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Don’t get stuck in a duck-hunting rut
Sometimes, late-season ducks will kick you right out of your duck blind. If you are paying attention.[…]
Hunting
Deer Hunting
Hunting journals prove simple is best approach
Warren Womack keeps detailed journals from virtually every hunt he’s ever been on. He records where he hunted, the date and time, any deer seen and weather conditions — with the occasional accompanying photographs or video.[…]
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Duck boys grew up
The first time I wrote about Matt Laird and Matthew Turner, they were sophomores in high school — both standout prep athletes and excellent students.[…]
Deer Hunting
Target nuttall oaks for late-season success
Warrent Womack is always on the lookout for mast-bearing trees during deer season. Any seasoned deer hunter knows the affinity between whitetails and acorns during the fall and winter.[…]
Hunting
Making a fast flintlock
One of the challenges a hunter faces when hunting with a flintlock is maintaining his aim through the slight delay between the ignition of the pan powder and the barrel.[…]
Hunting
Black powder or substitute?
While Pyrodex and other substitutes might burn cleaner, Danny Jones advises using authentic black powder in a flintlock to ensure the pan flashes.[…]
Deer Hunting
Free Resources at QDMA.com
Although QDMA will offer suggestions and give presentations on forming local cooperatives, there are a few things hunters can go ahead and do if they’re not quite ready to go that far just yet.[…]
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Richard K. Yancey WMA is a hunter’s paradise
Chuck Wilkins is from Denham Springs, but he spends as much time as possible hunkered down at his hunting camp south of Deer Park.[…]
Hunting
Lock, stock and barrel
The flintlock musket was common on the early American frontier, and settlers’ lives often depended on it. As a result, flintlock terminology has become part of our everyday language.[…]
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About Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area
Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area is big, with its 69,806 acres sprawling nearly 30 miles north to south between the Mississippi and Red rivers.[…]
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Todd Fitzmorris aka “Coot”
Todd Fitzmorris, who is known as “Coot” when posting reports on the LouisianaSportsman.com forum, has been prowling the marshes of Southeast Louisiana since the age of 15.[…]
Hog Hunting
Hog busters — How Louisiana Wild Hog Removal operates
A few years ago a group of eight hunters formed Louisiana Wild Hog Removal LLC to hunt, kill and remove feral hogs from other people’s property.[…]
Deer Hunting
Coushatta man cited for alleged deer hunting violations
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Coushatta man for alleged deer hunting violations on Jan. 7 in Red River Parish.[…]
News Breaker
DU celebrates more than 5 million acres conserved in United States
Since 1984, Ducks Unlimited has successfully conserved more than 5 million acres of waterfowl habitat in the United States, according to a release.[…]
Deer of the Year
Natchitoches hunter downs 11-point Red River Parish buck
Mike Waters started rattling for big bucks last year with some success, and decided to employ the same tactic when he hunted an old cutover near Coushatta in Red River Parish on the cold, cloudy afternoon of Dec. 29.[…]
Deer of the Year
Coyotes prompt quick decision on 170-class buck
Mark Cappel of Pineville makes his living working in the oil and gas industry in Alaska, so he doesn’t get to hunt his family’s land in Rapides Parish very often.[…]