Deer Hunting
Debunking the spike rule when deer hunting
Hunters interested in improving the quality of bucks in their herds often make mistakes when it comes to which deer need to be culled.[…]
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Deer Hunting
How to quick-tune your bow for hunting
With bow season starting up in the coming weeks, it’s past time to shake the rust off and ensure you’re ready when that deer steps out on opening morning.[…]
Deer Hunting
Sight-in your rifle the easy way before hunting
Properly sighting-in your rifle scope can be the difference between meat in the freezer and going home empty-handed this hunting season.[…]
Deer Hunting
Top 4 taxidermy tips to ensure a quality deer mount
Wade Wolkart of with Wade’s Taxidermy in Denham Springs shares a few tips to help ensure you get a mount you’ll be proud of.[…]
Deer Hunting
Grounded — How to build a ground blind
A ground blind is a good choice for a deer hunter who finds the perfect spot — that doesn’t feature the perfect stand tree.[…]
Deer Hunting
3 safety tips for public land deer hunting
Ricky Aucoin’s three tips to ensure you safely return home after each hunting trip you take on public-land.[…]
Deer Hunting
Top 3 tips for better tree stand setup
Once you have a stand set up, here are three of Steve Bartylla’s tips to increase the odds of getting off a shot.[…]
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Buck watch: How to properly set up a trail cam spread
September is finally here. It still feels like summer outside — and, man, has it been hot and humid over the last couple of months.[…]
Deer Hunting
VIDEO: How to ‘quick-tune’ your bow
With bow season starting up in the coming weeks, it’s past time to shake the rust off bow and ensure you’re ready when that deer steps out at 30 yards on opening morning.
Even if you’ve been shooting on a regular basis, it’s a good idea to take a few minutes to tune the bow.[…]
Deer Hunting
Find food sources for opening-day success
With the opening of deer season approaching, hunters need to start finding the major food sources that whitetails are using.[…]
Deer Hunting
Time to tune up for bow season
With archery season a couple of calendar pages away, there’s no better time to get your bow out and begin to get ready and practice.[…]
Deer Hunting
Record-breaking deer season at Atchafalaya Delta WMA
After reviewing the statistics for the 2014-2015 Atchafalaya Delta WMA deer season, I found it to be a very productive one in terms of total deer taken, 8-point-or-better bucks and another successful youth hunt. […]
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The skinny on scrapes
One of the more fascinating aspects of the whitetail rut revolves around the wonderful phenomenon known as “scraping.”[…]
Deer of the Year
Weldon hunter nails big Claiborne Parish buck
Ordinarily on a Sunday night, Reba Lee attends church service.
But on Sunday, Nov. 23, services were cancelled because of Thanksgiving week, and Lee made the most of the opportunity.[…]
Deer Hunting
Digital scouting equals scent-free scouting
Technology gives and takes. And each Louisiana hunter has to make a decision about how traditional or modern they want to hunt.[…]
Deer Hunting
7 things you should have in your deer pack
A list of items that are essential to success when deer hunting and to help ensure you have what you need during those long sits.[…]