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Whitetail beginnings — History of deer hunting in Louisiana
The whitetail is the oldest deer species in the world, but it has not always thrived in Louisiana.[…]
Hunting
Hunting
Mud Buddy Sport V
The new Mud Buddy Sport V Shallow Water Marine Outboard is the toughest, fastest and most powerful mud motor built today.[…]
Hunting
Barnett Brotherhood Crossbow
Weighing in at only 7 pounds, the Barnett Brotherhood Crossbow produces speeds up to 350 fps with 109 feet/pounds of kinetic energy. Its lightweight composite stock has a high-definition Realtree Xtra finish and its Magnesium STR riser sports a 7/8-inch Picatinny Rail for attaching accessories.[…]
Columns
Tales from the camp
Fervent Rainwater shifted his cud as I walked up to the camp porch, and spit a long stream of Skoal between the paws of Ol’ Blue, the redbone hound lying at his feet.[…]
Columns
Lessons learned the hard way
We are all products of, and are shaped by, our individual collection of lifelong experiences and lessons, both good and bad.[…]
News Breaker
Divided Supreme Court rules against ‘straw’ gun purchases
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a federal law that makes it a crime for one person to buy a gun for another without disclosing that fact on the federal purchase form.[…]
News Breaker
More days, earlier opening-day hunts expected in 2014-15 dove season
The 2014-15 dove season is expected to include an opening day that begins a half hour before sunrise instead of the traditional noon kick-off when the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approves the season structure next month.[…]
Columns
Time for some bayou browsing
While hunters generally believe there can never be too many deer, the fact is that habitat can support only so many animals.[…]
News Breaker
2015 Louisiana Duck Stamp competition to feature blue-winged teal
Blue-winged teal will be featured on the 2015 Louisiana Duck Stamp, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is encouraging artists to submit original artwork for the competition.[…]
Deer of the Year
Archer’s 16-pointer officially scores 200 1/8 inches Boone and Crockett
Jason Archer’s huge 16-point buck taken last November in Concordia Parish landed at No. 22 in the state record books after officially measuring 200 1/8 inches Boone and Crockett, according to the state’s deer program leader. […]
News Breaker
Duck breeding ground conditions excellent now in southern Saskatchewan, Reynolds says
On a recent auditing trip to monitor Ducks Unlimited’s efforts to restore wetlands in Saskatchewan, Louisiana’s waterfowl study leader was encouraged by both the number of birds and the habitat conditions he witnessed firsthand.[…]
Hunting
Cabela’s Wildlife & Land Management
Cabela’s has established a new Wildlife & Land Management product category featuring compact tractors and tractor attachments, food-plot seed, game cameras, game feeders and ATVs/UTVs to offer a complete wildlife habitat and land-management product solution to its customers.[…]
Hunting
Lease bids and lottery applications currently being accepted for houseboat mooring sites at Pass-a-Loutre WMA
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is accepting bids and lottery applications for five available houseboat mooring sites at Pass-a-Loutre Wildlife Management Area in Plaquemines Parish. […]
Hog Hunting
Taking down hogs — airboat style
In what Greg Hackney likened to “a carnival ride with a shotgun,” the Sportsman TV host recently traveled to Violet for an airboat hunt to take down some feral hogs in the marsh.[…]
Columns
Innovative sentencing
Wildlife enforcement agents don’t follow every case as it works it’s way through the justice system. Penalties for minor offenses such as fishing without a license or the various boating infractions are usually handled as bond forfeiture or a fine amount listed in the statute: The offender pays the fine to the sheriff’s office in the parish where the offense occurred, and that’s the end of it. […]
Columns
Am I falling apart?
One day back in early March, being in a bit of a rush, I leaned my back against the closet door jamb to pull on a pair of socks. Knowing better, but refusing to acknowledge the physical cautions that come with age, I pulled on my left sock in one quick motion as I stood balanced on my right foot.[…]