Deer of the Year
Williams nails big public-land 12-pointer in Concordia Parish
Ryan Williams has been hunting a long time, but has never connected on a really big buck, with a couple of 7-points and an 8-pointer to his credit. […]
Hunting
Deer of the Year
Prairieville hunter downs big Concordia Parish 9-point on Richard K. Yancey WMA
After Andy Kliebert drilled a big 9-pointer on Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area earlier this month, he had to collect himself for a little while before taking the long trip down in his climber.[…]
Deer of the Year
Pine 16-year-old’s 160-class 11-point the talk of Washington Parish
Larry Nixon, one of the world’s best bass anglers, once said big bass couldn’t be forced — they just kind of happen. And they usually happen when they are least expected.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hunters for the Hungry seeking extra venison
If you’ve got some extra venison in your freezer as deer season winds down across Louisiana, consider a donation to Hunters for the Hungry.[…]
News Breaker
Preliminary numbers from January’s aerial survey show increase in ducks
The number of ducks in the state has remained pretty consistent this season since Larry Reynolds started conducting aerial surveys last November, but his most recent flights earlier this month indicate larger concentrations of birds have begun locating in areas away from hunting pressure.[…]
Deer of the Year
Doyline hunter downs palmated 14-point Webster Parish buck
Wesley Miller took down two nice bucks – an 8-point and a 10-point – in the first two weeks of deer season this year on his family’s farm in Dubberly, so his focus shifted to catching slab crappie on Dorcheat Bayou.[…]
Hog Hunting
Hog busters — How Louisiana Wild Hog Removal operates
A few years ago a group of eight hunters formed Louisiana Wild Hog Removal LLC to hunt, kill and remove feral hogs from other people’s property.[…]
Sidebars
Cutting the mumbo jumbo
Most duck hunters — even expert callers — don’t understand the language of duck calls. Some incorrectly associate call style with numbers of reeds.[…]
Hog Hunting
Varmint: Why wild hogs spread so quickly
Louisiana has a strange relationship with Sus scrofa — the feral hog.[…]
Hunting
Making a fast flintlock
One of the challenges a hunter faces when hunting with a flintlock is maintaining his aim through the slight delay between the ignition of the pan powder and the barrel.[…]
Sidebars
The Yentzen story
The first duck call that ever touched my lips was a Yentzen.[…]
Hunting
Black powder or substitute?
While Pyrodex and other substitutes might burn cleaner, Danny Jones advises using authentic black powder in a flintlock to ensure the pan flashes.[…]
Hunting
Lock, stock and barrel
The flintlock musket was common on the early American frontier, and settlers’ lives often depended on it. As a result, flintlock terminology has become part of our everyday language.[…]
Field Notes
Christmas trees, garland make great duck-hunting camo
Use the old branches off a plastic Christmas tree or wrap the shooting screen of your duck hunting blind with Christmas garland.[…]
Sidebars
Goose Busters — Who you gonna call?
The first official Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries aerial survey for Northeast Louisiana back in November showed more than 160,000 geese in the Mer Rouge region the week duck season opened.[…]
Sidebars
Don’t get stuck in a duck-hunting rut
Sometimes, late-season ducks will kick you right out of your duck blind. If you are paying attention.[…]