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Cover: August 2009-Hunting
In August, seas are flat, bait is everywhere and cobia move in close for the feast. On terra fima, seer hunters start to make serious plans for rapidly approaching seasons.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer Hunting
Deer telemetry study completed
The two-year deer telemetry study spearheaded by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and the Louisiana State University’s (LSU) School of Natural Resources was completed in early April.[…]
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Deer of the Year, Part II
Up-and-down temperatures drove some deer hunters crazy, but the weather didn’t seem to affect the big-buck kill. Here are the stories about how some hunters scored big.[…]
Currents
QDMA report a deer delight
Deer season is over. But for those of us who live for the months of October, November, December and January, deer season never ends.[…]
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Cover: February 2009-Hunting
Echoes of trophy deer and hopes of trophy trout – it’s all in this issue.[…]
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2008-09 Deer of the Year
Big bucks fell across the state this season as cooler winter weather seemed to really get deer moving. Here are the stories of some of the year’s biggest bucks.40-acre beast.[…]
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Cover: January 2009
Brad Pourciau has had great success using decoys to lure in late-season bucks.[…]
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Attention Deficit Deer
It’s no big secret that our collective attention spans are growing shorter. While the Internet is largely responsible for us not being able to digest information unless it is written in brief bullets, some say USA Today is what started this trend.[…]
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Positively Primitive
If you failed to tag a deer during the regular gun season or if you need a deer or two for sausage, don’t fret. There is still opportunity during the late Primitive Firearms Season.[…]
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Help Wanted
“Help Wanted” signs are sure to be scarce in the near future if economic forecasts prove true.[…]
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Dummies for Deer
Brad Pourciau had caught glimpses of a buck from a pipeline stand, but never could get a clear shot. The Baton Rouge hunter was lamenting that fact back at the camp, and one of his buddies told him there was a sure-fire way of bagging that deer.[…]
Deer Hunting
Web site photo incriminates deer poacher
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents cited Christopher Bearden, 17, of Olla, for allegedly taking two spotted fawns on Oct. 19.[…]
Deer Hunting
Wheelchair-bound hunter scores 240-pound buck on Sherburne W.M.A.
For any Louisiana 14-year-old boy, taking down an 8-point, 240-pound buck is a dream come true. However, for Krotz Springs native Brandon Soileau a trophy buck is just the icing on the cake of getting the opportunity to go hunting.[…]
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Over the Hedge
Pelayo was ahead of me on the trail as we trudged back to his truck. It looked like two, maybe three squirrels hanging from his belt. Then the trail made a bend, and I lost sight of him.[…]
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Making Sense of Scents
Without a doubt, the sense of smell is the most important physical perception available to the white-tailed deer. Deer rely heavily on their noses to detect the presence of predators and locate food sources.[…]
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Cover: December 2008
Louisiana’s best deer hunter may just be a woman. You won’t believe the run of success Vicki Husted has had over the last two seasons, which includes this beast she shot in late October.[…]