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How Kingsmill was hooked on wood
Sixty-six-year-old Cal Kingsmill was born and raised in the Gentilly section of New Orleans, where he still lives.[…]
Hunting
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Pros and cons of wooden duck decoys
Cal Kingsmill and Ray Bellant are dedicated duck hunters, but they come from widely different backgrounds so they offer different perspectives about the reasons to hunt with wooden decoys.[…]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana top 10 piney woods parishes for deer hunting
Hunting piney woods might present a bit of a challenge, but that doesn’t mean there’s a lack of deer.[…]
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How to make your own decoys
Carving waterfowl decoys sounds incredibly intimidating. Not so, said Cal Kingsmill, probably the visible ambassador for the art.[…]
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6 shooting tips for better gun handling in the duck blind
6 shooting tips for better gun handling in the duck blind[…]
News Breaker
Best bets for late Canada geese
Hunting get a little tougher later in the Canada goose season, but Wrecking Crew Guide Service’s Daryl Hodge offered some tips to help hunters limit out just the same.[…]
Deer Hunting
How to age a deer
Many hunters have been in their deer stand and “something” steps into a field or shooting lane. The typical scenario is a buck on the prowl, usually at a considerable distance and in low light conditions.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF handles multiple night-hunting cases in Cameron and Calcasieu parishes
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited seven men last week for alleged night-hunting violations in Cameron and Calcasieu parishes.[…]
Deer Hunting
‘Acorn Horn’ buck goes down in Allen Parish
Last year, Mark Cloud was focused on hunting a nocturnal 8-point buck he had nicknamed “Tall Tine” on his lease in Allen Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Facebook buck picture implicates Franklin Parish hunter
Before posting that selfie online with you and a nice buck, you better make sure you’re complying with all the basic big game hunting rules and regulations.[…]
Deer Hunting
Facebook buck picture implicates Franklin Parish hunter
Before posting that selfie online with you and a nice buck, you better make sure you’re complying with all the basic big game hunting rules and regulations.[…]
Columns
Veteran turkey biologist retires
In the early ’80s, a young college graduate from Louisiana Tech was hired by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries as a wildlife specialist on Pearl River WMA.[…]
Deer of the Year
West Monroe hunter downs 180-inch monster in Richland Parish
Sometimes taking down a wily old buck requires teamwork — which was definitely on display during a wild hunt that resulted in a 180-class monster biting the bullet in Richland Parish on Thanksgiving afternoon.[…]
Deer of the Year
Doe lure reels in 170-class Jackson Parish 11-pointer
More often than not, a breeze blowing from a hunter’s location toward where a mature buck is hanging out spells the end of a hunt — but adding Harmon’s Triple Heat Estrous Doe Lure to the mix can apparently change the rules.[…]
Deer of the Year
Heavy-horned 8-point goes down in Jackson Parish
Before hunting pressure puts deer on high alert, the behavior of whitetails — even mature bucks — can be rather predictable.[…]
Deer of the Year
Zwolle teen nails big Sabine Parish 11-point on Thanksgiving afternoon
After a great Thanksgiving lunch at her grandmother’s house, Aaliyah Meshell got an unexpected invitation to go deer hunting with her mom and dad on their family land near Zwolle in Sabine Parish.[…]