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2014-15 Nikon Big Buck Contest kicks off
Louisiana Sportsman’s annual Big Buck Photo Contest kicks off Oct. 1, and Nikon is back in the game as title sponsor.[…]
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Hometown Bow Hunt
There’s no place like home and there’s no time better of the year than hunting season.[…]
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Is your deer program working?
Managing your deer herd can make hunting a pleasure or a chore. Learn how to achieve your goals and enjoy your time in the woods.[…]
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10 trophy buck tips, based on success
The day, Dec. 23, 1998, was nasty and getting nastier, and the weatherman’s promise of sleet and freezing rain couldn’t have been more on target, falling over the north Louisiana landscape.[…]
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Louisiana’s big buck locations
When I retired from Wildlife and Fisheries in 2007, I predicted that within five years Louisiana would have a new state record typical buck. […]
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Right place, right time
How often have you heard a deer hunter say: “So many choices, so little time?” […]
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Black Rack
Unlike antlers of rattling bags that produce unnatural sounds, the Black Rack rattling system was designed as two full deer racks that allow you to create the illusion of two bucks aggressively crashing and fighting.[…]
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Choosing the right broadhead
Whether you set out this bow season with your old reliable fixed-blade broadheads, or decide to step up and pay a bit more for the latest mechanical broadheads on the market, the bottom line is that a well-placed shot with either one will bring a deer down.[…]
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Many resident pleads guilty to felon in possession of firearm charges
Jerry Kenneth Thompson Jr., 44, of Many, pleaded guilty last week to one count of possessing a firearm and ammunition after a felony conviction, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
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LDWF corrects archery season dates for Tunica Hills WMA
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is advising bowhunters using Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area that the correct dates for the bucks only archery season are Oct. 1-15, 2014.[…]
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Planning and optimizing your camera setup
From my personal experience interacting with other hunters, a surprising number of trail cam users are perfectly happy for their camera setups to do nothing more than just take a buck’s picture as he passes by. […]
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Top 3 steps to prep your bow
Successful bowhunting trips begin for the hunter long before the season with careful equipment inspections and tuning.[…]
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Bow season rapidly approaching
As Oct. 1 rapidly approaches, my physical (and mental) condition cannot even compare to this time last fall. […]
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How the deer rut forecast is made
This forecast is based upon camera survey work that has always found major scraping to begin sometime between the new and full moons.[…]
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Brain abscesses in deer
There has been quite a bit of research in the Southeast on the issue of brain abscesses, and researchers are finding that more bucks die because of this natural mortality than from hunting in some areas having a good adult buck component in the population.[…]
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How to scout deer like a biologist
I am always looking for sign when I am hunting — what plants deer are browsing on, where acorns are falling, are the rubs fresh, what direction is the deer coming from when it makes the rubs, are the scraps fresh, are they being worked regularly?[…]