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Cover: November 2016
With the deer season in high gear, it’s time to buckle down and put some meat in the freezer.[…]
Hunting
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Top Guns — Duck-hunting guides share the secrets to their success
Archer Daniels looked up at the ducks, grabbed the Haydel duck call and blew hard as he could.[…]
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Cage Rattler — Tips to rattle up a big buck
Teenage boys have a saying they sometimes use to express an understanding that they will put their fraternal friendships ahead of any teenage girls who might try to come between them.[…]
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Public prospects — Top 5 WMAs for duck hunting
Backlit faintly by the early morning glow, they came as we’d hoped. Silhouettes — large and deliberate, and small and acrobatic — bombarded our spread.[…]
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November: It’s special
November means one thing to most bowhunters: It’s time to hunt white-tailed deer.[…]
Hunting
ECHO1 Thermal Reflex Sight
The ECHO1 Thermal Reflex Sight from Sig Sauer-Electro Optics fuses the fast target acquisition and simplicity of a reflex sight with the latest in thermal imaging technology.[…]
Hunting
Field & Stream Outpost XL 17’ Ladder Stand
The Field & Stream Outpost XL 17’ Ladder Stand is ideal for the larger-framed hunter or the hunter who appreciates more room.[…]
Deer of the Year
Ninth-grader drills DeSoto Parish 9-point
Randy Marks has traveled upstate to DeSoto Parish to his Dolet Hills hunting lease for years. […]
Deer of the Year
BR hunter sticks 14-point stud in Mississippi
Andy Balentine had his sights set on a nice 8-point he’d been seeing regularly on his trail cam at the Amite River Sportsman’s Club property in Liberty, Miss. […]
Deer of the Year
Calcasieu Parish produces awesome 10-pointer
When you think of a place in Louisiana known for producing lots of redfish, speckled trout and flounder — that’s also a magnet for ducks and geese — Calcasieu Parish would probably definitely be on your list. […]
Deer of the Year
Hineston hunter nails giant 13-point in Vernon Parish
Garrett Freeman was a little out of his comfort zone in his box stand last Friday afternoon around 6 p.m.[…]
News Breaker
New zone boundaries in effect for 2016-17 waterfowl season, LDWF says
Louisiana duck hunters — especially those in the southwest and northwest parts of the state — need to be aware that new zone boundaries will be in effect when waterfowl season opens next month. […]
Deer of the Year
16-point ‘backyard buck’ downed in Vernon Parish
George Mason has had his eyes on an impressive Vernon Parish buck since June, and earlier this month brought the big deer down — without even reaching his stand.[…]
Deer of the Year
Monroe hunter sticks big 10-point in East Carroll Parish
Most hunters have to purchase their feed from a feed store, but Grady Brown grows his own.[…]
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Feral hogs on the loose
On July 28, the Louisiana Departments of Agriculture and Forestry and Wildlife and Fisheries hosted a meeting in Mansura.[…]
Deer of the Year
Case of mistaken identity in Vernon Parish results in 13-point buck
Hunting in a heavy fog the morning of Oct. 13, Shane Rachal, shot what he thought was a big 11-point buck his trail cameras had identified since summer.[…]