Deer Hunting
4 Louisiana prison guards accused of 26 illegal deer kills in Mississippi
Four Louisiana prison guards are accused of illegally killing 26 deer in Mississippi, according to media reports.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer of the Year
Former players help retired football coach find Bienville 10-point
Joey Pender coached high school football for 33 years, retiring from West Ouachita High School after the season that just ended. […]
Deer of the Year
Chattering squirrel alerts hunter to 171-inch buck
When a hunter is on a deer stand, the presence of noisy squirrels can sometimes be a big distraction. […]
Columns
Farts and Bubbles: Hunt like a champ
When the Notre Dame football players leave the locker room and head for the field they pass under a sign that reads, “Play like a champion today.”[…]
Deer of the Year
New Orleans hunter drills 163-inch Mississippi buck
Long before Marni Demelo ever saw a trophy Mississippi 10-pointer making its way through the woods Saturday, she heard it coming — thanks to the frigid conditions the region experienced during last weekend’s cold snap.[…]
Deer of the Year
Unconventional hunter fools big Natchitoches Parish 10-point
There are all sorts of deer hunters.
Some (like yours truly) love to sit in a comfortable box stand overlooking a lush food plot or corn feeder. While waiting for a deer to walk out, we’ve even been known to take along a radio to catch the action if an LSU game is on.[…]
Deer of the Year
Montgomery hunter nails Grant Parish 14-pointer
No stranger to taking well-crowned bucks in Louisiana’s Red River delta country, Thomas Lewis was on a months-long quest for another.[…]
Deer of the Year
Third bullet downs big Red River Parish 8-point
When the big buck you’re after finally makes a rare daytime appearance and you pull the trigger and hear a snap instead of a boom, what do you do? […]
Deer Hunting
5 men cited with deer-hunting violations
State wildlife agents cited five men for a variety of deer-hunting violations, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported today.[…]
Deer of the Year
Doe scent fools big Vernon Parish 11-point
Earlier this deer season, we had the privilege of reporting on the success of Shane Rachal, who thought he was shooting at a big 11-point buck he had on camera — only to find out the buck he actually downed that foggy October morning was an even larger 13-point.[…]
Deer of the Year
Walker hunter nails big West Feliciana 8-point
After a slow morning hunt on Dec. 21, Shane David decided to stop and pull the memory card from a nearby trail cam on his way in for lunch at his lease near St. Francisville. […]
Deer Hunting
Greensburg men cited for numerous deer hunting violations in St. Helena Parish
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two Greensburg men on Dec. 22 for alleged deer hunting violations in St. Helena Parish.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Primitive pistol hunting now legal
Challenging myself to master tougher weapons has always brought my deer hunting to new and exciting levels. Just as I switched from crossbows to longbows and recurves, last year I did the same with my firearms — and tried out handgun hunting. […]
Deer of the Year
Ruston hunter rattles in big Tensas Parish 10-point
Dustin Alexander and his brother Daniel are fortunate to be friends with Lane Cox, whose family has membership in the historic Winter Quarters Hunting Lodge in Tensas Parish. […]
Columns
Sometimes it’s just your time
Deer hunters spend untold hours scouting out their hunting leases, doing everything they can to up their odds of killing big bucks.[…]
Contents
Missing pieces — Late-rut deer tactics
An old bass angler once told me he could tell what the fish were biting any time of year by looking at the empty pegs at his local tackle shop.[…]