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Hunting federal lands in Louisiana
We don’t always think about it very much, but Louisiana has an abundance of public land available for hunting. That certainly is not true in every state, so we should count our blessings.[…]
Hunting
Deer of the Year
Homer hunter downs 164-inch Claiborne Parish buck
Ronald Wafer got an extra-special 12-point gift on Christmas Eve when he recovered the remains of a big Claiborne Parish buck he had shot five days earlier.[…]
News Breaker
Duck numbers down sharply in LDWF’s January aerial survey
For the second year in a row, unseasonably warm temperatures apparently prompted large numbers of ducks to bolt from the state — or at least move into areas not included in the annual January aerial waterfowl survey, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Deer of the Year
Bosco hunter downs big Mississippi 13-point
Chase Evans didn’t have much time to react when he saw a big heavy-horned deer moving across one of his shooting lanes in Jefferson County, Miss. earlier this year. […]
Deer Hunting
Hunter knocks deer out cold
On the big screen, the Italian Stallion had some epic boxing matches with Apollo Creed, Clubber Lang and Ivan Drago throughout the Rocky movie franchise.[…]
Deer of the Year
172-inch deer down in Catahoula Parish
Kyle Adams hunts with 25 other members in Catahoula Parish on a 2,800-acre club near Harrisonburg.[…]
Columns
Late-season reflections
As we go into 2017, most of us have had the good fortune of sitting quietly alone multiple times this season in the Deep South winter woods.[…]
Alligator
Check out video of giant Florida gator
Where’s Troy Landry when you need him?
The star of Swamp People on the History Channel would probably have loved to fill a tag with the giant gator that was captured on video Sunday east of Tampa, Fla.[…]
Deer of the Year
Holden hunter drills big Livingston Parish 12-point
Bankston’s buck sets club record, green scores 158 inches[…]
Deer Hunting
4 Louisiana prison guards accused of 26 illegal deer kills in Mississippi
Four Louisiana prison guards are accused of illegally killing 26 deer in Mississippi, according to media reports.[…]
Deer of the Year
Former players help retired football coach find Bienville 10-point
Joey Pender coached high school football for 33 years, retiring from West Ouachita High School after the season that just ended. […]
Deer of the Year
Chattering squirrel alerts hunter to 171-inch buck
When a hunter is on a deer stand, the presence of noisy squirrels can sometimes be a big distraction. […]
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Farts and Bubbles: Hunt like a champ
When the Notre Dame football players leave the locker room and head for the field they pass under a sign that reads, “Play like a champion today.”[…]
Deer of the Year
New Orleans hunter drills 163-inch Mississippi buck
Long before Marni Demelo ever saw a trophy Mississippi 10-pointer making its way through the woods Saturday, she heard it coming — thanks to the frigid conditions the region experienced during last weekend’s cold snap.[…]
Deer of the Year
Unconventional hunter fools big Natchitoches Parish 10-point
There are all sorts of deer hunters.
Some (like yours truly) love to sit in a comfortable box stand overlooking a lush food plot or corn feeder. While waiting for a deer to walk out, we’ve even been known to take along a radio to catch the action if an LSU game is on.[…]
News Breaker
Duck hunters survive capsizing in frigid Mississippi River Saturday
After a weekend duck hunt that nearly ended with catastrophe in the cold waters of the Mississippi River, Matt Grabert called Saturday’s experience “the scariest thing I’ve ever been through.[…]