Deer Hunting
Get your buck ready for the Louisiana Sportsman Show
The Louisiana Sportsman Show is around the corner, and it is time to get your big buck ready for all to see in the big buck contest.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer of the Year
Last minute hunt produces trophy buck for Pierson
Chuck Pierson was hunting property in Concordia Parish on Jan. 12 when he downed a big main frame 8-point with two kickers, giving the buck 10 points.[…]
Deer of the Year
Public-land hunt yields huge 10-pointer for Kinder hunter
Cory Fontenot of Kinder got a huge reason to love the Buckhorn WMA in Tensas Parish when he killed a tremendous 10-point trophy buck.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer season to close in portion of East Carroll Parish near Miss. River
Deer hunting season will be closed beginning Tuesday, Jan. 21, on all lands east of the west Mississippi River levee in East Carroll Parish due to flooding.[…]
Deer of the Year
Bow hunt-only club yields big dividends for Knoll
Blake Knoll has his friend, Michael Neal, to thank for helping him scout and get in position for a huge buck on Corbett Farm Hunting Club in Avoyelles Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Late afternoon hunt between church duties yields big buck
Kenny Slocum, a Simsboro landscape contractor, killed a big 10-point buck between mandatory church activities in Bienville Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Single trail cam photo only thing needed for Henry to tag buck
Cole Henry, a 22-year-old postal worker from Iota, only needed one trail cam photo of a big 9-point buck to get set up for an encounter in Grant Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Trophy buck from Red River Parish made year-long wait worthwhile for hunter
Rick Guillot has killed and paid for mounts of 10 trophy bucks, some of them on a piece of property he hunts near Loggy Bayou in Red River Parish.[…]
Columns
A look at 2020’s new bows
These three bow manufacturers have great additions for 2020.[…]
Deer Hunting
Barnett Hyperghost 425
Barnett launched its HyperGhost line of crossbows this past fall, featuring the 405 and 425 models, which are full of the latest features and technology.[…]
Deer of the Year
Marks’ faith leads him to wounded buck
After following a sparse blood trail, Randy Marks said a prayer and within minutes he was looking at the big buck he killed in DeSoto Parish. […]
Deer of the Year
ATVs inadvertently push big buck by Burke
On the afternoon of Nov. 29, ATVs inadvertently aroused a big 13-point buck from its bed and Brandon Burke of Mansura was there to capitalize.[…]
Columns
The rut is where it’s at
The combination of January’s cold weather and lack of native forages will have the deer active and eating in the green patches and at feeders.[…]
Deer Hunting
A rifle for a present?
If you’re lucky enough to be the recipient of a new rifle, here is a time-proven and simple method for breaking in a barrel.[…]
Columns
Shot placement should be a bowhunter’s No. 1 concern
The best equipment in the world pales in comparison to a bowhunter’s ability to pick his shot for the best result, a quick, clean kill.[…]
Deer of the Year
Handicapped hunt pays off big for Long
Craig Long took a giant buck on Dec. 8 during a handicapped hunt in Natchitoches Parish put on by the National Wild Turkey Federation Wheeling Sportsman.[…]