Earlier this month, Christopher J. Courville, 39, of DeRidder, pled guilty to charges resulting from arrowing a big 18-point buck during illegal hours on the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge in January.[…]
While hunters generally believe there can never be too many deer, the fact is that habitat can support only so many animals.[…]
Chris Courville enjoyed a late season bow hunt this past weekend at the Tensas National Wildlife Refuge he won’t soon forget for a couple of reasons: one for how he lost a nice buck, and the other for the monster he ended up taking home.[…]
Joey Pender is head football coach at West Ouachita High School in Ouachita Parish. […]
When a heavy-horned buck walked out of thicket only about 25 yards from his stand in the Atchafalaya Basin earlier this month, Timothy Trahan didn’t rush to take a shot. […]
A couple of months ago, here in Happy Trails, I discussed whether or not the use of trail cameras actually diminishes or takes something away from some people’s overall hunting experience.[…]
This has been a most unusual deer season for me.
It started before the season began, when there was much doubt as to whether I could even participate.[…]
Martha Sumrall has hunted with her husband on Somerset Hunting Club for a number of years, and has taken several good bucks on the 5,800-acre property in Tensas Parish. […]
Isabella James learned from her father at an early age to be as quiet as a church mouse when she was up in a deer stand.[…]
Clayton Crawford endured a pretty rough bow season, so when a big 11-point stepped into his shooting lane last month, he could be forgiven for being a bit edgy as he lined up the crosshairs of his .270.[…]
Curtis Simpson has devised a system of washing, spraying and height that has proven good enough to help him hide from deer noses.[…]
Sammy Romano, manager of Chag’s Sporting Goods in Metairie, suggested a few basic pointers to make sure your bow is ready for next week.[…]
Properly constructed tree plots are a wonderful addition to a system of seasonal food plots on just about any piece of hunting property.[…]
The following is a list of 12 woody species that I believe the deer manager should key on in the management program.[…]
The pursuit by a hunter of trail-camera photo information regarding whitetail buck activity can be a labor intensive project and, as a result, the end product is absolutely what you make it to be.[…]
The task of organizing trail camera photos can really be made quite easy by becoming organized and utilizing certain basic procedures.[…]