Deer Hunting
2019-20 Deer of the Year
Since deer season cranked up last fall, Louisiana Sportsman writers have detailed the stories of almost 40 big bucks harvested across the Bayou State. […]
Trophy Deer
Deer Hunting
Phantom buck finally makes fatal mistake
Jerry Denman shot a trophy buck on Dec. 8 at a 33-acre tract of property in Red River Parish. It could be the buck he has hunted for the past several years. […]
Deer Hunting
Prairieville hunter kills huge Concordia Parish buck
Jeremy Martinez of Prairieville hunted through gusting winds and heavy rain to kill a Concordia Parish 14-point trophy buck on Jan. 10. […]
Deer of the Year
Calhoun hunter kills trophy 10-point buck
Mickey Greer of Calhoun killed his biggest ever deer on Jan. 10 in Madison Parish. He may not have killed the deer if he hadn’t misplaced his keys. […]
Deer of the Year
Dad alerts daughter about approaching 8-point; instead she downs a 14-point
Lacie Russell, a student at the University of Louisiana Monroe, took a 14-point buck while hunting with her dad, Greg, in Morehouse Parish. […]
Deer of the Year
Last minute hunt produces trophy buck for Pierson
Chuck Pierson was hunting property in Concordia Parish on Jan. 12 when he downed a big main frame 8-point with two kickers, giving the buck 10 points. […]
Deer of the Year
Public-land hunt yields huge 10-pointer for Kinder hunter
Cory Fontenot of Kinder got a huge reason to love the Buckhorn WMA in Tensas Parish when he killed a tremendous 10-point trophy buck. […]
Deer of the Year
Bow hunt-only club yields big dividends for Knoll
Blake Knoll has his friend, Michael Neal, to thank for helping him scout and get in position for a huge buck on Corbett Farm Hunting Club in Avoyelles Parish. […]
Deer of the Year
Late afternoon hunt between church duties yields big buck
Kenny Slocum, a Simsboro landscape contractor, killed a big 10-point buck between mandatory church activities in Bienville Parish. […]
Deer of the Year
Single trail cam photo only thing needed for Henry to tag buck
Cole Henry, a 22-year-old postal worker from Iota, only needed one trail cam photo of a big 9-point buck to get set up for an encounter in Grant Parish. […]
Deer of the Year
Trophy buck from Red River Parish made year-long wait worthwhile for hunter
Rick Guillot has killed and paid for mounts of 10 trophy bucks, some of them on a piece of property he hunts near Loggy Bayou in Red River Parish. […]
Deer of the Year
Marks’ faith leads him to wounded buck
After following a sparse blood trail, Randy Marks said a prayer and within minutes he was looking at the big buck he killed in DeSoto Parish. […]
Deer of the Year
ATVs inadvertently push big buck by Burke
On the afternoon of Nov. 29, ATVs inadvertently aroused a big 13-point buck from its bed and Brandon Burke of Mansura was there to capitalize. […]
Deer of the Year
Handicapped hunt pays off big for Long
Craig Long took a giant buck on Dec. 8 during a handicapped hunt in Natchitoches Parish put on by the National Wild Turkey Federation Wheeling Sportsman. […]
Deer of the Year
Infrequent visitor, buck shows up at right time
It took three years but Dwaine Sampey was finally able to finish the deal when on Dec. 2, he killed a 10-point trophy Natchitoches Parish buck. […]
Deer of the Year
Baton Rouge huntress arrows 15-pointer — possible No. 3 female bowkill
Sara Furman killed a trophy 15-point buck that could be the 3rd largest bow kill by a woman in Louisiana Pope & Young records. […]