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 Hunting
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. […]
Deer Hunting
Baskin man cited for not using tags, shooting seven bucks
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a 53-year-old Baskin man for alleged deer hunting violations in Franklin Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hamburg man busted for deer-hunting violations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a 48-year-old Hamburg man for alleged deer hunting violations, as well as being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, according to a news release.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF agents bust Mer Rouge poachers
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Collinston man and woman for alleged deer hunting violations in the Mer Rouge area of Morehouse Parish, according to a news release.[…]
Deer of the Year
‘Big Nasty’ busted in Jackson Parish
Trail camera photos of a mature buck in Jackson Parish revealed that it was a really big deer, and the fact it only showed nighttime movement — never, ever during daylight hours — revealed the wily old buck’s nasty attitude. […]
Deer of the Year
Kisatchie public land stud bites the dust
For the past 21 years, Teddy Dupuy has driven some two and a half hours from his home in St. Amant to the Kisatchie National Forest — his absolute favorite place to hunt deer. […]
Deer Hunting
‘Magic times’
A journal is one of those things that you might not feel like doing at the moment but wish you would have done after the fact. […]
Deer Hunting
Stay away
Wesley Miller hunts in a completely different part of the state than Dennis Tietje — near Minden in Dubberly — and he has had just about equal success bagging December deer. […]
Deer Hunting
Public land along the coast
• Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area
This 137,000-acre tract of public land lies at the mouth of the Atchafalaya River and Wax Lake Outlet.[…]
Deer Hunting
Benton man, juvenile busted for alleged nighttime hunting in Bossier Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a 20-year-old Benton man and ticketed a 16-year-old juvenile after allegedly observing the pair spotlighting for deer in Bossier Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Hunter strikes out in Illinois, scores big in EBR Parish
Hunter McCullough and his father-in-law dished out a hefty chunk of change to make a deer hunt to Illinois earlier this season. But McCullough came home empty-handed and depressed. […]
Columns
Big Bayou State bucks going down
No doubt the excitement in the deer hunting fraternity soared when news broke on the big non-typical arrowed by Frank Sullivan in October. The buck will easily make the Pope and Young record book, and depending on how the typical frame scores, might surpass the state record for archery-killed non-typicals.[…]