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The X-Factor
A deer walks into range. Quietly, the hunter takes aim through his scope. At just the right moment, the safety is clicked off and the hunter gently squeezes the trigger to send an arrow through the broadside buck.[…]
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Big Bucks on Small Tracts
Having been involved with deer management work for 30+ years, it is my opinion that hunting white-tailed deer in the South is more challenging than in any other region of the United States.[…]
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L.D.W.F. reminds hunters of deer tagging regulations in effect for 2008-09 hunting season
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will enforce deer tagging regulations during the 2008-09 hunting season and urges hunters to become familiar with the steps in the process before the season begins.[…]
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Central Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge announces lottery deer hunting opportunities at Lake Ophelia NWR
The Central Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Complex will offer three muzzleloader quota deer hunts at Lake Ophelia NWR this year (Dec. 6-7, 2008; Jan. 3-4, 2009; Jan. 17-18, 2009).[…]
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123 Big Buck Lane
Keith Barre watched a couple of 8-points on his Washington Parish lease grow, consistently collecting pictures of them from trail cameras.[…]
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Deer of the Year, Part II
Big bucks continued to fall as the 2007-08 season drew to a close. While the rut seemed to be extremely late in many areas this season, that didn’t stop these hunters from bagging genuine trophies.[…]
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Deer of the Year
The 2007-08 hunting season already had produced two potential state-record deer by the close of October, and that proved to be a good omen of things to come.[…]
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Cover: January 2008-Hunting
By this point in the season, the deer know you’re there. Wise hunters use certain techniques to overcome heavy hunting pressure.[…]
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The Pressure’s On
Russell Scarbrough got off work at 6 p.m., too late to actually do any hunting. But he went ahead and drove to the public tract of land he planned to hunt the next few days and slept in the truck.[…]
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Cover: December 2007
Kaplan resident Drew Gaspard, 13, dropped this beastly 10-point during youth weekend in Tensas Parish. It green-scored 159 7/8. The 2007 season has already delivered some incredible deer kills.[…]
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Water, Water, Everywhere
Julio Basas had seen some big rubs, and knew there should be a big deer hanging around the area. The Morgan City hunter also had seen a faint trail the buck was using — when the water was low enough to reveal damp soil.[…]
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Mastering Marsh Deer
“Not bad for a marsh buck!”
How many times had I heard those words?[…]
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Beauty & the Beast
The traditional fairy tale Beauty and the Beast is a perfect example of situational irony. Readers don’t expect Beauty, or Belle in the Walt Disney version, to ever fall in love with such a hideous looking beast, but that’s exactly what happens in the end.[…]
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The Shooting Doctor is in
The goal of most hunters is to get as close as possible to a deer to ensure a kill, so Bill Cobb was surprised by Dr. Randy Brown’s request before heading out of Woodlawn Plantation Hunting Club’s camp a few years ago.[…]
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Almost There!
There’s no other wildlife management area quite like it.[…]
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Cover: October 2007
Think you need a lease to kill big bucks? Bruce Mott doesn’t have one, and look at the size deer he kills.[…]