Deer of the Year
Public land monster goes down on Boeuf WMA
Andrew Beach landed this 20-point buck at Boeuf Wildlife Management Area after his friend took him under his wing and taught him the area.[…]
Hunting
Deer of the Year
Scrabble game interrupted by big 14-point Catahoula Parish buck
Jacob Cater and his wife, Tiffany, were engrossed in a game of smart phone Scrabble when a huge Catahoula Parish buck interrupted the fun. […]
Deer of the Year
Strict management produces big Sabine Parish buck
Chet Bolton killed an 11-point buck at his hunting club in Sabine Parish where members are committed to strict management of the deer.[…]
Deer Hunting
The Washington family’s deer hunting success
Spending time in the Union Parish woods has been beneficial to the Washington family’s deer hunting success.[…]
Contents
Mastering the marsh
Pursuing bucks in the marshes of Louisiana isn’t for the faint of heart. But tough, uncomfortable conditions weed out lots of hunters, and just about any deer is a trophy.[…]
Fishing
Top 10 stories of 2018
We researched the archives of LouisianaSportsman.com and came up with the 10 most compelling stories of the year.[…]
Deer of the Year
Possible cull buck turns into 12-point Concordia Parish trophy
Zack Calhoun let a buck with a messed up rack walk last season, then took it down this year after it blossomed into a 12-point Concordia Parish monster.[…]
Features
Specklebelly goose hunting
Tips, tactics and blind construction pointers to successfully hunt specklebelly geese in Southwest Louisiana. […]
Deer Hunting
Long drive pays off with big Bienville Parish buck
Larry Louviere and his son Nick teamed up to take down a giant Bienville Parish 9-point. […]
Deer Hunting
CRP land yields big 11-point Richland Parish buck
Brent Smart’s CRP land paid off big time when he busted a big 11-point buck up in Richland Parish. […]
Deer Hunting
14-pointer nicknamed ‘Picket Fence’ goes down in Concordia Parish
Ben Brallier got a rare second chance on a big 14-point Concordia Parish buck he nicknamed ‘Picket Fence’ on Nov. 18, and made the most of it when he harvested the big deer, which stretched the tape to more than 172 inches of bone. […]
Deer Hunting
How to age white-tailed deer
Dave Moreland, the former deer study leader with Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, wrote a series of “how to” deer-aging instruction columns for Louisiana Sportsman.[…]
Deer Hunting
Wrong gun downs big Lincoln Parish 10-pointer
Kim Adams accidentally brought her husband’s rifle with her to the deer stand — buy still connected from 200 yards and downed a nice Lincoln Parish 10-pointer.[…]
Deer Hunting
Illinois hunter kills possible record-breaking buck
An Illinois hunter may have killed one of the largest bucks ever shot in America. […]
Deer Hunting
Potential new typical state record buck downed in Avoyelles Parish
Rumors of a new typical state deer record are swirling around a majestic 17-point buck Joe McPherson shot on Dec. 9 in Avoyelles Parish. […]
Ducks
LDWF’s aerial survey: Duck numbers down 36 percent compared to last December
The LDWF’s December aerial survey numbers reveal about 1.94 million birds this month, about 32 percent below this month’s long-term average. […]