Deer of the Year
Second chance results in trophy buck for Perritt
Tyler Perritt took down a 9-point buck when he was hunting in West Feliciana Parish on the opening day of archery season.[…]
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The Womack Journal: A long journey for the Cherrybark buck
Warren Womack of Bluff Creek describes the 1997 hunt where he killed 8-point buck under Cherrybark oak trees.[…]
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The Womack Journal: Trapped after success
Legendary Louisiana hunter Warren Womack of Bluff Creek talks about the buck he killed with his bow on Nov. 2, 1991.[…]
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How to properly set up your hunting bow
Use these steps to properly set up your bow. Failure to do so often results in frustration, additional work, and even total failure.[…]
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The Womack Journal: Tough stand, tough shot, tough find
Warren Womack got his 28th bow kill, a doe, by holding three willow saplings together to secure his stand.[…]
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The Womack Journal: Acorn drop and there he is
Warren Womack of Bluff Creek talks about searching for a 6-point he killed over a Nuttall Oak tree on Nov. 17, 1974. […]
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The Womack Journal: Patience pays off big
Warren Womack of Bluff Creek got an early October 8-point buck with his Acadian Woods recurve bow at 8 yards.[…]
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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.[…]
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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.[…]