Deer of the Year
Bow hunt-only club yields big dividends for Knoll
Blake Knoll has his friend, Michael Neal, to thank for helping him scout and get in position for a huge buck on Corbett Farm Hunting Club in Avoyelles Parish.[…]
Avoyelles Parish
Deer of the Year
ATVs inadvertently push big buck by Burke
On the afternoon of Nov. 29, ATVs inadvertently aroused a big 13-point buck from its bed and Brandon Burke of Mansura was there to capitalize.[…]
Deer Hunting
Avoyelles Parish hunter drops giant 190-class typical
Scotty Smith’s big 190-class typical buck from Avoyelles Parish is in the conversation for a potential new state record.[…]
Deer Hunting
166-inch buck goes down in Avoyelles Parish
Beau Chenevert let his stepdaughter pick their stand location on New Year’s Day in Avoyelles Parish. That allowed him to be in position to down an impressive 13-pointer that stretched the tape to 166 inches of bone. […]
Deer Hunting
Two Avoyelles Parish men cited for alleged deer hunting violations
Two Avoyelles Parish men were cited for alleged night-hunting activity after five freshly killed deer were found dumped under a bridge in Plaucheville, according to the LDWF. […]
Deer of the Year
Avoyelles hunter knocks down giant 240-inch ‘Rougarou’ buck
When Amanda Smith departed for her deer stand on Jan. 13 in Avoyelles Parish, her husband Scotty jokingly told her not to come home unless she was bringing back some fresh venison.[…]
Deer of the Year
Family farmland yields 13-point stud in Avoyelles Parish
Zach Roszell has access to a couple of hunting leases near his home in Effie, but chose to hunt his family farmland in Avoyelles Parish on Friday, Dec. 22. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Two Avoyelles Parish men busted for allegedly gill-netting crappie
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two Avoyelles Parish men for taking gamefish illegally after they allegedly witnessed them offloading fish caught in gill nets in an area of Old River near Vick, according to a news release.[…]
Deer Hunting
Two Avoyelles Parish men busted for night hunting, numerous other deer charges
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries wrapped up a two-month long investigation last weekend that resulted in numerous deer hunting violations for two Avoyelles Parish men.[…]
News Breaker
Flock of ducks apparently struck by lightning in Avoyelles Parish Monday morning
After surviving the 2015-16 hunting season, a flock of ducks in Avoyelles Parish was apparently taken out by a most unlikely source — a lightning strike during severe weather that rumbled through the area Monday morning.[…]
Deer Hunting
Massive 190-inch rack discovered in eastern Avoyelles Parish
Just a few days before Thanksgiving, Justin Chatelain and his son Jarred wrapped up a relatively uneventful morning hunt on Grand Lake Rod and Gun Club in eastern Avoyelles Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
200-class Avoyelles Parish buck arrowed illegally on Saturday, LDWF says
A non-typical 200-class buck arrowed in Avoyelles Parish Saturday was allegedly taken by an Abbeville man whose hunting privileges had been revoked, according to a spokesman for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Hunting
Two Louisiana men sentenced for killing black bear, multiple deer in Avoyelles Parish
Two Louisiana men were sentenced in the Avoyelles 12th Judicial District Court last month in connection with incidents on the Grand Lake Rod and Gun Club back in October of 2013, according to a press release.[…]
General
Marksville man busted for alleged thefts on Spring Bayou WMA
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a 19-year-old Marksville man accused of stealing money from the self-pay campsite box on Spring Bayou Wildlife Management Area in Avoyelles Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
St. Thomas More senior arrows big Avoyelles Parish 8-point
Last October, Ben Larriviere watched a big-bodied, wide-racked 8-point walk in front of his lock-on stand in Avoyelles Parish for almost 30 minutes, but decided to pass on arrowing the big deer from only 20 yards. […]
Fishing
Bunkie man arrested for resisting arrest during license check in Avoyelles Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a Bunkie man for allegedly resisting arrest and flight from an officer in connection with a license check in Bunkie, according to a press release.[…]