Deer Hunting
The tale of two hunters
While science can provide many answers, there is no substitute for actual time spent in the woods observing deer.[…]
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Deer Hunting
Two Port Barre men arrested for deer hunting violations on Sherburne WMA
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested two Port Barre men on Monday after allegedly finding a dead deer concealed in the back seat of their pickup truck, according to a press release.[…]
Deer of the Year
New Iberia hunter downs 140-inch Arkansas buck
Jennifer Broussard was pretty pleased with how her morning hunt had gone on Nov. 13 — less than two hours in, and she had already taken down a nice doe that would tip the scales at 110 pounds.[…]
Deer of the Year
Leaving stand almost costs Ruston hunter big 9-point
Last year’s flooding on the Mississippi River cut Lane Cox’s deer season short, so the Ruston hunter was just happy to be in his stand on the 7,000-acre Winter Quarters Hunting Club in Tensas Parish on Saturday morning, Dec. 10.[…]
Deer Hunting
Apex Predator: Keep updated on new rules for national wildlife refuges
National wildlife refuges have great hunting opportunities, but every hunter should be sure to keep up with new regulation changes each season. […]
News Breaker
One hunt yields two banded woodies on Lacassine Bayou
Tim Clark started duck hunting with a 20-gauge Remington 870 Express Magnum when he was just 10 years old, and finally shot his first and only banded duck — a mallard hen — back in 2005. […]
Deer of the Year
140-class buck downed in Des Allemands
When Matt Caire woke up Friday morning, the thought of heading out to his deer stand in the marsh near Des Allemands wasn’t that appealing, but he decided to make the trip because the rut was in high gear.[…]
Columns
It’s time for a meat hunt
In December, seasons are open for most game species, so it is time for a hunter to put some meat in the freezer.[…]
Deer of the Year
Potential state record buck killed in Madison Parish
Charlie Lusco spent all day Dec. 1 putting out more than 20 game cameras covering about 3,000 acres on Diamond Island in search of a giant 5-year-old 11-point that topped the property’s 2016-17 hit list.[…]
News Breaker
Rare South American ringed teal shot near Pecan Island
When Taylor Broussard and a couple of buddies went out for a duck hunt near Pecan Island, he was the only one who reacted when a teal buzzed their boat blind early on the morning of Dec. 1.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big 10-point goes down on Tensas River NWR
Casey Brewer parlayed an October squirrel hunting trip on Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge — when he did a little deer scouting as well — into the public lands buck of a lifetime after downing a heavy-horned 10-point on Nov. 25.[…]
Deer Hunting
Two convicted felons arrested for spotlighting deer, LDWF says
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested two convicted felons in Washington Parish last weekend for allegedly spotlighting deer near Franklinton, according to a news release.[…]
Deer of the Year
65-year quest ends with Caldwell Parish 13-point
They say good things come to those who wait.
In the case of James Curry Stuart, it took 65 years, but the wall-hanger buck he’s been after since he was child finally materialized on Nov. 19 in Caldwell Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big 14-point nicknamed ‘Handlebars’ arrowed on Hogue Island
It’s not often that a hunter who shoots a 170-class deer gets more excited to find a 6-inch piece of antler than the actual animal itself, but that’s exactly what happened with Heath Clement and a unique Hogue Island buck nicknamed “Handlebars.”[…]
Deer Hunting
Raceland man cited for alleged deer violations
A 53-year-old Raceland man was cited last weekend for alleged deer violations by enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in Lafourche Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Port Hudson hunter downs heavy-horned 12-point from 420 yards
Chris Evans is moving to a new house near Jackson, leaving behind a 40-acre tract of family land near Port Hudson where he’s done a lot of deer hunting over the years.[…]