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Aging whitetail deer
As you read this installment of Happy Trails, the 2016–2017 deer season is either late in the fourth quarter or time has already expired.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer Hunting
Tennessee whitetail sets new non-typical B&C world record
A Tennessee hunter’s 47-point whitetail buck has officially been accepted as the new hunter-taken, non-typical world record by the Boone and Crockett Club after being scored by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s B&C scorers.[…]
Deer of the Year
Collinston hunter nails hammer 11-point last November in Morehouse Parish
On the day after Thanksgiving, Carlton Brodnax was definitely counting his blessings — including one that had 11 massive points, an almost 20-inch inside spread and heavy-horned antlers that carried almost 5 inches of mass out to the tips.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Redemption buck
The big deer I finally took down and dubbed “Super Seven” came right after the lowest low in my hunting career.[…]
Deer Hunting
Shreveport man busted for deer hunting violations on WMA
A 40-year-old Shreveport man faces multiple deer-hunting violations after allegedly admitting to enforcement agents that he shot a doe with a 9 mm pistol on Bayou Pierre Wildlife Management Area — where the whole season for deer is bow and arrow only.[…]
Deer of the Year
Harvey hunter downs 182-inch Mississippi buck
Sylvester Badeaux almost skipped the final weekend of deer season at his lease in Claiborne County, Miss., but decided to head over when his hunting buddies said they were planning on going.[…]
Deer Hunting
Franklinton man faces multiple deer charges
After a month-long investigation by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, a 31-year-old Franklinton man was cited for allegedly killing three deer in one day in Washington Parish.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Saline WMA is now Dewey Wills
Dear Capt. Paul:
I know that this in not an entirely GPS question, but I have been impressed with your findings of different reader-requested hunting and fishing locations. I hope that you can assist me.[…]
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2016-17 Deer of the Year
It’s been a crazy 12 months, with the typical broiling-hot summer topped off with record flood in many areas of the state. So when hunting seasons opened, hunters relished the break from rebuilding efforts.[…]
Deer Hunting
Suspect arrested for allegedly hunting from vehicle in Concordia Parish
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a 46-year-old Waterproof man for allegedly hunting from his pickup truck on a Mississippi River levee road in Concordia Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
172-inch buck goes down in Caddo Parish
Angie Parker is a bowhunter at heart, but her decision to spend a little quality time with her father on a rifle hunt last November in Caddo Parish resulted in her biggest deer ever — a 170-class buck of a lifetime. […]
Deer of the Year
Icy hunt produces awesome public lands 8-point
The winter of 2016-17 may well go down in history as just a two-day event, with the weekend of Jan. 7 and 8 featuring bone-chilling cold while above average temperatures dominated the rest of the season. […]
Deer of the Year
Erath hunter drills huge 172-inch Natchitoches Parish 9-point
Chris Louviere shot his first buck ever — a 6-point — last November on his 550-acre lease near Lena in Natchitoches Parish. […]
Deer of the Year
Big Bienville Parish 9-point stretches tape to 163 inches
Shortly after joining a 500-acre hunting lease in Bienville Parish, Ray Cooper went on an early-season scouting trip last summer and jumped a heavy-horned 9-point still in velvet along a pipeline.[…]
Deer of the Year
Homer hunter downs 164-inch Claiborne Parish buck
Ronald Wafer got an extra-special 12-point gift on Christmas Eve when he recovered the remains of a big Claiborne Parish buck he had shot five days earlier.[…]
Deer of the Year
Bosco hunter downs big Mississippi 13-point
Chase Evans didn’t have much time to react when he saw a big heavy-horned deer moving across one of his shooting lanes in Jefferson County, Miss. earlier this year. […]