Deer of the Year
Passing on cull buck gives doctor crack at trophy
Dr. Joey Barrios, a general surgeon in Lafayette, took a 198-inch trophy buck at his Corbett Farms hunting club in Avoyelles Parish.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Deer of the Year
Last year’s cull buck; this year’s trophy
On the afternoon of Oct. 29, Shawn Key took a trophy buck at his Union Parish hunting club that was once considered a cull buck.[…]
Deer of the Year
Teen skips trick or treat; collects trophy buck
Daniel Chautin of Arnaudville skipped trick or treating with his friends and ended up killing a 13-point buck on Oct. 31 in St. Landry Parish. […]
Crappie/Bream
Lafourche Parish man hooks huge sac-a-lait in Lake Verret
When Dickie Daigle set out to fish on Oct. 1 with his friend Glenn Landry, he didn’t think he’d end up with a 4.2 pound sac-a-lait.[…]
Deer of the Year
Brallier battles high winds for trophy buck
Ben Brallier killed a 14-point Concordia Parish buck on the afternoon of Oct. 29 that scored a whopping 172 5/8 inches of antler.[…]
Deer of the Year
Friends down trophy bucks on same day at same club
Two outstanding bucks were taken at Hooks and Horns hunting club in Jackson Parish by best friends on the same day.[…]
Newsletters
True blue: Rare crab caught near Morgan City
Thane Aucoin of Morgan City caught this rare blue crab off his dock in Lake Palourde with leftover speckled trout bait.[…]
Deer of the Year
Johnson downs big 9-point Sabine Parish buck
On Oct. 27, Beau Johnson used his time off work to take a big 9-point buck at Goodson Creek hunting club in Sabine Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Blood trailing dogs find Guillot’s trophy buck
Elm Grove’s Rick Guillot has a pair of four legged friends to thank for locating a big buck he arrowed on Oct. 24 in Red River Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Wallace downs Caldwell Parish brute
Bob Wallace of Choudrant killed a giant 9-point buck on his 450-acre plot in Caldwell Parish on October 21.[…]
Deer of the Year
Stars align for young Choudrant deer hunter
Gray Worthey with his 14-point Hogue Island buck shot during the opening week of bow season. The big buck scored 170.[…]
Deer of the Year
Bordelon downs 16-point buck on postage stamp-sized plot
Walt Bordelon took this 225-pound, 16-point buck on October 19 behind his home in Moreauville in Avoyelles Parish.[…]
Newsletters
Black grouper weighs almost double the previous state record
Cole Thurman caught a giant black grouper with Down the Bayou Charters that weighed 106.3 pounds, nearly doubling the state record.[…]
Newsletters
Potential No. 2 mutton snapper in the state
On a September trip with Down the Bayou Charters, Lisa Schlitzkus hooked a 20-pound mutton snapper, the potential No. 2 in the state.[…]
Geese
How ‘bout 3 specklebellies?
Hunters chasing specklebelly geese will now have the opportunity to take up to three per person, up from the longtime daily limit of two.[…]
Deer of the Year
Third time does the trick on velvet monster
Chris Felder of Ethel killed a massive 10-point velvet buck with his bow on October 1, 2020 in West Feliciana Parish.[…]