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July 11, 2025
/Public Rambling

Public Rambling

Deer Hunting

Public Rambling: Peep sight ‘cheaters’ create better view of sight pins

September 27, 2018 Ricky Aucoin

When I find a new product that helps me to become a better hunter, I immediately want to share it with my buddies. […]

Deer Hunting

Public Rambling: Now’s the time for scouting

August 21, 2018 Ricky Aucoin

Let’s get ready to RUMBLE! It’s officially time to put in the preseason work. Get up, get going and get out to your favorite hunting spot for some scouting.[…]

Deer Hunting

Public Rambling: Atchafalaya Delta WMA yields nice 9-point

November 30, 2017 Ricky Aucoin

This deer season started out pretty good for us. My son-in-law Sam Allen took a doe on opening day, and I also arrowed a nice doe in October. But the sightings became few and very far between.[…]

Deer Hunting

Public Rambling: Youth hunt on Atchafalaya Delta WMA

October 31, 2017 Ricky Aucoin

I recently was able to enjoy a new experience: I brought my 8-year-old grandson, Baylor Allen, to the 2017 youth hunt offered by the Atchafalaya Delta WMA. […]

Deer Hunting

Atchafalaya Delta WMA bow kills down sharply for 2016-17

August 22, 2017 Ricky Aucoin

It wasn’t a surprise, but the numbers confirmed what most hunters suspected: This past deer season was one of the worst in history at the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area. […]

Hog Hunting

Public Rambling: Late-season hog success at the Delta

April 5, 2017 Ricky Aucoin

Though we struggled through a down deer season on the Delta, it’s not in our nature to  give up, so we chased after the hogs relentlessly and finally scored on a few big ones late in March. […]

Deer Hunting

Public Rambling: A down deer season on Atchafalaya Delta WMA

March 2, 2017 Ricky Aucoin

Well, it was a tough Atchafalaya Delta WMA bowhunting season for me and my buddy Randy Levingston — in a variety of ways. […]

Deer Hunting

Public Rambling: Scouting time on the Atchafalaya Delta WMA

August 30, 2016 Ricky Aucoin

Well, it’s late summer and the heat is definitely on. It will take some effort and a lot of willpower, but it’s time to get moving. […]

Hog Hunting

Public Rambling: Hog season wrap-up

April 6, 2016 Ricky Aucoin

Hog season has come and gone on the Atchafalaya Delta WMA, and only one more hog was taken by rifle since my last column, when I shot a 75-pounder during the final week of the season. […]

Deer Hunting

Public Rambling: January a tough month for deer on Atchafalaya Delta WMA

February 3, 2016 Ricky Aucoin

Well, as I told you guys on my last blog, January is a tough month to hunt deer on the Atchafalaya Delta WMA. And that turned out to be true for me and my buddies this year. […]

Deer Hunting

Public Rambling: One December hunt yields two bucks at Atchafalaya Delta WMA

January 4, 2016 Ricky Aucoin

When we left off in November, the deer action had slacked off just as quickly as it had begun. But after five blank hunts, the switch finally flipped on again in December. […]

Deer Hunting

Public Rambling: November rut heats up at Atchafalaya Delta WMA

December 1, 2015 Ricky Aucoin

The first six weeks of deer season were brutally slow for us. We saw very few deer, but I was fortunate enough to take a nice hog. Then, suddenly, it was like a switch flipped and deer —especially bucks — were everywhere. […]

Hog Hunting

Public Rambling: Atchafalaya Delta WMA yields exciting hog hunt

October 26, 2015 Ricky Aucoin

The eagerly awaited bow season has begun, and I have already made several hunts down at the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area.[…]

Deer Hunting

Public Rambling: Scouting underway on Atchafalaya Delta WMA for upcoming seasons

August 27, 2015 Ricky Aucoin

I have made two scouting trips down to the Atchafalaya Delta so far this summer, both being early-morning ventures because of the intense heat and humidity in August. […]

Deer Hunting

Record-breaking deer season at Atchafalaya Delta WMA

July 2, 2015 Ricky Aucoin

After reviewing the statistics for the 2014-2015 Atchafalaya Delta WMA deer season, I found it to be a very productive one in terms of total deer taken,  8-point-or-better bucks and another successful youth hunt. […]

Hog Hunting

Public Rambling: Season recap on Atchafalaya Delta WMA

May 18, 2015 Ricky Aucoin

Hey guys, sorry this season follow up is so late, but we experienced some technical difficulties that are in the process of being resolved. […]

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