Columns
The perfect seed mix for deer — Part II
At the 2016 Southeast Deer Study Group Meeting, a presentation was made concerning different food plot mixtures and their effectiveness in attracting deer.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer Hunting
Public hearings set for proposed cervid carcass importation ban
If you hunt outside of Louisiana and return regularly with dead deer, you should plan on attending one of six public meetings scheduled later this month to discuss a proposal currently being considered by the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission that would ban the importation of cervid carcasses.[…]
Deer Hunting
Judge orders Felicianas deer poachers to pay more than $38,000 in fines
Judge Elizabeth Jones of the 20th Judicial District Court in East and West Feliciana parishes ordered two poachers to pay a total of $38,776 for deer hunting violations that occurred last February, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Deer Hunting
South Louisiana QDMA hosting summer seminar Aug. 4
If youre already preoccupied at work thinking of heading back into the deer stand this fall, the South Louisiana Branch of the Quality Deer Management Association is holding its annual Deer and Wildlife Summer Seminar next Thursday, Aug. 4.[…]
Columns
The summer doldrums
Here in the Deep South, if the calendar says July would anyone in their right mind argue against the conditions outside being referred to as anything other than the hot and humid “summer doldrums?”[…]
Deer Hunting
Buck Busters Seed Company
Managing wildlife is hard work.[…]
Columns
Grunts & Gobbles: Food plot points to ponder
Are you trying to affect the physical condition of the deer on your lease, or just hold them on your property year round? Here are some food plot pointers.[…]
Deer Hunting
LWF Commission mulling ban on out-of-state deer carcasses
Big changes could be on the way for out-of-state deer hunters returning home to Louisiana if a proposal banning the importation of cervid carcasses is ultimately approved by the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.[…]
Columns
Timber vs. wildlife – Management is the key to success
Timber and wildlife are renewable resources — one a potential source of income and the other a great source of annual enjoyment.[…]
Deer Hunting
The 2016 Turkey Season
LDWF data indicate the turkey kill in Louisiana has been on the decline since 2009. I suspect the decline will continue this past season.[…]
Columns
Don’t waste big bucks on small bucks
Last month, I mentioned that the average score of Mississippi bucks at the Louisiana Sportsman Show was 113 inches, while the average score of Louisiana bucks was 118.[…]
Columns
TSI, anyone? Timber stand improvement helps create quality deer habitat
Given the correct forester prescription, you can have improved cover and natural forage in conjunction with higher ultimate timber yields.[…]
Columns
The tale of the tape for the 2015-16 deer season
Most hunters would rate the 2015-16 deer season as one to forget. Warm temperatures and an abundant mast crop made for poor deer activity and hunter success.[…]
Columns
Mississippi earns No. 1 ranking for whitetail deer hunting
Well, if you’re one of those folks who crosses the state line to hunt deer in Mississippi, I have some very good — if not totally surprising — news.[…]
Deer Hunting
The 2016 turkey season is on
There is nothing more exciting in the woods than hearing the sound of an old tom gobbling on the roost.[…]
Columns
2016 deer season begins now
One glance at the March 2016 issue of Louisiana Sportsman easily points out that it is time to fish in the Bayou State.[…]