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Using your GPS to improve your hunting
Recently I covered how to improve your fishing by using your GPS unit. Now, I will discuss how to improve your hunting by using your GPS unit.[…]
Hunting
Deer of the Year
Heflin hunter drops 10-point in Webster Parish
Bad weather ended Preston Wood’s plans to bowhunt last Friday in Webster Parish, so he decided to grab his rifle and head to a spot on a pipeline near Heflin that afternoon to see if he could put some more meat in the freezer.[…]
Deer of the Year
Flora hunter bags big 12-pointer in Natchitoches Parish
As it turns out, the best medicine for Stormi Collins’ toothache was just a little time in the deer stand.[…]
Deer Hunting
Sunset man arrested for alleged night-hunting activities in St. Landry Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a Sunset man in connection with alleged night-hunting violations on Jan. 3 in St. Landry Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Riverfield Academy senior downs big Madison Parish 10-pointer
Ali Green had a pretty rough day last Tuesday, but she probably wouldn’t trade it for the world now.[…]
Deer of the Year
Lake Charles hunter downs Mississippi multi-beamed monster
There’s just something about intuition and deer hunting that seem to go hand in hand. You know: That inexplicable feeling that makes you look in a certain direction at just the right time or use a call exactly when you need to.[…]
News Breaker
Four men cited for migratory game bird violations in Acadia Parish
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recently cited four men for alleged migratory game bird violations near Morse in Acadia Parish, according to a press release.[…]
Deer of the Year
Norco hunter blasts 13-pointer in Bonnet Carré Spillway
Oftentimes, deer hunting is a gritty test of patience and determination, gutting out days, weeks and even months in the stand in relentless pursuit of that elusive trophy buck.[…]
Apex Predator
Find the ducks to get the bucks
My dad grew up hunting the flooded swamps around Lac Des Allemands. He enjoyed deer hunting, but chasing those swamp bucks was too frustrating after the rut, so he stuck with his favorite type of hunting in January, which was blasting birds. […]
Deer of the Year
‘Ghost Buck’ goes down in Lincoln Parish
Ruston’s Andy Durrett and his brother B.J. are attorneys in Ruston, and the pair are serious deer hunters. […]
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Saving the best for last — Late-season tips for Northeast Louisiana duck hunting
Four big, curious greenhead mallards broke off the flight pattern from a group of 20 or so high-flying ducks and circled high above the decoy spread.[…]
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Cover: January 2015
Forming agreements with neighboring hunters can produce great results, with plenty of does and more mature bucks to hunt.[…]
Hunting
The Maniac Series
The Wood N’ Stream Maniac Series hunting boots are some of the lightest outdoor boots ever created, weighing less than two pounds each.[…]
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Late is great — Deer-hunting tips for late-season success
Winter officially began on Dec. 21, and January and February are the peak winter months for the Bayou State. Mother Nature has lowered the thermostat, and the number of deer hunting days are dwindling.[…]
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Red River Revel — Duck-hunting tactics for Richard K. Yancey WMA
The air was so cold it felt like icicles stabbing my lungs every time I inhaled. The Wilkins gang was launching their surface-drive boat off the Red River levee into a 1,200-acre greentree reservoir on Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Mangement Area.[…]
Hunting
Steady Form
Steady Form helps hunters stay consistent with their form while trying to make awkward shots, whether through the windows of a blind or at a sever downward angle.[…]