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Is your Buck Management Program working?
Managing the buck harvest has become the norm for most deer programs these days.[…]
Hunting
Columns
Be ready for field repairs
You can do several things to prepare for most bow issues you will encounter in the field, possibly saving your hunt in the process.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Avian-X Topflight Preener/Sleeper mallard
Want to show the ducks a better spread this fall? Add a six-pack of Topflight Sleeper/Preeners created by world-famous carver Rick Johannsen.[…]
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.[…]
Hunting
LDWF releases online version of 2017-18 hunting rules and regs
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries released the 2017-18 hunting rules and regulation pamphlet on its website Monday.[…]
Columns
Toxic bait for feral hogs
Kaput is the brand name of a toxicant approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use as a lethal bait for feral hogs. According to the label, the active ingredient in Kaput is Warfarin, an anticoagulant medication sold under the brand name Coumadin.[…]
Columns
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.[…]
Hog Hunting
Massive 820-pound hog goes down in Alabama front yard
Wade Seago’s pet Schnauzer, Cruiser, is nothing if not brave.[…]
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.[…]
Columns
Genetics of Louisiana whitetails
Genetics is the least of our worries concerning the management of deer in the Bayou State.[…]
Hunting
Barnett Ghost 420
The new Ghost 420 is the fastest crossbow Barnett has ever created. As the name implies, it’ll fling the right arrows up to 420 fps.[…]
Hunting
Wam! Bumpers
If you take pains to make your truck look right, aftermarket bumpers have likely crossed your mind. But learning the cost associated with them turns most folks off. […]
Columns
Don’t scrimp on strings
Many forces act on a bow’s string and cables during each shot cycle, and they can cause several undesirable results. Here are the most common.[…]
Hunting
Plano Synergy ends relationship with Busbice, cancels Wildgame Nation TV show
The chief executive officer of Plano Synergy sent out a strongly-worded press release Thursday announcing his company’s decision to part ways with Billy Busbice Jr. — the host of Wildgame Nation on the Outdoor Channel — in the wake of his recent Wyoming poaching sentence. […]
Hunting
Father, son cited for allegedly shooting Iberia Parish black bear
A New Iberia father and his juvenile son were cited last week after a lengthy investigation by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for allegedly shooting an Iberia Parish black bear in the fall of 2015.[…]
Hunting
Outdoor Channel star from Louisiana sentenced for poaching in Wyoming
The host of Wildgame Nation on the Outdoor Channel was sentenced last month in connection with an elk poaching incident on his Wyoming ranch last October.[…]