Deer Hunting
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?[…]
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Hunting camp work day ends with rattlesnake bite
On Saturday, Dana Sanders was just doing what many of us will be doing for the next few weekends — preparing for the 2014 hunting season by clipping limbs to clear a shooting lane.[…]
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Hot Shot Turnip Greens Mist
Hot Shots® exclusive Bag-in-Can Technology separates the lure from propellant for a 100% pure lure. Just spray Tink’s Turnip Greens Mist from your hunting location to attract deer and create a forage hot spot.[…]
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2014-15 Deer Rut Report
Feeding and breeding. These are the two activities bucks are involved with during the fall and winter months.[…]
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Plan ahead like a pro
There are many things that hunters can do ahead of time to ensure they get the most out of their trail camera efforts during the upcoming hunting season.[…]
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DeRidder hunter convicted of poaching trophy 18-pointer on Tensas River NWR
Earlier this month, Christopher J. Courville, 39, of DeRidder, pled guilty to charges resulting from arrowing a big 18-point buck during illegal hours on the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge in January.[…]
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Dead doe found stuck in pear tree
A ‘partridge in a pear tree’ will again be a familiar Christmas refrain in about four months, but what Joshua Breshears found in the pear tree right outside his back door early Sunday morning in Walker still has him shaking his head.[…]
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Deer hunting’s good old days — today
By the turn of the 20th century, Louisiana’s deer herd was in trouble. Non-stop hunting by people trying to put meat on the table, and market hunters supplying restaurants with venison and leather clothiers with hides was pushing the herd to the brink.[…]
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Protective Policy
Patiently you wait, enduring the cold conditions. Finally the woodland silence is broken by the slight rustling of withered leaves as the game you’ve been pursuing makes its presence known.[…]
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Start preparing now
As we transition through the humid and hot doldrums of mid-summer, it is time to begin preparing for the upcoming trail camera season.[…]
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A little game and fish potpourri
Last month I wrote about browse surveys and that now is the time to be looking at the deer habitat, seeing first-hand what is available for deer to eat and discovering exactly what plants they are actually eating.[…]
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Whitetail beginnings — History of deer hunting in Louisiana
The whitetail is the oldest deer species in the world, but it has not always thrived in Louisiana.[…]
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Time for some bayou browsing
While hunters generally believe there can never be too many deer, the fact is that habitat can support only so many animals.[…]