Columns
Grunts, gobbles and whistles? Bobwhites responding to habitat work
If the quail keep multiplying on our property I might need to add another call sound to the column title.[…]
Hunting
Deer of the Year
Madison Parish 13-pointer arrowed on opening day
The only thing better than getting off of work early is getting off of work early on the opening day of bow season — and Cody Landrem made his time off count when he stuck a big 13-point in velvet last Thursday on family property in Madison Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big 10-point goes down in Atchafalaya Basin
Barret Fritscher is a guy who readily admits he usually takes pretty good care of his hunting equipment — especially his BowTech RPM 360 bow.[…]
Hunting
Caddo Parish committee shoots down proposed subdivision rifle ordinance
In packed chambers Monday night, a Caddo Commission committee voted down a proposed ordinance that would have restricted where rifles could be fired around subdivisions in the parish, according to media reports.[…]
News Breaker
Extremely rare albino fox squirrel killed on Richard K. Yancey WMA
Shane Vidrine was just happy to be in the woods again hunting squirrels Sunday morning, the second day of Louisiana’s season.[…]
News Breaker
New zone map boundaries could mean big changes for Louisiana duck hunters
The entire Southeast Louisiana coast — including all of Lafourche Parish — would move into the East Zone for 2016, and large swaths of rice fields in Vermilion, Acadia and Jeff Davis Parishes currently in the Coastal Zone would also move into the East Zone next season if proposed waterfowl hunting zone boundaries are ultimately approved by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission at their next meeting on Nov. 5.[…]
Hog Hunting
Crowley hunter downs 549-pound wild hog in Acadia Parish
Jason Mire installed a new box stand this summer so he could bow hunt on his lease near Egan, and started putting out corn early in August in anticipation of Area 10’s season opener on Sept. 19.[…]
Deer Hunting
Top 4 taxidermy tips to ensure a quality deer mount
Wade Wolkart of with Wade’s Taxidermy in Denham Springs shares a few tips to help ensure you get a mount you’ll be proud of.[…]
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Perfect Timing — What’s the best time to plant food plots?
When former Louisiana Sportsman editor Todd Masson and I first started managing my property in Washington Parish for better deer hunting, our number one objective was to put in food plots.[…]
Deer Hunting
Grounded — How to build a ground blind
A ground blind is a good choice for a deer hunter who finds the perfect spot — that doesn’t feature the perfect stand tree.[…]
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A softer approach to deer hunting
Artie’s cousin Cliff was seriously pumped, despite the LSU-Auburn disaster unfolding on Doc’s mega-screen TV.[…]
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Hiding in plain sight — D’Arbonne NWR is an overlooked hunting jewel
John Hanks waded the shallow, flooded hardwood bottom off Point Road, hopeful of a successful morning duck hunt. He wasn’t disappointed.[…]
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Bowed up — How to deer hunt with a longbow
Like most of his young friends decades ago, Gary Pat Craig went to the Saturday afternoon movies at the Don Theater in Alexandria to watch popular shoot-em-up Westerns.[…]
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Cover: October 2015
Opening day is finally here, and we give you everything you need to put yourself in position for an early score.[…]
Hunting
Top 3 safety tips for hunters encountering Louisiana black bears
Just because you’ve never encountered a bear in the woods before while out on a hunt, that doesn’t mean it won’t ever happen.[…]
Hunting
Proposed Caddo Parish ordinance would restrict rifle usage
A proposed ordinance that would restrict where rifles could be fired around subdivisions in Caddo Parish has the attention of hunters in the area, according to media reports. […]