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Get out and scout
When it comes to early season scouting for bucks with trail cameras, monitoring rubs and rub lines can be a very effective technique.[…]
Hunting
Apex Predator
Apex Predator arrows Colorado mule deer
I set out on my yearly Colorado trip this year with one goal in mind: To harvest a big game animal with my 100-pound war bow. […]
Deer of the Year
West Monroe hunter arrows 10-pointer in Ouachita Parish
About three weeks before bow season opened, Daniel Murray started getting trail camera pictures of a nice 10-point buck on a small wooded patch of property he hunts in Ouachita Parish. […]
Deer Hunting
Until the rut kicks in, keep calling, rattling low key
Rattling during the pre-rut should be understated; you’re just trying to get a traveling buck’s attention, not bring him in for a fight.[…]
Deer Hunting
Scout by ear when acorns fall
Most deer hunters scout with their eyes — either watching through binoculars, looking over trail-camera photos or actually in the woods, searching for deer sign.[…]
Deer Hunting
Learn to tell white oaks from red oaks
Whether it’s deer or squirrels you’re hunting, it’s no secret that you’ll raise your chances of success by putting yourself in the right spot.[…]
Deer of the Year
Cut Off hunter downs 13-point Mississippi brute
As the old saying goes, ‘If at first you don’t succeed, try – try – try again.’[…]
Deer Hunting
Smith’s deer-hunting mentor
In addition to his family, Brad Smith was blessed with a mentor who taught him something about deer hunting more important than any trophy deer. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer hunting is a family affair
Not many second-graders would be excited to move from one end of the state to the other, but it was OK with Brad Smith.[…]
Deer Hunting
Smith’s favorite big-buck gear
A climbing stand, a bow and arrow, and a bag of buck treasures is all Brad Smith needs in his quest of one more trophy deer.[…]
Deer Hunting
Keys to early season bachelor party
Early in the season, bucks still run pretty much together, and it’s not uncommon to see eight to 10 bucks in the same group.[…]
Other Hunting
Top squirrel-hunting tactics
Consistently killing limits of squirrels is no accident, and avid hunter Joe Speyrer puts in a lot of work to ensure he and his sons don’t come home empty handed.[…]
Other Hunting
Taxonomy of Louisiana’s squirrels
There is perhaps no greater source of discussion concerning Louisiana squirrels than identification of species and subspecies ,and their respective color phases.[…]
Deer Hunting
Stick bows growing in popularity
The amount of dedication traditional archery requires and the patience it takes to harvest an animal might dissuade some from trying a stick bow. It’s likely the reason the number of traditional hunters is relatively small.[…]
Deer Hunting
Organizations promote traditional archery
The Southern Traditional Archery Association is committed to the preservation of traditional archery in Mississippi.[…]
Deer Hunting
Longbow or recurve?
For thousands of years the longbow design hasn’t changed much. It’s quite simply a single piece of wood with a string attached at both ends.[…]