Deer of the Year
Christmas Eve hunt yields massive 200-class non-typical buck in Pointe Coupee Parish
Christmas came about 16 hours early this year for Philip Major.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer of the Year
Mowata hunter shoots 15-point non-typical buck near Lake Ophelia
When Will Burton heard some noise in the brush on the afternoon of Dec. 12, he assumed it was a group of hogs running in the thicket on the edge of two green food plots he was hunting near Lake Ophelia in Avoyelles Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Slidell hunter shoots 11-point, 150-class buck
Clayton Crawford endured a pretty rough bow season, so when a big 11-point stepped into his shooting lane last month, he could be forgiven for being a bit edgy as he lined up the crosshairs of his .270.[…]
Deer of the Year
Hunter trades box stand for lawn chair and shoots 180-class buck
Billy Barton had gotten really tired of sitting in his box stand in Winn Parish without seeing any deer.[…]
Deer of the Year
Second pending state-record buck killed
Everyone knows the only way to kill a deer is to be in the woods, but when 20-year-old Alex LeBlanc announced he was going to sit a stand yesterday afternoon, his buddies scoffed. After all, it was too windy, warm and humid.[…]
Deer Hunting
61-year-old Baker man cited for alleged night hunting activity in East Baton Rouge Parish, LDWF says
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a 61-year-old Baker man for numerous infractions resulting from a surveillance operation on Dec. 18 on the west side of Zachary off of La. Hwy. 61.[…]
Columns
Thoughts on food plot preparation
By the time this article appears in the December issue, the whitetail prerut should be in full swing here in the Gulf Coastal South.[…]
Deer Hunting
Dachshunds’ noses know better when it comes to tracking deer
By now, Cliff Shrader and Andre Guerin are used to the skeptical looks they get from hunters when they show up to help locate a lost deer.[…]
Deer of the Year
Ophthalmologist sights in big 183-inch Mississippi buck
Dr. Jeffrey Lusk is one year away from joining his dad and brother in their Shreveport ophthalmology clinic, but his training in Dallas has kept him away from his hunting club all season long. […]
Deer Hunting
Hunter pleads guilty to attempting to take deer by snare, LDWF says
A 25-year-old Turkey Creek man pleaded guilty last week to attempting to take deer illegally by snare in Evangeline Parish, according to a press release.[…]
Deer of the Year
Covington High School freshman arrows 143-inch deer near Folsom
When the big 11-point buck Scotty Quigley had been hunting for almost two years finally appeared about 25 yards from his stand last month near Folsom, the young bow hunter steadied himself for the shot of a lifetime.[…]
Deer Hunting
Three men cited for alleged deer hunting violations in Morehouse Parish
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited three men for alleged deer hunting violations in Morehouse Parish on Dec. 10, according to a press release.[…]
Deer of the Year
Slidell hunter kills 155-inch buck on Thanksgiving hunt
Thomas Carbone is glad his family stayed true to its Thanksgiving tradition — big dinner at the family home in Slidell followed by naps, football and ….[…]
Deer of the Year
Father knows best: Tensas Academy senior downs 165-class buck after following dad’s advice
The weather was cold and getting colder on the afternoon of Dec. 7, and Madison Keyes was intent on following her dad’s advice as she climbed into her box stand overlooking a wheat field shortly after lunch that afternoon. […]
Columns
Have you killed a deer yet?
November should have been the hot month for Area 2 hunters; for us hunters with a late rut the best is yet to come.[…]
Deer of the Year
Moss Bluff hunter takes down big 8-point in Grant Parish
On the morning after Thanksgiving Day, the thought of getting out of her nice warm bed at the deer camp to go sit in a sub-freezing box stand was not one that Ashly King relished.[…]