Deer Hunting
Hot doe spells doom for big Tensas Parish 8-pointer
A hot doe led a giant Tensas Parish 8-point to its demise on Dec. 4 when Shayne Williams dropped the big 154-inch buck. […]
Hunting
Columns
Here come the ducks
Louisiana’s 2018-19 duck season begins on Nov. 10 in both the West and Coastal Zones. The first segment runs through Dec. 2, and reopens on Dec. 15 for the second split, which ends on Jan. 20. […]
Deer Hunting
Monster 217-inch buck goes down in Mississippi
Heath Hodges recently won something akin to a big buck lottery on the afternoon of Dec. 3, when he downed a giant Magnolia State monster that green-scored more than 217 inches of bone.[…]
Deer Hunting
Two cited for allegedly spotlighting deer in Assumption Parish
Enforcement agents cited two men in Assumption Parish for allegedly spotlighting deer near Labadieville on Dec. 2, according to the LDWF.[…]
Ducks
Rare duck shot in Big Branch NWR
Whatever the reason — from flooded corn fields up north, milder winters or any number of conspiracy theories floating around online — duck hunters in the Bayou State just haven’t seen masses of birds migrating to Louisiana’s dissolving wetlands compared to just a few generations ago.
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Deer Hunting
Monroe hunter sneaks giant Davis Island 10-pointer
BIll Harvey snuck onto a oak flat on Davis Island, and wound up shooting the biggest buck he’d ever laid eyes on. […]
Deer Hunting
Long walk results in big 11-point public land buck
A long hike into the Tensas National Wildlife Refuge produced a big public lands 11-point buck for Lake Charles’ Billy Bergeron. […]
Columns
Don’t ‘kick’ the bucket
A good 5-gallon bucket has multiple uses as hunting season cranks up this fall. […]
Deer Hunting
Prep for success in the second half of deer season
How to make any necessary adjustments and change up your game plan to have success during the second half of Louisiana’s deer season.[…]
Ducks
Hunting flooded timber for ducks in Louisiana
Although it’s not as prevalent as it once was, flooded timber still provides Louisiana’s hunters with plenty of opportunities to fill their straps.[…]
Ducks
How to set up your duck decoys
Dekes are probably the most important controllable factor for the average hunter. Here’s how to set ‘em up — so you can shoot ‘em down.[…]
Ducks
Seven keys to duck hunting success
Decoy rules from Creighton Ward. […]
Deer Hunting
Creating mock scrapes to hunt white-tail deer
Creating mock scrapes is a great way to provoke a big buck into shooting range — here’s how to get it done and put a big deer into your crosshairs.[…]
Deer Hunting
Church Point business bottles fresh doe-in-heat urine
Anglers would be the first to tell you that fresh is best. I mean, who wants to eat freezer-burned speckled trout fillets a year after they were caught?[…]
Deer Hunting
Making the big bucks
The past several seasons, big buck contests and social media posts have exploded with impressive photos of true trophy bucks, more than most anyone can remember in the recent past. […]
Deer Hunting
Cashing in on big bucks
Pam Streeter works in the banking business, and she plays in the woods. But she’ll tell you the same principles for making “big bucks” apply in both worlds.[…]