Deer Hunting
Missed opportunities
Nothing bums me out more than going on a deer or turkey hunt, doing everything right, have the targeted animal come into range and then miss.[…]
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Deer Hunting
Take-home message
The lessons from the track record of these bucks can be summed up as follows:[…]
Deer Hunting
Scent Shield key to bagging bucks
Brad Doughty is an excellent deer hunter, regularly bagging big bucks on public land. However, he does it with a little help from his Scent Shield and deer calls.[…]
Deer Hunting
Patterning key to sticking big bucks, gar and turkey
As passionate as Brad Doughty is about chasing trophy whitetails, he is also an avid bow fisherman in a quest for outsized alligator gar and boss gobblers.[…]
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Call ’em in
Brad Doughty relies heavily on two deer calls — a bleat can and a grunt tube — to draw in bucks during the rut.[…]
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Patience, flexibility key to effective management
Many hunters claim they would like to kill trophies, while at the same time making hunting all about the numbers. What these hunters don’t understand is that quality deer require time to develop, and that means sacrifices have to be made.[…]
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Keep records to track progress
Detailed and meticulous records are vital tools for clubs wanting to raise the bar, Anderson-Tully Lumber Company biologist Mike Staten said.[…]
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Protein could produce bigger bucks
As we drove off the property, Greg Hackney and I passed a large flat-bed trailer being towed to the club’s camp. On that trailer were sacks of protein.[…]
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Habitat a major issue
One of the biggest benefits to proper deer management is a sustainable population of deer.[…]
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Shoot or don’t shoot?
Someone who has never hunted property holding numbers of racks would have a heart attack on Greg Hackney’s club trying to decide if a deer was a shooter or not.[…]
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2013 ends but the deer season continues
A new year brings new challenges, but there is still a month left of deer hunting if you have not killed a deer yet.[…]
Deer Hunting
Dave’s Deer Management
We hooked up with whitetail expert Dave Moreland for a hunt filled with learning about America’s favorite big game species.[…]
Deer of the Year
Mandeville hunter shoots awesome 180-class buck in Folsom on Jan. 4
Chad Bordes had never shot a wall-hanger before, but he knew the first week of January was typically prime time to shoot a nice buck during the rut on 1,200 acres he hunts in Folsom.[…]
Deer of the Year
Natchitoches hunter finally takes down wide-racked 13-pointer near Marthaville
Kyle Pleasant had hunted steadily in November for a majestic, wide-racked buck that he had been tracking on his trail cameras, but couldn’t make it out to his stand one morning because he had to bring his son to school.[…]
Deer Hunting
All new Sportsman TV tonight at 6:30 on CST: Dave’s Deer Management
Watch Cox Sports Television tonight at 6:30 for a brand new episode of Sportsman TV as host Greg Hackney and retired Deer Program Leader Dave Moreland travel to Morganza in pursuit of management deer.[…]
Deer Hunting
Raceland man cited for alleged deer hunting violations on Eagle Island
A 37-year-old Raceland man was cited by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for alleged deer hunting violations on Christmas Day on Eagle Island.[…]