Deer Hunting
BIGDOGTERRITORY wins August Trail Cam Contest
The first round of the 2011 Trail Cam Contest goes to Chase Martinez, whose entry shows an alligator seemingly guarding a feed pile.[…]
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The H&R Handi-Rifle it’s a deer stomper
I was fighting the morning commute when my cell phone rang. I knew it had to be Carlos. It was deer season — and he calls me at the same time almost every morning to talk about deer, guns and hunting.[…]
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Tips for hunting scrapes and rubs
Scrapes and rubs are communication centers for deer, and hunters should not overlook setting up on a scrape or rub line. Generally these are located in the travel corridors located in transitions zones, where two habitat types come together.[…]
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Deer guru tells when your bucks will be rutting
Last year’s rut, as predicted in the September 2010 issue of Louisiana Sportsman, was late and may have impacted hunter success, but the 2011 rut will start a couple of weeks earlier than last year and improve hunter’s chances for connecting with the big one.[…]
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Options for opening-day dove hunts
With one hand holding my hat on my head and the other holding onto the bed of the pickup truck, I prayed our driver — whoever he was — wouldn’t hit a bump or rut on the gravel road.[…]
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Biologists predict which WMAs will be hot, not in 2011-12
2011, ironically, featured record floods and parching droughts. Here’s how the meteorological conditions will impact hunting this season on the state’s public lands.[…]
Deer Hunting
Big buck contests set to start
With the deer hunting beginning Sept. 17, it’s important to ensure you have a camera to pack into the woods with you.[…]
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Delta scouting continues, deer and hog sign remain consistent
I got a good, early start to my third scouting trip at the Atchaflaya Delta WMA. Again the first thing I noticed was hog sign everywhere.[…]
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The Mineral Mizer Bag
If you think you don’t have the time or desire necessary to maintain a mineral lick for attracting deer, think again. The Mineral Mizer Bag keeps things simple… just “Hang it, Wet it, and Forget it” for a full year.[…]
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Cover: September 2011
Decision comes after National Forest Service ban overturned in July, LDWF says.[…]
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Use of dogs in Kisatchie deer hunting added to 2011-12 hunting dates
During a special meeting yesterday (Aug. 17), the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission decided to allow deer hunting with dogs on Kisatchie National Forest during a nine-day period in December.[…]
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Welcome to the jungle!
All my buddies were working today and I was off. I didn’t have any other plans, so I decided to make a solo scout down at the Atchafalaya Delta WMA.[…]
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Pre-season tactics for bow season
It’s August, and bow season is only several weeks away for most of us. If you’re like me, it seems to take forever to get here, and the next thing you know, you barely have enough time to get ready.[…]
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Time to get ready for bow season!
If you ask any bow shop owner when the kickoff of pre-season bow prep is, I’d bet they’ll tell you it’s soon after the Fourth of July weekend. That’s when the light switch is turned on.[…]
Deer Hunting
Scouting trip No. 1: Atchafalaya Delta WMA
My buddy Jimmy Kyle and I headed down to the Delta in early August for our first scouting trip in anticipation of the 2011-12 deer-hunting season. We got to our destination about 7:30 a.m., and my first observation was a pleasant one: No mosquitos![…]
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Trail Cam Photo Contest kicks off
It’s time to show off all the photos from your trail cams in the 2011 Trail Cam Photo Contest.[…]