Columns
How to stay safe in the tree stand
With the number, quality and comfort level of safety products available today, no hunter should climb a stand without being clipped in.[…]
Deer Hunting
Columns
Corned venison
After one week of letting the brine work its magic, you are left with some of the finest venison sandwich meat known to man.[…]
Deer of the Year
Crickett Collins nails buster buck with crossbow
Crickett Collins killed a 13-point buck on the evening of Oct. 14 in Morehouse Parish with her Raven crossbow.[…]
Deer Hunting
What not to do when deer hunting
Kinny Haddox talked to about a dozen hunters to help come up with a bona fide list of things NOT TO DO when deer hunting.[…]
Deer Hunting
Crossbow hunting
The new style crossbows allow older hunters and many others the opportunity to keep hunting from blinds or shoot houses.[…]
Columns
The Womack Journal: How it all began
Warren Womack of Bluff Creek has kept a journal of every deer and turkey he killed since 1968. Here is discusses his first few bow hunts.[…]
Deer of the Year
Alvis employs “do it yourself” in retrieving his buck
Terry Alvis killed this 11-point trophy buck from his ground blind with a Raven crossbow on Oct. 7 in Union Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Brister arrows big Franklin Parish buck
Dustin Brister arrowed a fine Franklin Parish 10-point buck on Oct. 2 that weighed 235 pounds and scored 148 4/8 inches.[…]
Deer of the Year
Lamm gets monster buck, but it doesn’t come easy
Jason Lamm of Crowley killed a trophy buck that scored 167 on Oct. 1 on his family’s hunting club in East Carroll Parish.[…]
Columns
The Womack Journal: Third time’s the charm
Warren Womack of Bluff Creek tells the story of his late January three day hunt with his friend Murray Landry.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF agents cite subject for deer hunting violations in Rapides Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited a Louisiana woman for alleged deer hunting violations in Rapides Parish on Oct. 4.[…]
Deer of the Year
Masters downs big buck he named Maximus
Joel Masters took an impressive 10-point nicknamed Maximus on a hunt with his dad in rural Sabine Parish on Oct. 2.[…]
Deer of the Year
Second chance results in trophy buck for Perritt
Tyler Perritt took down a 9-point buck when he was hunting in West Feliciana Parish on the opening day of archery season.[…]
Columns
The Womack Journal: A long journey for the Cherrybark buck
Warren Womack of Bluff Creek describes the 1997 hunt where he killed 8-point buck under Cherrybark oak trees.[…]
Deer Hunting
Pre-charged pneumatic devices may be used to hunt deer during modern firearm season only
Pre-charged pneumatic devices may be used by hunters only during the modern firearm season beginning with the 2022-23 season.[…]
Deer Hunting
Cleaning and disposing of deer in the CWD control area
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is here to stay for now, and it is up to hunters to try to keep it contained. Unfortunately, Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (LADDL) detected its first CWD case in