Deer Hunting
Plant food plots late, love them year-round
Winter grasses, clovers and chickory planted late in the winter can give your deer herd a jump-start on spring growth.[…]
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Deer Hunting
Reader Report: Catahoula Parish trophy
Tyler Bowen of Lafayette took a 8-point Catahoula Parish trophy buck that scored 145 3/8 gross with his bow.[…]
Deer Hunting
Foti family scores “trifecta” at Winter Quarters
The Foti family from Lafayette scored an impressive “triple play” Dec. 18 in Tensas Parish, downing three bucks.[…]
Columns
Plant trees for your deer
A good forest survey or inventory will tell you what trees make up your forest and what species you might want to plant for deer.[…]
Deer Hunting
Labadieville man drops Mississippi beast
Robin Prince of Labadieville, La., passes on a doe and killed this impressive Humphreys County 24-point giant on December 11.[…]
Deer Hunting
Tenzing Hangtime Backpack
Tenzing’s new Hangtime Backpack was designed to be removed once you’re in your stand and hung on a device like a bowhanger.[…]
Deer Hunting
Old-fashioned, late-season deer hunting
Southeast Louisiana’s piney woods deer change their patterns as the season wanes. You need to change your tactics, too.[…]
Deer Hunting
Attack the rut: Deer hunters should go on the offensive
As the peak of breeding season arrives, hunters can go on the offensive and use all the tools of the trade to connect with a buck.[…]
Deer Hunting
Don’t let whitetails’ transition time beat you
Public- and private-land deer hunting can be tough in November. Here are some tips from an expert hunter on avoiding the ‘November lull.’[…]
Columns
The law of the deer harvest: Sow what you reap
The success or failure of the deer management program is directly related to whatever work is or is not applied to the habitat and the herd.[…]
Columns
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. […]
Hunting Reports
Logan’s opening week buck
Logan LeBleu, 11, with his opening week buck that he harvested on private land in Vernon Parish on Oct. 20, 2020.
Hunting Reports
8-point private land buck taken with .300 blackout
On Oct. 10, 2020, Anslie Blalock killed her first buck for the season and personal best buck to date while hunting on private land just outside of Jonesboro, LA. Anslie shot the 8-point buck from
Hunting Reports
Ashley Rivet’s first ever bow kill
On October 16, 2020, 25-year-old Ashley Rivet landed her first ever bow kill in Fordoche, LA (Area 2). She shot a doe at 6:00 p.m. and let her lay over night after three hours of
Hunting Reports
Primitive season 8-point buck taken in Allen Parish
A very impressive buck for the piney woods that he hunts in Allen Parish, Aaron Olivier shot this 8-point, 170 pound buck broadside using his CVA Scout .35 Whelan from 75 yards during a primitive
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.[…]