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The Womack Journal: Forced into our boats
Warren Womack explains why having a good backpack makes carrying your field quartered deer out of the woods so much easier. […]
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Early bow hunting lessons still pay off
Hunting other parts of the country will broaden your hunting skills and teach you lessons that can be applied to your home hunting grounds. […]
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The Womack Journal: If at first you don’t succeed
Warren Womack of Bluff Creek tells the story of his 44th deer kill with an Acadian Woods one piece recurve. […]
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The Womack Journal: This one wasn’t easy
Warren Womack took a doe his first evening hunt of the 1994-95 season. It was the first kill with his Acadian Woods, one piece recurve bow. […]
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The process of bowhunting begins with learning
The process of bowhunting begins with learning all you can about your bow, your arrows, and all the small details that many shooters ignore. […]
Features
Turkey Slayer Extraordinaire
Becky Nicosia, of Baton Rouge, La., is a talented archer who loves to turkey hunt and she prefers shooting them with her bow. […]
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My first recurve deer: The culmination of one year’s hard work
If you enjoy the process and challenge of bow hunting, traditional archery enhances both of these elements. […]
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Don’t even think about ever dry-firing a bow
A list of the dos and don’ts of bowhunting, the more common causes of archery mishaps and some expert advice for avoiding an accident. […]
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Be at your best with bow in hand
Successful bowhunters should take nothing for granted when they climb into their deer stand. Make sure your shooting is up to par. […]
Deer Hunting
Get your compound bow ready for archery season
Before you take your bow to the range to practice, you need to make sure that it is ready. This means an inspection of your bow. […]
Hunting
LDWF, LAWFF to hold new Mini Becoming An Outdoors Woman workshops
The LDWF and LAWFF will hold the first Mini Becoming an Outdoor Woman (BOW) workshop on Aug. 14, an introduction to archery and bow hunting. […]
Deer of the Year
He thought it was a big 10, but a trophy 8-point will do
An avid bowhunter, Joey Woodard of Rosepine took this big Natchitoches Parish 8-point buck with his bow on Jan. 22. […]
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Crossbow crossups
Without proper setup, accessories and the right training, a new crossbow can be a dangerous weapon — to the hunter. […]
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The deadly Black Widow
It’s rare that Sammy Romano is surprised by how well a particular bow shoots. The Black Widow PCHII takedown recurve is a work of art. […]
Field Reports
How to repair an old target
Don’t throw away that old target when a few dollars could breath new life into your beat-up target. Try this DIY project. […]
Deer Hunting
Trail cameras have changed the way deer hunters approach the season
The approach of bow season for Louisiana deer should find hunters really kicking up their activity as they try to get a leg up on their quarry. […]