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. […]
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. […]
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.[…]
Jonathan Cheely walked behind his father Jamie in knee-deep water and rain to make an afternoon deer hunt near Bayou Boutte in the Atchafalaya Basin swamp.[…]
Deer hunters spend untold hours scouting out their hunting leases, doing everything they can to up their odds of killing big bucks.[…]
Well, it is now December here in the Deep South, and as far as patterning mature bucks this is the time when the rubber meets the road.[…]
An ominous weather forecast for the afternoon of Nov. 29 prompted Brandon Malone to head to his stand in Caldwell Parish several hours earlier than usual — which proved to be perfect timing to intercept a heavy-horned old 12-point attempting to cross his food plot early that afternoon.[…]
Blake Cureton and his dad live in Lake Charles and lease 3,400 acres from timber companies near the village of Goldonna in Natchitoches Parish.[…]
Normally, an unexpectedly high utility bill — especially with Christmas right around the corner — is no cause for joy or celebration. […]
Jacob Frith usually hates to hunt in the wind, but on the morning of Dec. 11, the breeze was in his favor — and he suddenly found himself within 20 yards of a big 12-point buck that never knew he was there.[…]
What could be the largest typical buck ever killed in Mississippi was downed Wednesday — and it came on one of the state’s wildlife management areas.[…]
Louisiana Tech wildlife major Tyler Zachry has kicked himself ever since bow season earlier this year when, unnoticed, one of the big bucks on his hit list walked up behind him to within 5 yards of his stand.[…]
Youngsville’s John Pecoraro spends most of the year catching bass, but when the fall arrives he turns to deer hunting — and he loves to chase the big boys at Lucky 13 Ranch near Dry Prong.[…]
When adults think of teenagers, their thoughts often drift to things like messy rooms, loud music, dirty laundry, the incredible cost of auto insurance and the daily challenge of keeping pantry shelves stocked well enough to withstand scavenging from daily after-school raids.[…]
For the past five years, Michael Stutson and his dad have taken the management their 300 acres near Harrisonburg in Catahoula Parish pretty seriously. […]
While science can provide many answers, there is no substitute for actual time spent in the woods observing deer.[…]