Deer of the Year
Pharmacy School student fills prescription with big symmetrical 8-point
Lauren Hall, a senior in pharmacy school at the University of Louisiana-Monroe, is set to graduate this May. […]
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Deer of the Year
Tallulah youngster downs 162-inch buck on Tensas River NWR
Jacob Martin has taken a few deer in his 12 years, but nothing that compares with the big 9-point buck he downed in Madison Parish on Dec. 30 during a Youth Hunt on the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge.[…]
Deer of the Year
Beekman youth kills 183-inch Russell Sage WMA buck
Noah Mason turned 14 on Dec. 15, but he received his best gift four days later when he dropped a 180-class Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area 15-point while hunting with his father.[…]
Deer of the Year
Sterlington hunter blasts 160-class Ouachita Parish 12-pointer
Four deer seasons ago — on January 2, 2012 to be exact — Melissa Winkler was alone in her box stand in Ouachita Parish when a big buck stepped out. […]
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Morganza Spillway remaining closed good news for local deer herd
Although deer season is currently closed now in the lower Atchafalaya Basin from Interstate 10 south to U.S. Highway 90 because of high water, word that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has ditched plans to open the Morganza Spillway for now is good news for the deer herd located there.[…]
Deer of the Year
Thibodaux youth downs 7-point piebald
When Jeremy Landry’s 9-year-old daughter unexpectedly expressed interest in joining him in the stand for a deer hunt, he decided on a high tech approach to get her ready for the big day.[…]
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Mother nature is messing with us
For some reason Mother Nature does not seem too happy with us hunters this year. September rolls around, the early seasons open for migratory birds, temperatures were hot and the ground was dry, very dry.[…]
Deer of the Year
Pierre Part hunter downs 150-class Assumption Parish buck
When Paul Hebert climbed into his box stand around 5:45 on the morning of Dec. 29, he really wasn’t planning on shooting a deer.[…]
Deer of the Year
Oak Grove hunter nails 180-class buck on Bayou Macon WMA
Talk about cutting it close.
Oak Grove farmer Dusty Meyers took advantage of Bayou Macon Wildlife Management Area’s seven-day gun season and waylaid a huge buck that scored 181 ⅞ inches — exactly one day before the season ended.[…]
Deer Hunting
Parts of Area 9 deer season closed due to flooding
Parts of Area 9 closed to deer hunting last night (Jan. 10) because of the rising Atchafalaya River, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
Deer Hunting
Mississippi River delta deer season to reopen Saturday morning
Deer hunting season in areas of northeast and central Louisiana near the Mississippi River will resume Saturday (Jan. 9) 30 minutes before sunrise, according to a news release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Deer of the Year
Natchitoches hunter drops 160-class buck — in his backyard
The old adage about real estate is, “Location, location, location.”
The same can be said about where you set up your deer stand, and Mason Troquille got the best of both worlds.[…]
Deer Hunting
LWF Commission votes to close deer seasons in affected areas if Morganza or Bonnet Carre Spillways open
A potential closure to the deer season in a large swath of the Atchafalaya Basin looms if the Morganza Spillway is opened to divert flood water from the swollen Mississippi River, according to a news release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
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Cottonport man cited for shooting spotted fawn on Richard K. Yancey WMA
A 60-year-old Cottonport man was cited for allegedly shooting a spotted fawn after a license and game check on Jan. 6 at Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area in Concordia Parish.[…]
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Louisiana hunter downs monster 184-inch typical 9-point on Giles Island
A Lake Charles hunter downed a gigantic 9-point on Giles Island the day after Christmas that is currently the pending No. 2 typical white-tail in the Mississippi Magnolia Records.[…]
Deer of the Year
Ruston hunter downs nice 12-point before Delta deer season closure
Only days before deer season came to an abrupt halt on Winter Quarters Hunting Club in Tensas Parish, Ruston’s Daniel Alexander got in a good lick before the rising waters of the Mississippi River shut the area down. […]