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Sportsman Mallard T
The latest Sportsman T-shirt line includes this shirt made exclusively for duck hunters. The long-sleeved T-shirt is made of high-quality performance cotton and features a flying mallard across the back.[…]
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Deer Hunting
Whitetail Ale
Whitetail Ale from Wildgame Innovations is the first fermented attractant on the market, blending real oats, barley and wheat. Its strong scent lures deer from great distances while the great taste creates a habit-forming need they can’t deny.[…]
Deer of the Year
8th grader downs Catahoula Parish 12-point
Hunting tradition dictates that fathers pass the knowledge they’ve acquired from years of experience in the field down to their sons, who years later repeat the same process for their own kids.[…]
Deer of the Year
Cattle farmer takes down Union Parish 10-point
When you talk to Jarad Riser about getting an animal to maturity, that discussion will most likely be about livestock. […]
Hunting
Sportsman TV: All about bowhunting
If it can be hunted with a bow and arrow in Louisiana, it’s featured in this episode of Sportsman TV.[…]
Deer of the Year
Lafayette hunter drills Bienville Parish 8-pointer
When bow season opened in Area 2 on Oct. 1, the clock started ticking for Nikki Gaspard.[…]
Deer of the Year
Fourth grader downs Winn Parish 13-pointer
For the past four years, Ronnie Ables has been after a particularly impressive buck that has been hanging around the 130-acre lease near his home in Winn Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Lafayette hunter busts big Concordia Parish 8-point
Swirling winds earlier this month almost cost Carter Duval a shot at a 150-inch plus 8-point buck — his biggest ever with a bow — but just when the 18-year-old from Lafayette thought he was going to get busted, the hunting gods apparently looked down and smiled.[…]
Hog Hunting
Public Rambling: Atchafalaya Delta WMA yields exciting hog hunt
The eagerly awaited bow season has begun, and I have already made several hunts down at the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area.[…]
Deer of the Year
Perfect 8-point goes down in Beauregard Parish
When it comes to hunting and killing big bucks, everything pretty much hinges on fate.[…]
Hunting
2015 Youth Hunter of the Year registration open now
If you’re a Louisiana hunter 15 or under who enjoys being in the outdoors and can write a story about your experience, you just might be selected as the 2015 Youth Hunter of the Year.[…]
Columns
Settling the score: How bucks are officially measured and scored
Just like every other hunter, I am overjoyed at the arrival of fall and another hunting season. We wait all summer for our favorite time of year, and when it finally arrives the hunt is on.[…]
Deer Hunting
Bowhunter greeted by timber rattler in Bienville Parish deer stand
Over the years, seasoned deer hunters have experienced any number of unwelcome guests in their stands, including ever-present wasps, some squirrels, maybe a coon or two and perhaps even an owl, among others. […]
Hunting
Double up on deer, squirrels
Theodore Roosevelt called shooting small game while hunting big game the cardinal sin for hunters.[…]
Columns
My approach to camera surveillance
Comparing where we are these days regarding surveillance of whitetail deer with where things were back 15 to 20 years ago is somewhat like comparing a WWI biplane to a modern fighter jet.[…]
Deer Hunting
Debunking the spike rule when deer hunting
Hunters interested in improving the quality of bucks in their herds often make mistakes when it comes to which deer need to be culled.[…]