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West Monroe doc documents 2015-16 duck season with video
When Hampton Rutland heads out for a duck hunt, he has to take along a lot more than just his decoys, shotgun, shells and hunting bag.[…]
Hunting Videos
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: 100-pound longbow adventure brings down doe
I could have never imagined that shooting a doe would give me more of a rush than my biggest buck — but oddly enough, that’s exactly what happened. […]
Deer of the Year
Video: Watch massive 184-inch Giles Island 9-point go down
All of us can probably recall Christmases from our past that we vividly remember — when Santa Claus came through with that extra-special gift we had been thinking about and hoping for.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator makes only shot count, downs double-patched Mississippi River buck
Even though I practice and prepare to limit human error, one or two things are bound to eventually go wrong when I average several hunts each week all season long. […]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Determining supreme arrow trajectory
Suddenly, I spotted the deer creeping silently on a foggy Mississippi River ridge. The doe was broadside, upwind and unaware of my presence, but was already passing through my 35-yard shooting gap. Only one last window remained before it disappeared into the brush for good.[…]
Apex Predator
Colorado Part II: The Apex Predator’s bear blunders and three-shot scores
Last spring, I made my first-ever bear hunt and passed on a small cinnamon black bear. Ready for another taste of that action, I scored an over-the-counter limited archery fall bear tag for Colorado by buying it within minutes of when sales opened.[…]
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Apex Predator: Prepped and ready for upcoming deer season
Last hunting season was my best ever.
I was able to string together 139 public-land deer hunts by the end of January. Over the course of the coming season, I’ll be sharing many of my stories, videos, tactics and strategies I use to harvest my deer. […]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Summertime trail camera set-up advice
When I’m not in the boat during the summer, I’m most likely in the woods setting trail cameras on whatever public lands allow them. […]
Apex Predator
Video: Apex Predator encounters bear while setting trail cams
It was just another typical day of setting cameras in the heat of summer. […]
News Breaker
VIDEO: Bobcat attacks turkey hunter
It’s a good bet the Virginia hunter in the attached video thought he was capturing a special moment when a bobcat responded to his turkey call, stalking to within feet of the man’s position.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Idaho DIY bear hunt
Last month a friend from the gym invited me to New Brunswick to shoot some bears. This guided, private land trip over barrels of bait where the success rate was nearly 100 percent wasn’t my style, but it got my wheels spinning to start searching for more opportunities. […]
General
Video: Deejay punches bear trap – with predictable results
There’s stupid, then there’s moronic, and beyond that, there’s a deejay in Cleveland who goes by the name of “Dieter.”[…]
News Breaker
Ruston doctor creates 2014-15 duck hunting recap video
Hampton Rutland’s love for duck hunting is matched only by the enjoyment he gets from creating videos of his outdoor adventures.[…]
News Breaker
Video: Duck hunting – helmet required
In a scene that could have come straight from Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller “The Birds,” take a look at this video to see what a hunting party encountered earlier this month in Arkansas on the way in to their blind. […]
Apex Predator
The legend of ‘Halloween Hogzilla’
On the final morning of October, I sat in my climber overlooking a water puddle commonly used by hogs on R.K. Yancey WMA with my new pig-busting 100-pound longbow. […]
Hunting
Father, son encounter black bear on Richard K. Yancey WMA
When Darrin Foster and his son Nick sat down on a log Saturday morning to take a break in unfamiliar woods on Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area, neither of them was expecting an up-close encounter with a Louisiana black bear – but that’s exactly what happened.[…]