Deer Hunting
Time to be thinking about turkeys
Turkeys at our property in East Feliciana were regular visitors during the deer season, and as spring approaches they will hopefully begin to be more frequent in the green patches.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer of the Year
Lake Providence hunter arrows 155-inch ‘Kickstand buck’ in East Carroll Parish
When a barking dog disrupted Jim Lensing’s morning deer hunt on Jan. 23 in Lake Providence, he decided that afternoon to move to a lock-on stand overlooking an old pecan orchard that he’d only hunted a few times this season.[…]
Columns
What to do about the ‘carry-over’
Unseasonably warm temperatures continued into December; in fact a new record high was set in the Baton Rouge area around the middle of the month.[…]
Deer of the Year
Lockport hunter arrows 165-inch ‘Bullwinkle buck’ on Tensas River NWR
When Darrel Dorsey pulled the trigger on his crossbow last month, he definitely wasn’t expecting the reaction he got from a giant 9-point on Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge in Madison Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
West Monroe man cited for deer tagging violations
A 67-year-old West Monroe man was cited for alleged deer tagging violations last week in Lincoln Parish.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: 100-pound longbow adventure brings down doe
I could have never imagined that shooting a doe would give me more of a rush than my biggest buck — but oddly enough, that’s exactly what happened. […]
Deer Hunting
Two Lettsworth men cited for alleged deer hunting and tagging violations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men from Lettsworth on Feb. 1 for alleged deer hunting and tagging violations in Pointe Coupee Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Port Allen man cited for deer tagging violations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Port Allen man for alleged deer tagging violations in Winn and East Baton Rouge parishes.[…]
Deer Hunting
Public Rambling: January a tough month for deer on Atchafalaya Delta WMA
Well, as I told you guys on my last blog, January is a tough month to hunt deer on the Atchafalaya Delta WMA. And that turned out to be true for me and my buddies this year. […]
Deer Hunting
Vice president of the Louisiana Handicapped Sportsman Hunting Club dies
The longtime vice president of the Louisiana Handicapped Sportsman Hunting Club — a non-profit organization based in Winn Parish exclusively for disabled hunters — died last month at the age of 51.[…]
Deer Hunting
‘Antler trapping’ illegal in Louisiana, LDWF says
A new way to collect antler sheds that’s making the rounds on social media and online hunting forums is not legal in Louisiana, according to the state’s deer study leader. […]
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2015-16 Deer of the Year
The 2015-16 deer hunting season has been one of ups and downs, with temperatures fluctuating on seemingly a daily basis. When it got hot, it stayed in the 80s for longer stretches than hunters wanted.[…]
Deer Hunting
Antler Boost’s Bean Bale
When the weather starts to get cold in the late-season, there is nothing that deer crave more than soybeans. That’s why the natural look and scent of Bean Bale is great for attracting those mature bucks.[…]
Deer Hunting
Parts of Area 9 in Atchafalaya Basin to reopen for deer hunters Saturday
Deer season will reopen in parts of Deer Area 9 in the Atchafalaya Basin on Saturday (Jan. 30) when the Atchafalaya River gauge at Butte La Rose falls below 18 feet, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Deer of the Year
Houma hunter downs big public lands 11-point in Concordia Parish
Ray Marcel kicked in 2016 in style: On the morning of Jan. 1 at about 7:15, he was 25 feet up in his Summit climber on Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area enjoying a bite of his bacon sandwich.[…]
Deer Hunting
Two cited for buying and selling deer meat
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two Louisiana man for buying and selling deer meat in Allen Parish on Jan. 20.[…]