Deer of the Year
12-point public land brute goes down on Yancey
Joey Turner is a serious deer hunter, and living in Marksville makes it convenient for him to hunt one of several wildlife management areas located not far from his home.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer of the Year
Union Parish 12-point is late Christmas gift
John Stansbury was faced with a bit of a dilemma Christmas day: He and his wife were enjoying the company of his wife’s mom, including a lovely Christmas lunch, sharing gifts and everything else that goes with celebrating on Dec. 25. […]
Deer Hunting
Franklinton teens allegedly shoot 181-inch fenced deer in Washington Parish
The irresistible urge to post pictures of yourself doing stupid things on Facebook apparently continues.[…]
Deer of the Year
Family farmland yields 13-point stud in Avoyelles Parish
Zach Roszell has access to a couple of hunting leases near his home in Effie, but chose to hunt his family farmland in Avoyelles Parish on Friday, Dec. 22. […]
Deer of the Year
Big 14-point nicknamed ‘Mufasa’ goes down in Jackson Parish
In Disney’s “The Lion King,” the chief of the lion pride was a stately monarch named “Mufasa.” […]
Deer of the Year
‘Second chance’ 10-point goes down in Union Parish
Late on the afternoon of Dec. 4, 37-year-old Daniel Colvin finally saw his quest for a big Union Parish buck finally start to pay dividends. He had hunted the big 10-point all season on the 1,300 acres he and his dad own.[…]
Deer Hunting
Driven to distraction
Behind my house five years ago at 5 p.m., I killed a buck that I captured on camera 4 miles down the road at 2 a.m. that very same morning.[…]
Columns
A crossbow built for supreme accuracy
A little over a year ago, I heard rumblings that Matt McPherson and his engineers at Mission Crossbows were working on a revolutionary new crossbow design that would raise the bar for the entire industry. […]
Deer Hunting
LDWF agents work multiple deer violations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries worked two recent cases regarding alleged deer hunting violations during the Christmas holidays.[…]
Deer of the Year
Doe leads big 13-point right into crosshairs
If Adam Dalme scored his Dec. 17 deer hunt like a basketball game, the 24-year-old hunter would have to give an assist to a big doe that led a 13-point buck off of neighboring property right onto his shooting lane. […]
Deer of the Year
Homer hunter drops big Claiborne Parish 11-pointer
Michael Hightower slipped into the woods for a late afternoon hunt Dec. 14 on the lookout for one particular buck he had been seeing on his trail camera[…]
Deer of the Year
Homer hunter drops big Claiborne Parish 11-pointer
Michael Hightower slipped into the woods for a late afternoon hunt Dec. 14 on the lookout for one particular buck he had been seeing on his trail camera.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big Union Parish 10-point goes down Dec. 2
On Nov. 23, Chris Hart downed a big 150-inch 11-point buck on Shiloh Hunting Club in Union Parish that he had never, ever seen on camera.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF busts Lafourche Parish poachers
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for deer hunting violations after allegedly finding them with a fresh doe in the trunk of their car in Lafourche Parish on Dec. 10.[…]
Deer Hunting
Top 5 tips for hunting the rut
The Top 5 things Darren Boudreaux, state president of the QDMA, does to put himself into position to kill bucks this month.[…]
Deer of the Year
‘Godfather’ buck goes down in Lincoln Parish
On Howard Caviness’ Lincoln Parish lease, one buck definitely stood out from the crowd. So he and his son nicknamed the deer “Godfather,” and on Dec. 9 finally made it an offer it just couldn’t refuse. […]