They say the Lord works in mysterious ways. For 30-year-old James Howell, divine intervention has already came into play more than once since bow season started.[…]
Black Widow Deer Lures is the only scent company that strictly collects and bottles fresh deer urine from the southern whitetail deer. Southern deer eat different foliage, browse, fruits and nuts then their cousins the Northern whitetail deer, and this changes the smell and glandular secretions in the urine.[…]
Depending on where in Louisiana you bowhunt, it’s true that the early bird gets the worm.[…]
One of the keys to Warren Womack’s success is playing the wind. He has several stand locations he can hunt, depending on wind direction.[…]
Will this finally be the season you arrow that big buck? If not, take heart — you just might get the edge you need while bowhunting.[…]
Use the Sportsman 2017 rut prediction to start planning your hunts for this season. It might also help to look at the long range weather forecast and see when the cold fronts are predicted to roll in.[…]
In layman’s terms, torque is defined as a rotational force, or the twisting of an object. While there are some cases where more torque is desirable — such as the output of your vehicle’s engine — the handle of your bow is definitely NOT one of them. […]
A 38-year-old Franklin man was arrested Tuesday on the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area for alleged drug and wildlife violations after enforcement agents discovered a doe concealed in the storage compartment of his vessel.[…]
In the last couple of installments of “Happy Trails” we have been peeling the onion back a few layers on the finer points of supplemental feeding. During the preseason period from late spring to early fall, consistent and properly done supplemental feeding accomplishes multiple things for your deer herd and potentially you as a deer hunter.[…]
Many years ago, in the mid-70s, there was an article in a popular hunting magazine that was titled “The Thundering Herd.” Basically it was about exploding deer numbers in most of the states in the southeast.[…]
As September rolls around, many deer hunters have already begun getting their leases in order: Scheduling work weekends, cleaning up shooting lanes, prepping stands, tending to food plots and filling up feeders to make sure they’re ready to go.[…]
Archery season is opening in many areas and fast approaching in others. Hopefully, most bowhunters know the tree stands they will hunt from.[…]
There are many who have hunted for decades and never laid eyes on a true trophy buck. These poor guys sit in stands for months on end just hoping a massive deer will step out.[…]
Deer hunting is all about stealth. You have to sneak slowly to your stand. When you see a deer, the very act of breathing too heavily will get you busted — and leave you with nothing but a memory.[…]
In last month’s installment we discussed minerals and supplemental feeding of deer in Mississippi. This is still a controversial subject depending on who you talk to. Proponents call it supplemental feeding, opponents call it deer baiting.[…]
It wasn’t a surprise, but the numbers confirmed what most hunters suspected: This past deer season was one of the worst in history at the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area. […]