A while back I wrote about the similarities between bass fishing and deer hunting. But there is one major aspect where the two activities are different: When you catch a bass and decide you do not want to keep it you simply drop it back into the water, while when you squeeze the trigger and a buck hits the ground, you cannot take the shot back.[…]
Somewhere between my stand on the edge of the marsh and the canal bank behind me, I heard a deer. It was working its way through a tangle of briars and scrub myrtle trees to which I normally paid little attention. […]
What makes a memorable deer hunt? Is it bagging a trophy buck, making a successful stalk, watching your child get their first deer, or something else?[…]
Wouldn’t it be nice for deer hunters to find a 22,000-acre tract of hardwood bottomland available for public hunting?[…]
Chad Wall feels like hunters within a 100-mile radius of his home in Springfield are some of the best in the country.[…]
The U.S. Air Force’s motto might be ‘Aim High,’ but Steven Kennon aimed mid-body and squeezed the trigger, just behind the huge buck’s shoulder.[…]
Irvin Stevens’ alarm clock didn’t wake him up on Friday morning, Nov. 14, but luckily he heard the rumble of trucks from some other hunters at his campsite as they headed off to their stands.[…]
When she and her husband overslept earlier this month, Megan Asch was tempted to just cancel their planned hunt that morning and go back to sleep.[…]
One dark Friday night in early November 1977, under the direction of an older, more-experienced wildlife enforcement officer, I parked the Bronco overlooking a large area of recently harvested soybean fields.[…]
Fen Collinsworth has a doe to thank for alerting him to the approach of a big buck coming through the woods on family property in Union Parish near Bernice on Saturday morning. […]
As this month’s title implies, we’re going to spend a few minutes tracking and dissecting the progression and timing of the rut so we can anticipate where to place our trail cameras and stands for best affect this season.[…]
A 23-year-old Jones man faces both deer hunting and narcotics charges after he was arrested Monday when agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries visited his home during a deer investigation and allegedly discovered a substantial amount of marijuana.[…]
Luck finally ran out on a wily LaSalle Parish 10-point called ‘Lucky Charm,’ but the deer still managed to live up to his nickname – even when he died.[…]
Deer hunters have been trying to figure out for years how to best present their liquid buck lure at the right time and place to do the most good.[…]
A list of items that are essential to success when deer hunting and to help ensure you have what you need during those long sits.[…]
Dustin Digilormo has a theory when it comes to waylaying big bucks: If they won’t come to you, then go to them.[…]