Deer of the Year
Two clicks and a “BOOM” bring down 163-inch hammer
Zach Shovan’s big 9-point Natchitoches Parish buck was killed on an overgrown area with lots of CRP land, thickets and heavy brush.[…]
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Hunting Big Bucks — Mississippi River Whitetails during the Rut
The rut is hot, and we’re hunting whitetail – big bucks in the Mississippi River Delta… Com’on n go with us.[…]
Deer Hunting
Big 12-point goes down at just 12 paces in Claiborne Parish
A frozen lock prevented Wade Holloway from heading to the deer stand he really wanted to be at — which wound up putting him in position to down a 12-point Claiborne Parish trophy buck. […]
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Article on duck hunters shooting big buck generates questions
Capt. Jesse Savoie with the LDWF details the laws regarding the conflicts that come into play when a Louisiana hunter is attempting to hunt ducks and deer at the same time. […]
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Caldwell Parish 13-pointer interrupts coffee break
Brandon Kirby had just shot a doe on the Boeuf River WMA and was about to enjoy a sip of coffee — when a giant 13-point interrupted his break in Caldwell Parish. […]
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Duck hunters cited for illegally harvesting massive Evangeline Parish 18-point buck
Two duck hunters were cited by the LDWF after admitting to shooting a giant 18-point in Evangeline Parish with bird shot while they were duck hunting.[…]
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151-inch buck downed — from living room window
Daniel Colvin dropped a nice 13-point buck — from inside the living room of his camp in Union Parish.[…]
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Teen downs giant Ashland Island buck
Zach Jones arrowed a giant 11-point nicknamed Junior on Ashbrook Island on Saturday, Nov. 10 which green-scored north of 164 inches. […]
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176-inch Grant Parish hammer goes down
Nicholas Olden downed the buck of a lifetime when a giant 11-point stepped into his lane up in Grant Parish on Oct. 20.[…]
Deer Hunting
Get Louisiana Sportsman’s statewide Rut Report
If you’re looking to bag that big buck you’ve been after, check out Louisiana Sportsman’s Rut Report customized for every area of the state. […]
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Impressive 11-pointer arrowed in Tensas Parish
Vicki Husted has already killed a couple of state record books, and she downed a nice 11-pointer on Oct. 24 that stretched the tape to 150 inches. […]
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Estrus scent lures in big Calcasieu Parish 10-point
Chas Farrell had only shot does and a few spikes over five seasons of hunting — but that all changed on Nov. 4 when he encountered a big Calcasieu Parish 10-point buck. […]
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Marksville man cited for deer hunting violations on Lake Ophelia NWR
A Marksville man allegedly admitted to shooting two bucks on one day Nov. 1 on the Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge, according to the LDWF.[…]
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Big Jeff Davis 11-point caps off wild week
They say good things come in threes — and Britt Buller proved it during a wild stretch of hunting late last month in Jeff Davis Parish.[…]
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Big Union Parish 10-pointer goes down
As the owner of a construction company, West Monroe’s Todd Risinger is able to follow his passion for deer hunting — and that typically means a trip up to Illinois this time of year to bowhunt big bucks up there.[…]
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Nice 10-point goes down in Sabine Parish
Friday, Oct. 26 was the last day of primitive firearms season in Area 2 — and Kenneth Miller took full advantage of the final hours of that season.[…]