Deer of the Year
Webster Parish brute bites the dust
On Oct. 1, Rachel Pepper killed this Webster Parish buck. It had 9 points with an inside spread of 18 ¼ inches and main beams 22 inches. […]
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Deer of the Year
Haynesville hunter drills Webster Parish 12-point
Late last month, Mike Heckel had a mid-week, early-morning work meeting scheduled — but he figured he had just enough time to squeeze in a quick deer hunt on some private land in Webster Parish. […]
Deer of the Year
Doyline hunter downs palmated 14-point Webster Parish buck
Wesley Miller took down two nice bucks – an 8-point and a 10-point – in the first two weeks of deer season this year on his family’s farm in Dubberly, so his focus shifted to catching slab crappie on Dorcheat Bayou.
Deer of the Year
Heflin hunter drops 10-point in Webster Parish
Bad weather ended Preston Wood’s plans to bowhunt last Friday in Webster Parish, so he decided to grab his rifle and head to a spot on a pipeline near Heflin that afternoon to see if he could put some more meat in the freezer.
Deer of the Year
Big Webster Parish 16-point goes down
On a cold morning in Webster Parish last month, Jason Vollmer’s 13-year-old son, Brett, opted for a spot in a heated box stand on their private lease near Shongaloo.
Deer of the Year
Webster Parish youth drops elusive 174-inch buck
It’s commonly said in Louisiana if you don’t like the weather just wait a while, and it’ll change.
The same can be said of hunting whitetails in the Bayou State — hours of monotony can end suddenly and be followed up instantly by adrenalin-pumping action.
Deer of the Year
Big Webster Parish buck nicknamed ‘Nighttime Roamer’ finally makes daytime appearance
Since 2008, 68-year-old George Simolke of Dubberly has seen scores of trail cam photos of a big drop-tine buck on his Webster Parish property.
Because all photos of the buck except one were made at night, Simolke dubbed him Nighttime Roamer.
But the big buck let his taste for rice bran get the best of him in the daylight of Nov. 20, and made the mistake of stepping out for a nibble as Simolke sat in his box stand about 80 yards away. One shot from his 7 mm mag and the days of the old monarch teasing Simolke were over: he dropped in his tracks at the shot.
Deer of the Year
Scent bomb brings 170-inch Webster Parish buck right to stunned hunter
Sgt. Joshua Gandy, Gonzales, a full-time active-duty soldier with the Louisiana National Guard, is obviously knowledgeable about bombs used in warfare. However, he learned about a different “bomb” late on the afternoon of Nov. 8 when the Buck Bomb attractant he had sprayed on his boots lured a 170-inch, 14-point buck beneath his stand a mere 12 feet away.
Gandy, 26, was hunting with a group of friends who have permission to hunt some land near Minden in Webster Parish when good fortune smiled on him. […]