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Stealth Attack!
I had spent all morning in my chest waders quietly wading through the backwater on my Winn Parish deer lease.[…]
Hunting
Hunting
MVP Series Varmint rifle
The first rifle in the ground-breaking series of varmint and predator bolt-action rifles from Mossberg & Sons, Inc. is the MVP Series Varmint chambered in .5.56mm NATO (.223 Rem).[…]
Deer Hunting
What pirogue to choose?
There are many different models of pirogues on the market, as well as homemade ones, and it is largely a matter of personal choice as to which one to use. I have owned both the Bobcat and Water Moccasin brands, and was happy with both.[…]
Deer Hunting
Safety first
One has to be very careful in a pirogue because life-threatening accidents can happen in a split second. Craig Chandler discovered this several years ago while hunting on Dugdemona River.[…]
Hunting
Upland Odd Fellows
Nothing short of an enigma, the woodcock is truly an oddity and always causes a hunt to stop. Following just about every successful shot at a fleeing bird, everyone in the party seemingly has to look over and ponder the features of this strange fellow. It’s inevitable and always happens.[…]
Deer Hunting
Re-Joyce
Ricky Hano was sneaking through his all-time favorite hunting area back in January 2004 when he spooked a buck. As the mature deer made its escape, the hunter could see the huge set of antlers bobbing up and down.[…]
Deer Hunting
Right rifle
There are a myriad of rifle options for deer hunting, and everyone has their favorite. What likely ranks at the bottom of the list of most of today’s hunters would be the lowly .30-30.[…]
Deer of the Year
200-class Madison Parish buck killed
Corey May was very familiar with a buck that was making its home on his dad’s 3,000-acre Madison Parish farm. Trail cam photos had allowed the 25-year-old May to keep tabs on the deer; he’d shown up on May’s trail cameras for two years prior.[…]
Deer of the Year
Plan B results in Vernon Parish 16-point
Bob Burgess fiddled around with the stand but never could get it situated to his liking, so he opted for Plan B. Sometimes, Plan B works out and sometimes it fizzles.[…]
Deer Hunting
Are bears becoming aggressive at the Atchafalaya Delta WMA?
Shortly after the Big Island at the Atchafalaya Delta WMA opened for deer season, there was a confrontation between a bow hunter and a black bear.[…]
Deer Hunting
Welcome Crowds: Using hunting pressure to help stack up deer
Aaron Toups had laid claim to the stretch of woods around him by nestling in his tree stand long before the first rays of dawn vaulted over the horizon, but he saw something that would make most hunters cringe as the forests around him brightened.[…]
Deer of the Year
Farmerville hunter nails 140-class buck
Farmerville’s Heath Gean has deer hunted for years and had never considered using trail cameras on his 850-acre lease in Union Parish.[…]
Breaking News
Elm Grove hunter kills 223-inch buck while prepping son’s stand
Kevin Johnson was trying to do the right thing the afternoon of Nov. 10 when he walked into the woods on the little 30-acre tract of land he hunts in Elm Grove.[…]
News Breaker
Lots of ducks, few hunters on Biloxi Marsh WMA
Opening day (Nov. 12) of this year’s duck hunting season lived up to the hype in the Biloxi Marsh Wildlife Management Area.[…]
Hunting
Jonesville man killed during apparent hunting accident
A Jonesville man was killed yesterday morning (Nov. 13) while hunting on Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge, the Associated Press has reported.[…]
Breaking News
Ducks flood into Bayou State for west zone season opener
More than 1.8 million ducks have poured into the state for the regular-season opener tomorrow, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said.[…]