Deer of the Year
Five running buddies key Gaspard to big buck
Nikki Gaspard killed an 11-point Bienville Parish buck that always had five does accompanying him on Jan. 23.[…]
Hunting
Deer of the Year
Calhoun woman drops big Madison Parish trophy
Kim Greer of Calhoun killed a 240-pound, 11-point trophy buck while at her hunting club in Madison Parish on Jan. 16.[…]
Deer of the Year
Deer of the Year 2020-21
Since deer season cranked up last fall, Louisiana Sportsman has detailed the stories of almost 60 big bucks harvested across the Bayou State.[…]
Deer of the Year
He thought it was a big 10, but a trophy 8-point will do
An avid bowhunter, Joey Woodard of Rosepine took this big Natchitoches Parish 8-point buck with his bow on Jan. 22.[…]
Deer Hunting
Plant food plots late, love them year-round
Winter grasses, clovers and chickory planted late in the winter can give your deer herd a jump-start on spring growth.[…]
Deer of the Year
Two trophy bucks taken from same stand 15 years apart
Hunter Bordelon killed a 12-point Avoyelles Parish brute on the same box stand that he took another trophy fifteen years earlier.[…]
Deer of the Year
Bossier City hunter kills huge 10-point buck
When Colton Kyle of Bossier City got his first look at a big 10-point buck he’d been observing on trail cams for two years, he wasted no time, killing the deer with one shot.[…]
Newsletters
Duck season met expectations
Most Louisiana hunters have shared similar experiences this season, with low duck numbers and only spotty successes.[…]
Deer Hunting
Reader Report: Catahoula Parish trophy
Tyler Bowen of Lafayette took a 8-point Catahoula Parish trophy buck that scored 145 3/8 gross with his bow.[…]
Deer Hunting
Foti family scores “trifecta” at Winter Quarters
The Foti family from Lafayette scored an impressive “triple play” Dec. 18 in Tensas Parish, downing three bucks.[…]
Columns
Plant trees for your deer
A good forest survey or inventory will tell you what trees make up your forest and what species you might want to plant for deer.[…]
Ducks
Duck, duck…snow
Cole Barthel and a group of Simmons’ Sporting Goods hunters limited out the morning of Jan. 11 hunting in the rare north Louisiana snow.[…]
Deer of the Year
Buck eludes brother-in-law; sister-in-law gets him
Kylie Brown took down a 12-point trophy buck her brother-in-law had been after near her home in Richland Parish on December 22.[…]
Hunting
LWFC approves notice of intent for hunting regs, seasons and WMA rules for 2021-22
The LWFC adopted notices of intent for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 hunting seasons, at its January meeting Jan. 7 in Baton Rouge.[…]
Deer of the Year
Fears buck too small; 17-point rack calls for relief
Hunting on 600 acres of family land in Madison Parish, Melissa McKinley killed a 17-point Madison Parish buck on Dec. 12.[…]
Hog Hunting
Trophy feral hog “Mr. T” meets his demise in Marion
Matt Talbert was hunting on the Struttin’ Buck Hunting Club when he killed a nearly 300-pound big hog nicknamed Mr. T.[…]