Deer Hunting
Prairieville bowhunter shares contents of hunting bag
If you’re in the process of gathering up items for your deer hunting bag, David Ellis recently put together a video you need to check out.[…]
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Deer Hunting
Deville man cited for alleged deer hunting violations, LDWF says
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Deville man Saturday for alleged deer hunting violations in Bienville Parish.[…]
Hunting
Trophy taxidermy tips
Following these steps can insure that your trophy buck, duck or fish become art in the skillful hands of a taxidermist:[…]
Deer Hunting
Proven tips for trophy bucks
• Watch the weather — when ice and snow are forecast, be in the woods.[…]
Deer Hunting
Long-range optics perfect for scouting
Part of collecting valuable data to assist hunters with picking an opening day hunting stand is to spend time observing the areas around established stands or spots under consideration for stand placement.[…]
Deer Hunting
Verify trail cam photos before choosing stand
It’s obvious, right?
You capture a nice buck on your trail cam by the sunflower field stand, so you pick that venue for opening day.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator’s bow explodes on opening day
Yet another crazy adventure of mine took place in what should’ve have been one of the easiest harvests of all my hunts.[…]
Deer Hunting
Mast crop could be light again this year, biologist says
Based on the number of tags issued by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, more hunters across the state are venturing out in pursuit of deer.[…]
Deer Hunting
Video: Veterinarian, son rescue big Indiana 10-pointer
Check out this video documenting the rescue of a big Indiana 10-pointer that had gotten locked up with an 8-point.[…]
Columns
Back to the deer stand
In the dark ages many years ago, when I was a young lad, school always started the week after Labor Day; summer baseball began in June and ended at the end of July, but summer continued through August; and the alphabet letters on the phone were actually part of the phone number.[…]
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Gator Outfitters features Swamp Series camo knee boot line
Gator Outfitters, a Louisiana company, has introduced its fall line of outdoor footwear and apparel, anchored by the Swamp Series camo knee boots.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big Ashbrook Island 8-point goes down
Any experienced deer hunter will tell you that whitetails can be some of the most elusive big game animals on the planet. […]
Deer of the Year
New Orleans hunter arrows Bienville Parish buck
Almost everything that could go wrong Saturday morning did go wrong for Scott Houk.[…]
Columns
Arashi Wake Crank a bass magnet
An Idaho outdoorsman had plenty of time to talk about some keys to his success this year as an Elite Series angler as part of a four-year career that has earned him $517,632.[…]
Hunting
Collared black bear killed in Concordia Parish, LDWF says
A radio-collared black bear that was part of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ Black Bear Restoration Program was found badly decomposed in the Atchafalaya River in Concordia Parish last month.[…]
Deer Hunting
Nockturnal introduces six-vane lighted nock system
With a stabilizing rotational spin rate 10 times faster than conventional vanes, the new six-vane Helios fletching and nock system from Nockturnal is almost unaffected by crosswind.[…]