Deer of the Year
Homer hunter drops big Claiborne Parish 11-pointer
Michael Hightower slipped into the woods for a late afternoon hunt Dec. 14 on the lookout for one particular buck he had been seeing on his trail camera.[…]
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Deer of the Year
Big Union Parish 10-point goes down Dec. 2
On Nov. 23, Chris Hart downed a big 150-inch 11-point buck on Shiloh Hunting Club in Union Parish that he had never, ever seen on camera.[…]
Deer Hunting
Top 5 tips for hunting the rut
The Top 5 things Darren Boudreaux, state president of the QDMA, does to put himself into position to kill bucks this month.[…]
Deer of the Year
‘Godfather’ buck goes down in Lincoln Parish
On Howard Caviness’ Lincoln Parish lease, one buck definitely stood out from the crowd. So he and his son nicknamed the deer “Godfather,” and on Dec. 9 finally made it an offer it just couldn’t refuse. […]
Deer Hunting
Baskin man cited for not using tags, shooting seven bucks
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a 53-year-old Baskin man for alleged deer hunting violations in Franklin Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hamburg man busted for deer-hunting violations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a 48-year-old Hamburg man for alleged deer hunting violations, as well as being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, according to a news release.[…]
Deer of the Year
‘Big Nasty’ busted in Jackson Parish
Trail camera photos of a mature buck in Jackson Parish revealed that it was a really big deer, and the fact it only showed nighttime movement — never, ever during daylight hours — revealed the wily old buck’s nasty attitude. […]
Deer Hunting
Stay away
Wesley Miller hunts in a completely different part of the state than Dennis Tietje — near Minden in Dubberly — and he has had just about equal success bagging December deer. […]
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Big Bayou State bucks going down
No doubt the excitement in the deer hunting fraternity soared when news broke on the big non-typical arrowed by Frank Sullivan in October. The buck will easily make the Pope and Young record book, and depending on how the typical frame scores, might surpass the state record for archery-killed non-typicals.[…]
Deer of the Year
Ruston hunter drops big Union Parish 11-point
Chris Hart had his eye on a big Union Parish buck which had shown up several times on trail cams at the 7,000-acre Shiloh Hunting Club.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hammer public lands buck goes down on Tensas NWR
After six years and plenty of long hours up in a tree, it all finally paid off for Chris Long.[…]
Deer of the Year
Glenmora hunter drops 165-inch public lands buck – from the ground
The majority of deer hunters today follow a basic pattern: They bush hog, disc and plant food plots, use feeders and then climb into stands often outfitted with carpet, a heater and a comfy swivel chair.[…]
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Map out the deer rut
A few things regarding the rut that can be critical to hunter success during December. Here are the three whitetail rut phases.[…]
Deer Hunting
Sulphur man cited for allegedly spotlighting deer in Calcasieu Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Sulphur man for allegedly spotlighting deer in Calcasieu Parish on Dec. 1.[…]
Deer of the Year
Expecting cull buck, Sabine Parish hunter drops 166-inch stud
Jacob Cheatwood had one particular deer on his radar when he got to his stand near Florien in Sabine Parish on the morning of November 11: It was a skinny-racked cull buck that had been showing up on his camera — and his plan was to take that breeder out of the gene pool.[…]
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Mid-season mastery
While December may be the chronological middle of the road for Louisiana’s deer season, it could be the beginning, middle or end of your season depending on where you hunt as it pertains to the stages of the rut.[…]