Deer Hunting
No Christmas buck for me
I mentioned last week that I thought the deer breeding in the Clinton area should be in full swing over the next two weeks. Last Wednesday I had a single buck move into the drain I was set up in.[…]
Hunting
Hunting
Hunting seasons in nine Southeast Louisiana parishes re-opens
Hunting seasons in nine Southeast Louisiana parishes reopened today, although deer hunters will be restricted to shooting only bucks until further notice, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Deer Hunting
Giles Island treat
Starting the back half of my six-day hunt at Giles Island, it rained all day. We got in a funnel stand at 3 pm due to a lightning delay. It was still raining the next day as we arrived at our climbing tree, and already there was a 17-inch, 3-yearr-old 8-pointer eating pecans in the road 80 yards ahead.[…]
Hunting
Another WMA bear killed, making fourth of season
A female Louisiana black bear was found dead by a hunter on Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area in Concordia Parish on Sunday, Dec. 20.[…]
News Breaker
Watefowl survey delayed, tentative outlook improving
The inclement weather recently delayed completion of the monthly waterfowl survey, for which results normally are released at this point, but a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries official said preliminary observations indicate an improving situation.[…]
Deer Hunting
197-inch buck killed in West Baton Parish
Jeremy Horner has killed a lot of deer in his 35 years, and he’s usually chasing the animals hard. But this season he just hasn’t had time.[…]
Hunting
Flooding ends deer hunting in portions of Southeast Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham has issued a declaration of emergency closing all hunting seasons, except waterfowl, effective today in portions of Southeast Louisiana due to flooding.[…]
Deer Hunting
A hunting trip to remember
It was before sunrise on the morning of Sunday, December 13, 2009, when 6-year-old Cullen Edmonston looked at the cover of a hunting magazine and said, “Daddy, I’m going to kill one like that this morning.” Little did they know the statement was soon to be a true one.[…]
Deer Hunting
Claiborne Parish delivers 216 7/8-inch monster
Steve Lewis of Haynesville took some time off during Thanksgiving week with an eye on spending some hours in his duck blind on Corney Lake in Claiborne Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Giles Island deer running wild
I just finished my first of two three-day bowhunts in a row at Giles Island, and it was awesome. The deer started chasing on Dec. 9, and we’ve been seeing chasing activity every day even in the terrible weather.[…]
Deer Hunting
Dealing with pressured WMAs
One of the biggest complaints about hunting public land is that there is too much pressure from other hunters. At times, this can be true depending on the WMA and the season.[…]
Deer Hunting
Vernon Parish produces monster 14-point
Leesville’s Kade Mitchell is known for filling his six-deer limit each hunting season, but he decided it was time to focus when he arrived home from a work trip in October and saw pictures of a big buck on his lease.[…]
Hunting
Pear River WMA to close, except for some waterfowl hunting
The majority of Pearl River Wildlife Management Area will close tomorrow (Dec. 16) because of flooding, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today.[…]
Deer Hunting
Muzzy 85-grain Phantom-MX
Muzzy built the compact and aerodynamic 100-grain Phantom-MX for hunters wanting a traditional style with superior penetration, and it delivered. Now, Muzzy has designed a lighter, faster broadhead option – the new 85-grain Phantom-MX, which features the same unbeatable and superior flight as its larger relative.[…]
Columns
Old-school philosopy
With a weekend off from duck hunting, I decided to look back on recent posts to see what duck hunters are discussing to fill this week’s blog.[…]
Deer Hunting
Clinton area starting to heat up
After sending in my blog last Monday, I headed to Clinton to help the wildlife crew with a project. I had plans to make an evening hunt, but the project work dragged on until about 4 p.m.[…]