Deer Hunting
Bowhunting basics – October tips for bowhunting success in Louisiana
Will this finally be the season you arrow that big buck? If not, take heart — you just might get the edge you need while bowhunting.[…]
Hunting
Hunting
Species Specific
The Species Specific feeder uses a series of cameras and motion sensors to target a specific species of animal and allows only the targeted animal to feed from its concealed feed bins, allowing users to save up to 40% in feed cost. […]
Deer Hunting
Franklin trio arrested on Atchafalaya Delta WMA for allegedly spotlighting deer
A 38-year-old Franklin man was arrested Tuesday on the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area for alleged drug and wildlife violations after enforcement agents discovered a doe concealed in the storage compartment of his vessel.[…]
Columns
The dos and don’ts of dove hunting
A good dove hunt is a lot of fun and a great way to kick off the fall hunting season. So make sure your dove hunt stays safe and legal.[…]
Columns
Practical strategies for success
In the last couple of installments of “Happy Trails” we have been peeling the onion back a few layers on the finer points of supplemental feeding. During the preseason period from late spring to early fall, consistent and properly done supplemental feeding accomplishes multiple things for your deer herd and potentially you as a deer hunter.[…]
Ducks
Teal hunters give opening weekend mixed reviews
For the first time in years, Louisiana’s teal season opened on a Friday — and with one early cool front under our belts and the highest September aerial survey in the books since 2008 — expectations were high for a banner start.[…]
Sidebars
Teal gear this Hunter won’t leave home without
When Hunter Simmons heads to the teal blind, he usually has his Browning Maxus 12-gauge over his shoulder.[…]
Hunting
Coastal Wildlife Management Areas
A combination of Mother Nature and state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries technicians and biologists has left coastal Wildlife Management Areas in fair to good condition for hunters before the 2017-18 seasons.[…]
Hog Hunting
Prepping a hog for the butcher
If you’ve ever field-dressed a deer, you’ll have a rough estimation of how to do a hog, but there are a few differences in quartering a pig.[…]
News Breaker
Teal numbers in LDWF’s September survey rocket to 373,000
Last week’s stretch of unseasonably cool temperatures was a pleasant surprise — and it looks like it helped usher in big numbers of blue-winged teal into Louisiana in time for today’s season opener.[…]
News Breaker
Teal hunters give opening weekend mixed reviews
For the first time in years, Louisiana’s teal season opened on a Friday — and with one early cool front under our belts and the highest September aerial survey in the books since 2008 — expectations were high for a banner start.[…]
Columns
Deer harvest, number of hunters in decline
Many years ago, in the mid-70s, there was an article in a popular hunting magazine that was titled “The Thundering Herd.” Basically it was about exploding deer numbers in most of the states in the southeast.[…]
Deer Hunting
Full 2017-18 Rut Report in October’s Louisiana Sportsman
As September rolls around, many deer hunters have already begun getting their leases in order: Scheduling work weekends, cleaning up shooting lanes, prepping stands, tending to food plots and filling up feeders to make sure they’re ready to go.[…]
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Get ready, get set, go for teal! Part 2
Teal hunter Hunter Simmons of Mer Rouge shares his tips to get set and go after the early birds of duck hunting.[…]
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2017-18 WMA Forecast
As thousands of resident and non-resident hunters get ready to hunt on the Wildlife Management Areas of Louisiana, one segment must be aware of a radical change from the norm.[…]
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High-tech hog whacking
What’s that green glow?
It’s a beacon for bacon.[…]