Deer Hunting
Break deer-cam dependency
From his experiences on the road and at home, Chad Wall has come to realize that most hunters have lost the ability to read deer sign put down by nature. […]
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Deer Hunting
Area 4 Shoot-Don’t Shoot Quiz
The first set of photos for you to consider shooting or passing over come from Area 4 — East Feliciana Parish.[…]
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Area 6
The next four photographs are from a tract of land along the Mississippi River in East Baton Rouge Parish. The habitat is bottomland hardwoods, but the oak component is lacking.[…]
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Area 2
The last set of photographs is from Area 2 in Desoto Parish. The habitat is mixed pine/hardwood, with no agriculture but some winter pastures for cattle and lots of oil and gas pipelines that create a lot of edge.[…]
Deer Hunting
Top 10 tips for tracking marsh deer
1. Slow down — When trailing a deer in the marsh, you should never be in a hurry. Instead, take a deep breath and be prepared to stay longer than hunters who hunt hard-ground upland regions.
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Be prepared to make memories
Alissa Laborde believes the trick to making a memorable hunt is to have everything ready and within reach. When she settled into her stand she made sure all of her gear was placed just right.[…]
Deer of the Year
Zachary hunter drills 200-inch Mississippi monster
Lloyd Dempster has had an amazing run of Magnolia State bucks this fall at the lease he hunts in Claiborne County, Miss.[…]
Deer Hunting
It was a November to remember at Atchafalaya Delta WMA
November was a special month down at the Atchafalaya Delta WMA. […]
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MSU’s ‘Deer Hunt’ app useful from the stand
Instead of just playing Angry Birds or Scrabble from the box stand, your smartphone can actually be used for hunting purposes, like recording deer sightings and even estimating Boone & Crockett measurements.[…]
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Is your deer hunting hot?
September seemed to be as hot as August was; the weatherman kept talking about the unseasonably warm weather, with temperatures in the 90s when the heat index was considered.[…]
Deer of the Year
Sabine Parish hunter takes down first deer ever
In today’s fast-paced, high-tech, non-stop world, every once in a while doing things the “old-timey” way still pays off.[…]
Deer of the Year
Third shot is the charm on massive Winn Parish 8-point
Sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction, and things that happen in the woods just don’t makes a whole lot of sense.[…]
Deer of the Year
Deville hunter bags 16-pointer scoring 171-plus in Rapides Parish
When the moon is full, deer tend to feed and move around at night and bed down during the day, so the Nov. 6 full moon meant hunting prospects for the next couple of days weren’t the best.[…]
Deer of the Year
Bossier City hunter makes the most of rare second chance on big 12-point
I could count on one hand with a couple of fingers to spare the stories I’ve heard about a hunter taking a shot at a trophy buck, actually nicking the deer and then weeks later getting a second chance to finish the job. […]
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Coushatta man faces alleged deer hunting violations, LDWF says
A Coushatta man was cited for deer hunting violations on Dec. 4 in Red River Parish after a game warden allegedly spotted two untagged deer in the bed of his truck, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Deer of the Year
Maurice hunter shoots three-legged 8-pointer in Grant Parish
The astounding ability of a whitetail deer to take a bullet or an arrow is well-known, and most hunters are familiar with stories of animals who run for seemingly impossible distances, some never to be seen again — even with well-placed ‘kill’ shots.[…]