Deer of the Year
Lake Charles hunter busts big Natchitoches Parish 12-point
Blake Cureton and his dad live in Lake Charles and lease 3,400 acres from timber companies near the village of Goldonna in Natchitoches Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Deer of the Year
New Iberia hunter nails Claiborne Parish 10-point
Normally, an unexpectedly high utility bill — especially with Christmas right around the corner — is no cause for joy or celebration. […]
Deer of the Year
Favorable wind brings in big Union Parish 12-pointer
Jacob Frith usually hates to hunt in the wind, but on the morning of Dec. 11, the breeze was in his favor — and he suddenly found himself within 20 yards of a big 12-point buck that never knew he was there.[…]
Deer of the Year
Potential Mississippi state-record buck killed
What could be the largest typical buck ever killed in Mississippi was downed Wednesday — and it came on one of the state’s wildlife management areas.[…]
Deer of the Year
Minden hunter nails 12-point ‘second chance’ buck
Louisiana Tech wildlife major Tyler Zachry has kicked himself ever since bow season earlier this year when, unnoticed, one of the big bucks on his hit list walked up behind him to within 5 yards of his stand.[…]
Deer of the Year
Brother, sister duo team up to take down big East Feliciana 8-point
When adults think of teenagers, their thoughts often drift to things like messy rooms, loud music, dirty laundry, the incredible cost of auto insurance and the daily challenge of keeping pantry shelves stocked well enough to withstand scavenging from daily after-school raids.[…]
Deer of the Year
5-year management plan pays off with 154-inch buck
For the past five years, Michael Stutson and his dad have taken the management their 300 acres near Harrisonburg in Catahoula Parish pretty seriously. […]
Deer of the Year
New Iberia hunter downs 140-inch Arkansas buck
Jennifer Broussard was pretty pleased with how her morning hunt had gone on Nov. 13 — less than two hours in, and she had already taken down a nice doe that would tip the scales at 110 pounds.[…]
Deer of the Year
Leaving stand almost costs Ruston hunter big 9-point
Last year’s flooding on the Mississippi River cut Lane Cox’s deer season short, so the Ruston hunter was just happy to be in his stand on the 7,000-acre Winter Quarters Hunting Club in Tensas Parish on Saturday morning, Dec. 10.[…]
Deer of the Year
140-class buck downed in Des Allemands
When Matt Caire woke up Friday morning, the thought of heading out to his deer stand in the marsh near Des Allemands wasn’t that appealing, but he decided to make the trip because the rut was in high gear.[…]
Deer of the Year
Potential state record buck killed in Madison Parish
Charlie Lusco spent all day Dec. 1 putting out more than 20 game cameras covering about 3,000 acres on Diamond Island in search of a giant 5-year-old 11-point that topped the property’s 2016-17 hit list.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big 10-point goes down on Tensas River NWR
Casey Brewer parlayed an October squirrel hunting trip on Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge — when he did a little deer scouting as well — into the public lands buck of a lifetime after downing a heavy-horned 10-point on Nov. 25.[…]
Deer of the Year
65-year quest ends with Caldwell Parish 13-point
They say good things come to those who wait.
In the case of James Curry Stuart, it took 65 years, but the wall-hanger buck he’s been after since he was child finally materialized on Nov. 19 in Caldwell Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big 14-point nicknamed ‘Handlebars’ arrowed on Hogue Island
It’s not often that a hunter who shoots a 170-class deer gets more excited to find a 6-inch piece of antler than the actual animal itself, but that’s exactly what happened with Heath Clement and a unique Hogue Island buck nicknamed “Handlebars.”[…]
Deer of the Year
Port Hudson hunter downs heavy-horned 12-point from 420 yards
Chris Evans is moving to a new house near Jackson, leaving behind a 40-acre tract of family land near Port Hudson where he’s done a lot of deer hunting over the years.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big 8-point goes down on Richard K. Yancey WMA
Essie Maricle has had not one, but both, knees replaced. However, surgery hasn’t slowed her down a bit — especially when it comes to deer hunting.[…]