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Predatory Pursuits
The bow season is under way. You’ve prepared the stand, scouted intensely and labored over the land — all in anticipation of enjoying the outdoors and taking a whitetail.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer Hunting
How whitetails’ personalities dictate reaction to predators
The topic of whitetail personalities is being addressed more and more in the hunting industry, and here again an individual deer’s disposition of being more inclined to the fight or flight instinct will undoubtedly have an effect on how the animal responds to predators.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hog wild: Impact of wild hogs on deer
Wild hog numbers are increasing in certain areas of the U.S. and, although not classified as carnivores, they are predatory in that they can locate and consume baby fawns.[…]
Deer Hunting
Data show flooding had little impact on Atchafalaya Delta deer herd
The final statistics for archery deer season at the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area are in, and overall this past season was an average one for the Delta in total numbers.[…]
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Antler Tynes
Dr. Scott Tynes’ father, the late Rev. J.W. Tynes, was the type of man who always knew where the right place was at the right time.[…]
Deer Hunting
Lots of public land in the area
You don’t have to own land to have a great time taking some eastern Mississippi deer.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer Darlene
Dr. Scott Tynes’ wife Angie and sister-in-law Kim don’t have to scratch their heads wondering what they’ll make for dinner whenever a member of the family kills a deer.[…]
Deer Hunting
Denham Springs man scores Yamaha ATV in Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest
Not too many people alive are as lucky as Ron Holden.[…]
Columns
Managing the data — Part 1
My farm in west-central Mississippi is my personal field laboratory for experimentation with trail camera techniques and practices, as I continue to study and learn about local buck patterns.[…]
Deer Hunting
Three cited in connection with night hunting on Three Rivers WMA
Three men were cited Friday (Feb. 17) for allegedly hunting deer at night on Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
Deer Hunting
Vote in final Big Buck Photo Contest session
It’s time to choose the final winner of the 2011-12 Big Buck Photo Contest, which ended with the close of the hunting season.[…]
Deer Hunting
Citations issued for illegal deer hunting
Ten people recently were cited in Webster and Bienville parishes for alleged illegal deer hunting, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
Deer of the Year
Providence leads Woodworth hunter to 175-inch Rapides Parish trophy buck
Thirty-nine-year old Todd Glorioso is a firm believer in using estrous doe scent, and Code Blue is his go-to favorite. He also believes that if there is little for deer to eat on a parcel of ground, they’ll readily scarf down the bucketsful of acorns he places there for them.[…]
Deer of the Year
Old stand yields trophy buck for 10-year-old hunter
Alexandria farmer Peter DeKeyzer was puzzled when his son 10-year-old Jack told him which stand he wanted to hunt on the afternoon of Jan. 2.[…]
Deer of the Year
Close encounter turns into 190-inch St. Landry Parish buck
When 12-year-old Thomas Artall finally realized that the deer whose rear he was looking at sported a big rack on the other end, a couple of problems quickly became evident.[…]
Deer Hunting
Department proposes either-sex deer tag, other hunting changes
If the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has its way, hunters across all of the state will see some type of alteration to their regulations for the 2012-13 season.[…]