Deer of the Year
Lafayette hunter drills Bienville Parish 8-pointer
When bow season opened in Area 2 on Oct. 1, the clock started ticking for Nikki Gaspard.[…]
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Deer of the Year
Fourth grader downs Winn Parish 13-pointer
For the past four years, Ronnie Ables has been after a particularly impressive buck that has been hanging around the 130-acre lease near his home in Winn Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Lafayette hunter busts big Concordia Parish 8-point
Swirling winds earlier this month almost cost Carter Duval a shot at a 150-inch plus 8-point buck — his biggest ever with a bow — but just when the 18-year-old from Lafayette thought he was going to get busted, the hunting gods apparently looked down and smiled.[…]
Deer of the Year
Perfect 8-point goes down in Beauregard Parish
When it comes to hunting and killing big bucks, everything pretty much hinges on fate.[…]
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Settling the score: How bucks are officially measured and scored
Just like every other hunter, I am overjoyed at the arrival of fall and another hunting season. We wait all summer for our favorite time of year, and when it finally arrives the hunt is on.[…]
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Bowhunter greeted by timber rattler in Bienville Parish deer stand
Over the years, seasoned deer hunters have experienced any number of unwelcome guests in their stands, including ever-present wasps, some squirrels, maybe a coon or two and perhaps even an owl, among others. […]
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My approach to camera surveillance
Comparing where we are these days regarding surveillance of whitetail deer with where things were back 15 to 20 years ago is somewhat like comparing a WWI biplane to a modern fighter jet.[…]
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Debunking the spike rule when deer hunting
Hunters interested in improving the quality of bucks in their herds often make mistakes when it comes to which deer need to be culled.[…]
Deer of the Year
Alexandria hunter sticks 150-inch Tensas Parish buck in full velvet
The first time was the charm for Ben Elkins last weekend when he decided to hunt a bottleneck between a ridge and a borrow pit that had been dug to construct the Mississippi River levee in Tensas Parish.[…]
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How to score a transition buck this hunting season
A lot of deer hunters don’t count on much during that transition period between the time whitetails leave their early season patterns and the rut cranks up, but that’s when South Carolina hunter Lucas Board expects to have his best chance of the season at a nice buck.[…]
Deer Hunting
200-class Avoyelles Parish buck arrowed illegally on Saturday, LDWF says
A non-typical 200-class buck arrowed in Avoyelles Parish Saturday was allegedly taken by an Abbeville man whose hunting privileges had been revoked, according to a spokesman for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
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Craig’s must-have equipment
The first item that bowyer Gary Pat Craig puts on his must-have bowhunting list might surprise people.[…]
Deer Hunting
How to make your own scent killer
On the Beverly Hillbillies, Granny never would share her recipe for moonshine.[…]
Deer Hunting
One week before rifle season is perfect time to plant food plots
Being on the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament trail doesn’t leave one very much time to think about deer hunting back home. But when the fishing season ended for Louisiana pro Dennis Tietje in August, it took him all of one day to run to his deer camp to check things out.[…]
Deer Hunting
How to quick-tune your bow for hunting
With bow season starting up in the coming weeks, it’s past time to shake the rust off and ensure you’re ready when that deer steps out on opening morning.[…]
Deer of the Year
Woodworth hunter arrows 13-pointer in Rapides Parish
Brody Parker obviously doesn’t have to schedule a stress test with a cardiologist any time in the near future — if his heart was able to withstand the two up-close visits he got from a big 13-point last weekend in Rapides Parish, he’s probably healthy as a mule. […]