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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.[…]
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B&C Bastions
Fair Chase is the official publication of the Boone and Crockett Club. In the magazine is a section containing all the trophies that have been officially measured and accepted for the All-Time Record Book and the 27th Big Game Awards Program, 2007-2009.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hunters complying with deer-tagging system
Now that the entire state has opened to rifle hunting, how has Louisiana’s new deer-tagging system been working?[…]
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Getting Bigger
At a recent deer-scoring event at Cabela’s in Gonzales, Joshua Babin of Prairieville brought in a buck that his grandfather killed on Thistlethwaite WMA in 1972.[…]
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Chief Ouachita
Troy Hibbard desired to be duck hunting the morning of Dec. 20, 1997, but he couldn’t put incredible deer sign he had found on the edge of Ouachita Wildlife Management Area out of his mind.[…]
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On the Edge
4:05 p.m. — I down the last sip of my coffee. In no hurry, I notice my brother is getting antsy. Who wouldn’t? […]
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SCARs run deep
Shane Johnson had found a magical hunting spot, and couldn’t wait to set up on it.“There was this scrape that was about 6 feet around,” Johnson said.[…]
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Cover: October 2008
Mandeville resident A.B. York arrowed this 171-inch beast last November in East Carroll Parish.[…]
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Small Ball for Big Bucks
I’d never heard the term “small ball” until I started watching the LSU Tigers baseball team in recent years.For the uninformed, small ball involves getting on base any way you can — scratch singles, bunts, walks, base stealing, getting hit by a pitch.[…]
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Cover: September 2008
Which WMAs hold the keys to your 2008-09 hunting success? Find out in this issue.[…]