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April 13, 2021
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Turkey Hunting

New Products

Ameristep Care Taker Magnum

March 24, 2020 louisianasportsman

Ground blinds are an option many adults are choosing to help keep the young hunters out of the unwavering eyes of a boss gobbler. […]

New Products

Escort Fieldhunter turkey shotgun

March 24, 2020 louisianasportsman

The Escort FieldHunter Turkey shotgun is specifically designed for turkey hunters. It comes with three interchangeable chokes. […]

New Products

Millennium turkey seats

March 24, 2020 louisianasportsman

One of the biggest challenges for turkey hunters setting up on a gobbling tom is being able to sit still for long periods of time. And yes, being comfortable is a key to doing just that. […]

Columns

Jakes: Shoot or not?

March 19, 2020 Dave Moreland

Some veteran turkey hunters would never shoot a jake, but a novice would no doubt be thrilled to bag one. Should you shoot jakes? […]

Features

The little turkey call that could

March 12, 2020 Kinny Haddox

Turkey hunting is perhaps the most-challenging outdoor sport. Cedar Hill’s Little Scratch Box can be the ticket to great turkey hunting. […]

News Breaker

LDWF making leftover turkey lottery hunts available to public

March 4, 2020 From News Reports

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is making available leftover opportunities for WMA turkey lottery hunts. […]

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LDWF accepting applications for WMA lottery turkey hunts and White Lake WCA fishing lottery

January 2, 2020 From News Reports

The LDWF is accepting applications for Wildlife Management Area lottery turkey hunts and the White Lake Wildlife Conservation Area fishing lottery. […]

Columns

The art of reading sign

November 14, 2019 Dave Moreland

Reading sign is as old as hunting. Sign is simply the evidence that game animals and birds leave on the landscape that shows they’ve been around. […]

Deer can swim and often wade out in ponds and lakes to feed on vegetation and will escape to high ground when the Morganza floodway gates are open. The best management activity is simply not to disturb them in the areas where they congregate.
Deer Hunting

What happens to the wildlife when the Morganza floods?

May 24, 2019 Dave Moreland

With the Corps of Engineers considering opening the Morganza Floodway, we take a look at how the opening will affect deer, turkeys, small game and bears. […]

News Breaker

Two men cited for turkey hunting violations in Rapides Parish

May 20, 2019 From News Reports

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited two men for alleged turkey hunting violations on May 16 in Rapides Parish. […]

Hunter Waltman of Kiln, Miss., killed this solid white gobbler on March 17, 2019.
Outdoor Updates

Mississippi hunter kills solid white turkey

May 2, 2019 Brian Cope

Hunter Waltman of Kiln, Miss., killed a solid white gobbler on March 17. By then, he was intimately familiar with the animal. […]

Outdoor Updates

5-year-old crackshot gets turkey on first hunt

April 12, 2019 Anthony Taylor

Five-year-old Hayden Johnson’s grandpa and dad recently brought him turkey hunting for the first time on their club in Jackson Parish and he got a fully plumed, wily tom squarely in the neck from 25 yards away. […]

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Turkey season closed on three WMAs

April 4, 2019 From News Reports

A declaration of emergency has been passed by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) closing the upcoming turkey hunting season on Dewey W. Wills, Grassy Lake and Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Areas due to flooding. […]

Outdoor Updates

Louisiana’s 2019 Turkey Forecast

March 29, 2019 Brian Cope

Who is ready to get into the woods with your back against an oak tree, listening for the early morning calls of a gobbler on the roost? It’s almost time; turkey season is fast approaching for Louisiana hunters. […]

Chose a top-drawer WMA and spend some time in the woods scouting; chances of taking a gobbler are good.
Contents

Top 5 turkey WMAs

March 26, 2019 Jonathan Olivier

Hunting opportunities for wild turkeys abound on public land in Louisiana — five Wildlife Management Areas boast a high hunter-success rate. […]

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Flooding leads to turkey season closure at Richard K. Yancey and Grassy Lake WMAs

March 25, 2019 From News Reports

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced that there would be a closure of the upcoming turkey hunting season in Richard K. Yancey and Grassy Lake Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) due to flooding. […]

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