Deer Hunting
Sportsman Show’s Big Buck Contest results
Here are the results from the 2018 Louisiana Sportsman Show’s Big Buck Contest in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome this past weekend.[…]
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Never too early for trail cams
A question I was asked by a deer hunter the first week of June stands out as July rolls around. He wanted to know in what stage bucks’ antler growth would be, but the big question was, “Would it be worth it to put cameras up?” […]
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How to age white-tailed deer: Part III
Last month I wrote about the 1 ½-year-old age class, or yearling deer. The key that separates the yearling age class from the 2-year-old age class is the third premolar. Yearling deer have three temporary premolars that begin to break up and are shed when the deer is 17 to 18 months old.[…]
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Take a good look at this new sight
Each year at the Archery Trade Association’s trade show, there’s usually one new product that has the most “buzz” around the show.[…]
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Prepping for fall hunting
We find ourselves in the “in-between season.” Here in the Deep South, it is not only the season of insects, heat, humidity, snakes and poison ivy, but it’s also the season of summer food plots, bush-hogging and weed spraying.[…]
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How to age white-tailed deer: Part II
The key to aging yearling deer — deer that are 1 year old— is the third premolar. The third premolar is a temporary tooth that has three cusps (or crests.) Both fawns and yearling deer have this temporary three-cusped premolar.[…]
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LDWF: Sampling shows no CWD in Northeast Louisiana
Testing of 300 white-tailed deer in East Carroll, Madison and Tensas Parishes did not detect chronic wasting disease, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
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Tenpoint adds a new crossbow
As the majority of our hunting population ages, crossbows have steadily moved to the forefront of today’s archery market. […]
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Another look at CWD feeding ban
Unless you have been holed up in a cave with no way of communicating for the past three or four months, you are well aware that a buck discovered on Jan. 25 in Issaquena County, Miss. tested positive for chronic wasting disease.[…]
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Tools for building a food plot
Hand rake: Often one of the first tools you’ll use when building a food plot. Use a hand rake to remove leaves or other debris from your plot before disking. This tool also comes in handy if you decide to conduct a controlled burn. […]
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Best plants for the food plot
Iron clay peas: These are packed with as much as 30 percent protein, and they’re also drought tolerant. You can plant this variety from now throughout the summer, which will provide food until the beginning of bow season, depending on the size of your herd and plot. […]
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How to age white-tailed deer: Part I
Deer can be placed into specific categories, such as fawns, yearlings, young adults (2- to 3-year-olds), mature adults (4- to 6-year-olds) and old adults (7-year plus). Here’s how to age fawns.[…]
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LDWF: Still no CWD cases in Northeast Louisiana
Almost 200 sample results have been received, and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department is reporting that none have tested positive for chronic wasting disease in three Northeast Louisiana parishes.[…]
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Growing a poor man’s food plot
These days, a deer hunter wears many hats — mechanic, butcher, biologist and farmer. The latter can take up just as much time as hunting does, and some folks dedicate thousands of dollars to growing food for their deer herd. […]
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A life well-lived: Making memories in the woods
This month, I am stepping a bit outside of this column’s normal subject matter, but I feel strongly about the message. […]
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CWD in Mississippi
I had something else in mind originally for this column, but the recent happenings regarding the finding of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a Mississippi deer is more important than anything else.[…]