Deer of the Year
Ruston hunter arrows big Lincoln Parish 13-point
When Jackie James was a defensive end at Louisiana Tech in the mid-70s, he had to help out on some tackles other linemen missed. […]
Deer of the Year
Deer of the Year
Big Ashbrook Island 8-point goes down
Any experienced deer hunter will tell you that whitetails can be some of the most elusive big game animals on the planet. […]
Deer of the Year
New Orleans hunter arrows Bienville Parish buck
Almost everything that could go wrong Saturday morning did go wrong for Scott Houk.[…]
Deer of the Year
Patience pays off with 140-class 11-point
Chris Evans has had a rough year, dealing with a heart condition that dictates surgery later this year. But throughout the summer, the Zachary hunter has been watching a really nice buck develop.[…]
Deer of the Year
Archer’s 16-pointer officially scores 200 1/8 inches Boone and Crockett
Jason Archer’s huge 16-point buck taken last November in Concordia Parish landed at No. 22 in the state record books after officially measuring 200 1/8 inches Boone and Crockett, according to the state’s deer program leader. […]
Deer of the Year
CHS-NI senior shoots 10-pointer on holiday hunt in January
Mallory O’Brien and her dad, Kurt, were running a little late when they decided to head out to their deer lease near Marksville for a holiday hunt this past January.[…]
Deer of the Year
Burns wins Yamaha ATV in 2014 Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest
Sometimes it’s just your time. Lady Luck showers her blessing upon you, and you just can’t do anything wrong.[…]
Deer of the Year
Vidalia hunter arrows big Concordia Parish 11-point on final day of bow season
Clayton Chauvin definitely saved his best bow hunt for last.[…]
Deer of the Year
Simmons Sporting Goods’ Big Buck Contest results
Hunter Simmons, who manages the sporting goods store’s yearly Big Buck Contest, says that although there were not quite as many trophy bucks brought in, those that were entered were some of the best he’s seen in the past several years. […]
Deer of the Year
Roszell takes down ‘Freaky’ buck in November, hangs on to win women’s division of Simmons’ Sporting Goods Big Buck Contest
Tara Roszell is a registered nurse working in the recovery room at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, and although she’s hunted deer off-and-on for 30 years since she got married, she’s spent most of her time at home as mom to her kids.[…]
Deer of the Year
St. Joe hunter shoots 200-class ‘Bull of the Woods’
As we all know, even the best laid plans don’t usually work the way we draw them up on the chalkboard.[…]
Deer of the Year
Breaux Bridge hunter finally shoots heavy-horned Atchafalaya Basin 9-pointer
For Paul “Tee Paul” Thevenet, tracking down a big 9-point Atchafalaya Basin buck he’d been pursuing for three years became a full-time job starting this past Dec. 15.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big Courville buck under investigation by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The taking of one of the bucks featured Jan. 27 in an online article on LouisianaSportsman.com is under investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge official said.[…]
Deer of the Year
Hunter enjoys week-of-a-lifetime in the Atchafalaya Basin
Three Basin bucks.
Twenty-nine total points.
All in a matter of seven days.[…]
Deer of the Year
Monterey hunter shoots 182-inch monster buck in Concordia Parish
Mike Centanni doesn’t shoot a whole lot of deer on the family property he hunts in Concordia Parish, but the monster buck he took down on Jan. 18 more than makes up for all the ones he’s let walk over the years.[…]
Deer of the Year
DeRidder bow hunter arrows 18-point monster on Tensas NWR
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.[…]