Deer Hunting
Bowhunting basics – October tips for bowhunting success in Louisiana
Will this finally be the season you arrow that big buck? If not, take heart — you just might get the edge you need while bowhunting.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer Hunting
Franklin trio arrested on Atchafalaya Delta WMA for allegedly spotlighting deer
A 38-year-old Franklin man was arrested Tuesday on the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area for alleged drug and wildlife violations after enforcement agents discovered a doe concealed in the storage compartment of his vessel.[…]
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Practical strategies for success
In the last couple of installments of “Happy Trails” we have been peeling the onion back a few layers on the finer points of supplemental feeding. During the preseason period from late spring to early fall, consistent and properly done supplemental feeding accomplishes multiple things for your deer herd and potentially you as a deer hunter.[…]
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Deer harvest, number of hunters in decline
Many years ago, in the mid-70s, there was an article in a popular hunting magazine that was titled “The Thundering Herd.” Basically it was about exploding deer numbers in most of the states in the southeast.[…]
Deer Hunting
Full 2017-18 Rut Report in October’s Louisiana Sportsman
As September rolls around, many deer hunters have already begun getting their leases in order: Scheduling work weekends, cleaning up shooting lanes, prepping stands, tending to food plots and filling up feeders to make sure they’re ready to go.[…]
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Keys to bow stand selection
Archery season is opening in many areas and fast approaching in others. Hopefully, most bowhunters know the tree stands they will hunt from.[…]
Deer Hunting
Dumb video: Man wrestles 11-point buck
There are many who have hunted for decades and never laid eyes on a true trophy buck. These poor guys sit in stands for months on end just hoping a massive deer will step out.[…]
Deer Hunting
VID: Watch deer walk right up to this hunter
Deer hunting is all about stealth. You have to sneak slowly to your stand. When you see a deer, the very act of breathing too heavily will get you busted — and leave you with nothing but a memory.[…]
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Supplemental feeding in better focus
In last month’s installment we discussed minerals and supplemental feeding of deer in Mississippi. This is still a controversial subject depending on who you talk to. Proponents call it supplemental feeding, opponents call it deer baiting.[…]
Deer Hunting
Atchafalaya Delta WMA bow kills down sharply for 2016-17
It wasn’t a surprise, but the numbers confirmed what most hunters suspected: This past deer season was one of the worst in history at the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area. […]
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The age factor: Older bucks aren’t necessarily bigger bucks
Harvest data produced by the LDWF DMAP program shows that hunters are killing more adult bucks than yearling (1 ½ year) bucks. Data from the Quality Deer Management Association also shows this is true in most of the southeast.[…]
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Is your Buck Management Program working?
Managing the buck harvest has become the norm for most deer programs these days.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF accepting deer lottery hunt applications for physically challenged, disabled veterans
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is currently accepting deer lottery hunt applications for physically challenged hunters on Sabine and Floy McElroy Wildlife Management Areas for the 2017-18 hunting season.[…]
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Helping your deer herd
I sit down to write this installment of Happy Trails after spending yesterday morning in the deer woods of southwest Mississippi, attending to tasks associated with supplemental feeder sites and salt/mineral stations.[…]
Deer Hunting
Two cited for allegedly spotlighting deer in St. Landry Parish
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two St. Landry Parish men for allegedly poaching a deer early Wednesday morning near Melville, according to a news release.[…]
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Genetics of Louisiana whitetails
Genetics is the least of our worries concerning the management of deer in the Bayou State.[…]