Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Stalking Mississippi does
For many years, I bowhunted public land in Mississippi without harvesting a thing because only legal-racked bucks were allowed to be taken by non-resident hunters. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer of the Year
Morgan City hunter arrows LaSalle Parish 9-point
Joey Busbice, a Morgan City dispatcher and fleet manager for an oilfield company, hunts on family land near Olla bordering LaSalle and Winn parishes. […]
Deer Hunting
Best public deer-hunting areas
Begin your deer season in the western part of the state in mid-September with plans to hit these WMAs. The rut starts earlier here than anywhere else in the state, which launches around the end of September in some locations and ends near mid-November.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer are more educated, better at hiding, hunter says
The deer hunting world has changed. Hunters over 65 years old remember when hunting clothing meant a flannel shirt and khaki pants or blue jeans.[…]
Deer of the Year
Haynesville hunter drills Webster Parish 12-point
Late last month, Mike Heckel had a mid-week, early-morning work meeting scheduled — but he figured he had just enough time to squeeze in a quick deer hunt on some private land in Webster Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Crowley hunter nails giant Vernon Parish 17-pointer
Darryl Foreman had only seen nighttime trail camera images of a giant buck that would never show itself during daylight hours. […]
Deer of the Year
Second chance brings down Caddo Parish 16-pointer
When Shreveport construction superintendent Kenny Holsted first saw a big buck at 225 yards Sunday morning, he was instantly afflicted with a bad case of buck fever.[…]
Deer of the Year
Elusive Grant Parish 9-point finally slips up
A slick nocturnal buck had eluded Shandon Ferrier for three long years in Grant Parish — until the big buck finally slipped up Monday.[…]
Deer of the Year
Monroe seventh grader downs monster 6-point on Davis Island
When Kade Woods let his little sister borrow his Remington Model 700 .308 at Rosedale Hunting Club last weekend, the 14-year-old got to borrow his dad’s rifle for his hunt Sunday afternoon in a box stand overlooking three shooting lanes on Davis Island.[…]
Deer of the Year
Claiborne Parish gives up big 12-pointer
Claiborne Parish is known for producing quality bucks, and the one that responded to Lance Middleton’s bleat and grunt calls late last week is no exception. […]
Deer Hunting
Two arrested for alleged night-hunting in New Orleans East neighborhood
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested two New Orleans men for allegedly spotlighting deer in a neighborhood in New Orleans East Tuesday night.[…]
Deer of the Year
Hammer 13-point goes down on Peason Ridge WMA
Landon Dowden’s girlfriend opted to get some early holiday shopping done in Lake Charles on Sunday morning, but he ventured out to Peason Ridge WMA and got a big Christmas present of his own when he blasted a beautiful 13-point public lands buck from 150 yards.[…]
Deer of the Year
Vinton hunter sticks 10-pointer on Sabine Island WMA
Ronny Dugas enjoys the experience of hunting on Sabine Island Wildlife Management Area in Calcasieu Parish, but it’s not exactly for the faint of heart.[…]
Contents
Cage Rattler — Tips to rattle up a big buck
Teenage boys have a saying they sometimes use to express an understanding that they will put their fraternal friendships ahead of any teenage girls who might try to come between them.[…]
Columns
November: It’s special
November means one thing to most bowhunters: It’s time to hunt white-tailed deer.[…]
Deer of the Year
Ninth-grader drills DeSoto Parish 9-point
Randy Marks has traveled upstate to DeSoto Parish to his Dolet Hills hunting lease for years. […]