News Breaker
Hooked on quack: Mexican squealer gets stuck, dies in tree
An appropriate low-budget horror film title for this summer might be “When Trees Attack!”[…]
Hunting
Columns
Plan ahead like a pro
There are many things that hunters can do ahead of time to ensure they get the most out of their trail camera efforts during the upcoming hunting season.[…]
Alligator
Potential world-record gator harvested Saturday morning in Alabama
Everything’s bigger in Texas – except alligators, apparently.[…]
Deer Hunting
DeRidder hunter convicted of poaching trophy 18-pointer on Tensas River NWR
Earlier this month, Christopher J. Courville, 39, of DeRidder, pled guilty to charges resulting from arrowing a big 18-point buck during illegal hours on the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge in January.[…]
Hunting
Brother-sister duo win 2013 Louisiana Youth Hunters of the Year
Pineville is home to the 2013 male and female Youth Hunters of the Year, and they both live under the same roof.[…]
Deer Hunting
Dead doe found stuck in pear tree
A ‘partridge in a pear tree’ will again be a familiar Christmas refrain in about four months, but what Joshua Breshears found in the pear tree right outside his back door early Sunday morning in Walker still has him shaking his head.[…]
Columns
More about trophy bucks and lunker bass
Many years ago (OK, it was during the Dark Ages for you young people), I was helping Louisiana Sportsman contributor Chris Berzas with an article about deer habitat. I was demonstrating the newly developed deer browse transect and how it measures browse availability and utilization.[…]
News Breaker
Opening day of duck season pushed back one week for Louisiana’s coastal zone
For the first time in almost 40 years, waterfowl hunters in Louisiana’s coastal zone will not be in their blinds on the second Saturday in November for opening day of duck season.[…]
Hunting
LDWF now accepting applications for WMA lottery hunts
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is now accepting applications for a variety of lottery hunts scheduled on several different Wildlife Management Areas in the upcoming hunting season.[…]
Hunting
New Iberia outdoorsman creates app to improve hunter safety
When Skip Leleux’s brother-in-law died in a boating accident six years ago just weeks away from graduating from the training academy with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, it drove home how fast accidents can happen outdoors. […]
Hunting
LDWF issues hunter education reminder
With hunting season fast approaching, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is reminding everyone not to overlook hunter education requirements in the rush to prepare for action starting next month.[…]
Contents
Cover: August 2014
Some have complained of tough fishing this summer, but there are some whopper trout around Grand Isle — if you know where to fish. And it’s also time to start thinking about hunting season.[…]
Contents
Deer hunting’s good old days — today
By the turn of the 20th century, Louisiana’s deer herd was in trouble. Non-stop hunting by people trying to put meat on the table, and market hunters supplying restaurants with venison and leather clothiers with hides was pushing the herd to the brink.[…]
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Protective Policy
Patiently you wait, enduring the cold conditions. Finally the woodland silence is broken by the slight rustling of withered leaves as the game you’ve been pursuing makes its presence known.[…]
Hunting
Meopta Optics
The MeoStar R2 1-6x24RD is Meopta’s first scope with a 6x zoom ratio and the perfect optic for hunting fast moving wild hogs.[…]
Hunting
Wildgame Innovations Quick-Set 50 feeder
Attract deer and keep them coming back for more with the Quick-Set 50 feeder. This extremely durable, 50-pound Realtree Xtra camo hanging pail allows you to choose up to six different times to dump bait, along with the amount of time the feeder releases it.[…]