Hunting
Advantage Hunting Deluxe Blind
The Deluxe Blind from Advantage Hunting keeps you from being seen, smelled or heard when the opportunity for that perfect shot arrives.[…]
Hunting
NEW PRODUCTS
Final Approach Mallard Feeders
Successful waterfowl hunters understand the importance of having a realistic decoy spread. Ducks and geese see a lot of different presentations during the season and become wary as the hunting pressure increases, making it increasingly important to have a collection of lifelike decoys.[…]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana Whitetails tells how to grow big deer and where to hunt them
I looked across the forest floor, and all I saw was a sea of green. A broken canopy, one of the many lingering remnants of 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, allowed sunlight to beam down to the detritus that is the organic base of every chunk of woods on the planet.[…]
Hunting
Camp Beauregard WMA closing in January to hunting
Hunting on Camp Beauregard Wildlife Management Area will be prohibited Jan. 7-13 because military exercises on the property were recently scheduled for that time, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Hunting
Nikon MONARCH 3 All Terrain Binocular
Nikon has announced an early launch of a new 2012 model into its venerable Monarch ATB family. The all-new MONARCH 3 All Terrain Binocular, available in 10×42 and 8×42 versions, hit the shelves of select retailers in mid-September.[…]
Breaking News
Big Buck Contest kicks off!
The 2011-12 deer season opens tomorrow (Sept. 17) in Southwest Louisiana, and that means that deer will soon be hitting the ground.[…]
Hunting
New Bushnell Legend Ultra HD Compact Binoculars
Overland Park, Kan. — Bushnell Outdoor Products, an industry leader in high-performance optics for more than 60 years, has introduced two new compact models to its Legend Ultra HD binocular line.[…]
Breaking News
Teal numbers down for season opener, biologists predict
Hunters packing up their gear and heading to duck camps for the teal-season opener tomorrow (Sept. 10) will have significantly fewer targets, if Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ estimates from earlier this week are correct.
“The 169,000 blue-winged teal estimated on this survey is 21 percent below last year’s estimate of 215,000 and 32 percent below the long-term average of 248,000,” the official LDWF report reads.[…]
Other Hunting
Tips to avoid dove baiting
Every September, you can take to the bank someone will get busted for shooting doves over a baited field. Not only is this illegal, but it also gives the entire hunting community a black eye.[…]
Breaking News
Youth waterfowl duck hunting allowed on Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge beginning Sept. 10
Portions of Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge will open for the first time to youth waterfowl hunting beginning Saturday (Sept. 10), allowing young hunters to take advantage of the early teal season.
This is the first hunting season opened on the refuge since its establishment in 1990, and youth hunting will be allowed throughout the rest of the teal season and the regular duck season on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.[…]
News Breaker
Two Iota men cited for squirrel-hunting violations
Two Iota men were cited Sept. 1 for allegedly squirrel hunting in western Acadia Parish a month before the season opens, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported today (Sept. 8). Squirrel season doesn’t open until Oct. 1.[…]
Hunting
Elite Spotting Scopes
Overland Park, Kan. — Bushnell brings two new models to the Elite spotting scope line for 2011. Both models are 20-60×80. One with a straight eyepiece and the other with a 45 degree eyepiece.[…]
Apex Predator
Trail cameras makes public-land deer hunting more effective
Setting out trail cameras has become one of my favorite parts of my hunting experience, adding a fun tactical advantage in planning hunts and scouting.[…]
News Breaker
Teal season opener looking good despite Tropical Storm Lee’s visit
Following the usual long offseason, made longer by reports of record numbers of blue-winged teal and stellar habitat conditions along coastal Louisiana, hunters were particularly optimistic heading into this weekend’s teal season kickoff.[…]
Hunting
Bossier Parish sheriff asking help in tracking down vandals
Roads leading hunting camps near Plain Dealing area have been spiked, and the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for public help in finding out who has been carrying out this vandalism since last year, according to news reports.
Bossier Parish Sheriff Larry Deen said more than 20 tires have been damaged in the incidents, the Associated Press reported.[…]
Hunting
Multi-Tree Swing Arm Bow Holder
Hunter’s Specialties® new Multi-Tree Swing Arm Bow Holder is the perfect accessory for hunters who frequently hunt out of several stands during the course of the season.[…]