Deer of the Year
One more notch in old gun as Thompson downs big buck
Tommy Thompson of Rosepine added another notch to his Remington 30.06 auto when he killed an impressive Vernon Parish 10-point buck.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer Hunting
LDWF reminds hunters returning from out-of-state about cervid carcass importation ban
The LDWF is reminding hunters returning from out-of-state hunts with harvested deer or other cervids about the state’s cervid carcass importation ban.[…]
Deer of the Year
Public land kind to Zell once again
Jonathon Zell lives within the Kisatchie National Forest in Grant Parish, a 604,000 acre chunk that has been kind to him when it comes to big bucks.[…]
Deer of the Year
Four year quest ends in success with monster buck
Clint Johnson who lives in the village of Gardner took a giant 12-point buck on a 400-acre piece of property in Rapides Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Shoot or don’t shoot, 2019 edition
Deer hunting is not just about killing deer; the hunter makes a management decision every time the trigger is pulled. Here’s how to make that decision.[…]
Columns
Hunt the cold fronts, boys
It is a well-known fact among Bayou State deer hunters that when a cold front sweeps across the state, it’s time to be in a deer stand.[…]
Deer of the Year
Twenty point buck downed after three botched chances
After three chances, it was beginning to look like Joshua Jennings, his two sons and his dad were never going to get this monster buck in Caddo Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big buck claimed by appropriately named LA Tech student
Hunter Tuggle got her big buck while hunting on Nov. 17 with her dad and other family members on their lease in Winn Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Third shot was the charm for hunter who took huge Claiborne Parish buck
George Winters took his big 8-point buck on Nov. 15 in Claiborne Parish after he missed the buck twice before finally killing it.[…]
Deer of the Year
Kisatchie National Forest gives up huge buck for Montgomery hunter
For Dakota Carter of Montgomery, 20 feet up in an oak tree on the Kisatchie National Forest was the perfect place for him to take a trophy buck.[…]
Deer of the Year
Five-acre patch produces trophy buck
Jeremy Cooley put together a plan to waylay a big buck that was crossing his parent’s 5-acre patch of land 200 yards behind his house in Beauregard Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Hand-me-down “can” call does trick on giant 8-point
An old can call from his dad paid big dividends for Cody Albritton on Nov. 5 when he took an impressive 8-point buck on family land in Union Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Repeat scenario results in 14-point buck
DeRidder hunter Shannon Wingate got a second chance at a big 14-point buck on family land in Beauregard Parish on Oct. 19.[…]
Deer of the Year
Management plan produces “herculian” results
Ryan Masters, Assistant Fire Chief for the Natchitoches Fire Department, downed a big 10-point buck on Nov. 11 in Sabine Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Tagging that big Louisiana buck
Using ideas from successful hunters can play out in your favor when it comes time to put the crosshairs on that trophy whitetail buck.[…]
Deer Hunting
Breaking down Louisiana’s big buck areas
Here’s a parish-by-parish look at state-record book bucks that shows a hunter needs to hunt north of US 190 if he wants to see his name in print.[…]