Deer Hunting
‘Slimmel’ takes surprise 14-point
Kris Melancon knew there were bucks on the 1,200-acre Concordia Parish hunting club. He’d seen a number of them on his trail cam.[…]
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Tree stands bigger threat to hunters than gun accidents, study shows
A new study from The Ohio State University Medical Center proves that tree stands, not guns, are the deer hunter’s most dangerous weapon.[…]
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Big deer to be had on WMAs
Louisiana’s wildlife management areas offer some of the best public hunting in the South. One reason for this is the diverse habitat types represented by the 51 WMAs listed in the 2010-11 Hunting Regulations publication.[…]
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User report: ‘I love this feeling!’ daughter says after killing first buck
The day started as a cool, crisp morning with calm wind. My daughter Emily was getting ready for school, and I (-Duckaholic-) commented that the afternoon would be a perfect afternoon to sit in the deer stand behind the house.[…]
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Chances of killing nocturnal buck slim if he smells you
Hunting a mature buck that comes out only at night is challenging enough, but add human scent to the mix, and it becomes downright impossible.[…]
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Good-luck daughter yields second trophy buck for SUPER DREW
Andrew LaFleur III has a secret weapon. It’s not a gun. It’s not a special scent or camo pattern. It’s not even a technique.[…]
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Buckeye 10 kills 160-class buck on first rifle hunt
Tristan Mizer has always been a bow hunter, and had never hunted with a rifle. But this summer he bought a .308, and he broke in the new firearm in style with a 160-inch brute on Halloween morning.
“I just wanted to try (rifle hunting) out and see if I could kill something,” the Leesville hunter said. “Low and behold this deer walked out.”[…]
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Thoughts on hunter courtesy
Here are just some observations from my first quarter of the deer season. First of all, we must differentiate between hunting public hunting land, which I do, and hunting on a private lease.[…]
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Wife’s prodding leads to recovery of 159-inch 12-point
Sometimes men get too macho for our own good; We think we know more than we actually do. It often takes a gentle word or suggestion or intuition from our better halves to cause us to stop for a minute, rethink things and realize, by golly, they’re right.[…]
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Heavy-rack buck arrowed in East Feliciana Parish
The East Feliciana buck was driving Michael Nicolosi crazy. It’s not that the hunter had seen the deer repeatedly, but the trail cam photo captured just after bow season opened was just eating him up.
“The first picture I got is this big, heavy-horned buck,” said Nicolosi, aka 24604edd on the Web site. “That’s what made me go back every day.”
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Monroe hunter tags, swims for 180-class buck
According to the weather diary, temperatures on Oct. 1 reached a sultry 85 degrees. For many bow hunters on stand that day, mosquitoes buzzing and sweat dripping off noses made their opening day experience less than desirable.[…]
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Winnsboro men cited on Tensas National Wildlife Refuge
Three Winnsoboro men were cited Nov. 6 for allegedly violating multiple regulations on Tensas National Wildlife Refuge, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
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Mid-day stalks yield results
Walking up on deer is not a natural skill for many hunters, but Chackbay’s Josh Chauvin has it down to an art. And it’s a major part of his public-land hunting.[…]
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Atchafalaya Delta WMA offers four exciting days of hunting
It was an eventful week that saw the Big Island open after being closed for the October youth hunt. We also got some cooler weather, and the deer were definitely on the move.[…]
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Rookie bow hunter scores 180-inch buck
Teri Henley reminds me of the kid who goes out on his first bass fishing trip and lands a 10-pounder. What will he do for an encore?[…]
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Leerkes wins monthly Deer of the Year contest, Trail Cam Contest comes down to tie
Matthew Leerkes won the monthly Deer of the Year Contest in a landslide, while in the Trial Cam Contest there was a tie.[…]