Hunting
Day 6 PlotWatcher Pro
The Day 6 PlotWatcher Pro can be used to determine the activity level, and even health, of the deer on your land. You will be able to watch deer grow, literally, before your eyes.[…]
Hunting
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Protecting Louisiana’s wild turkeys
Reestablishing wild turkeys in Louisiana was one of the department’s success stories unfolding during my career. Being there to see turkeys return and being able to contribute to the effort were job benefits from my prospective.[…]
Columns
Our kids are the future of hunting
The proper training of kids to be safe and responsible hunters and gun handlers can be as challenging as it can be rewarding.[…]
News Breaker
Dubach man cited for alleged turkey hunting violations in Union Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Dubach man for alleged turkey hunting and trespassing violations on April 19 in Union Parish, according to a press release.[…]
Sidebars
Youth turkey-hunting shotgun recommendations
It’s hard to beat a youth 20-gauge for a young hunter in any shotgun application.[…]
Sidebars
Ground blinds prefect for turkey hunting
I can’t emphasize enough the importance of a ground blind.[…]
Hog Hunting
LDWF investigating allowing recreational hunters to serve as helicopter gunners to help reduce feral hog population
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is currently working with Texas Parks and Wildlife to investigate developing a program that would allow recreational hunters in Louisiana the opportunity to pay and serve as gunners on helicopter flights to help reduce the state’s feral hog population.[…]
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Forage plantings critical for deer
In the movie Groundhog Day, Bill Murray was stuck in time on a cold winter’s day that would never end. While the cold weather this year made for a great deer season, this winter in Louisiana has been one that seemed like it too would never end.[…]
Hog Hunting
Hog hunting — airboat style
In tonight’s episode of Sportsman TV, host Greg Hackney travels to Violet for an airboat hunt to take down some feral hogs in the marsh.[…]
Hunting
LWFC approves various upcoming hunting seasons, rules and regs
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approved both the 2014-16 hunting season dates and the 2014-15 general and Wildlife Management Area rules and regulations, including some modifications to deer area boundaries, according to a press release. […]
News Breaker
Six Louisiana chapters crack DU’s Top 100 for 2013
Six Louisiana chapters made the 2013 Ducks Unlimited Top 100 list as some of the organization’s best fundraisers, according to a press release.[…]
Hunting
Monterey man pleads guilty to killing Louisiana black bear, LDWF says
Duell Moreland pleaded guilty on April 3 to illegally killing a Louisiana black bear in Concordia Parish last November, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
News Breaker
Maurepas Swamp bullfrog has ‘secret surprise inside’
Forrest Gump might say that cleaning bullfrogs is like opening a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re going to get.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
TriStar Raptor ATAC Turkey Shotgun
TriStar Arms has released their new Raptor ATAC Turkey shotgun patterned in Mossy Oak Break Up camouflage. It features a picatinny rail and ghost ring mounted sight, a fixed pistol grip and a fiber optic bridge front sight.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Flextone’s Lightning Crow
The Lightning Crow from Flextone Game Calls produces ultra-realistic, natural sounds that can be heard for miles.[…]
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Young turks — Tips for youth turkey hunting
Twelve-year-old Dane Humbles tightened his grip on the shotgun and sighted down the barrel as the big gobbler closed the distance in a quick trot.[…]