlier the opening date the easier it is to kill the game.[…]
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Early Bird — How to arrow a deer in the early bow season
Dan Preaus, owner of Shelter Insurance agency in Ruston, has been a bow hunter for the past 10 seasons. Hunting on Shiloh Hunting Club as well as family land in Union Parish, he has learned and accomplished a lot as a bow hunter.[…]
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Chalmette man pleads guilty to negligent injury in unintentional shooting in St. Bernard Parish, LDWF says
A 28-year-old Chalmette man pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a hunting incident in St. Bernard Parish on Jan. 4, 2013.[…]
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Top 5 tips to make sure your bow is ready to go on opening day
Sammy Romano, manager of Chag’s Sporting Goods in Metairie, suggested a few basic pointers to make sure your bow is ready for next week.[…]
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Excitement builds as countdown to deer season begins
The 2013 deer and hog season is almost here.
But while the anticipation steadily builds, I find myself wondering if I will be a part of the Oct. 1 bow season opener down at my beloved Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area.[…]
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Prescribed fire as a management tool
Fire can be your best friend or your worst enemy, depending on the context of how fire is used in your wildlife management program.[…]
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Hunters reminded of similarities between wild hog, bear silhouettes
As deer season prepares to ramp up and hunters begin to trek into the woods and marshes across the state, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries would like to remind everyone of the similarity between wild hog and black bear silhouettes.[…]
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Who’s your daddy?
Research studies in the Southeast have found that a doe can be bred by multiple bucks and produce fawns with different fathers.[…]
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How do you know when a doe was bred?
Determining breeding dates is a matter of normal biological activity for a deer biologist.[…]
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Coyote harassment and bedding
Coyotes are known for disrupting the whitetail’s normal feeding and bedding routines. This harassment can cause deer to be highly unpredictable, becoming more evasive in their attempts to throw off the canines.[…]
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Post-rut bedding
Once the rut slows down and the post-rut begins, surviving deer will eventually return to bedding sites used prior to the rut — as long as there was no intrusion.[…]
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Plano’s model 1144 bow case adjusts to any bow
With today’s modern compound bows coming in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, it’s sometimes difficult to pick the right bow case.[…]