News Breaker
Vid shows hog charging hunter
Hog hunting is a ton of fun, and it can extend hunting season. But as LouisianaSportsman.com user Chris Morris discovered in early February, wild pigs can be dangerous.[…]
Hunting
Columns
Does the moon really matter?
As regular readers of “Happy Trails” have come to know, I am a trail/scouting camera fanatic, and use the data I derive each season from my web of cameras to tell me when and where deer, and bucks in particular, move on my personal hunting property.[…]
News Breaker
Tragic murder inspires Paradis hunter to create charitable program
Nathan Verdin’s love of hunting began at a young age when he shot his first deer as a 9-year-old. When a cousin was killed and another became disabled after an accident, Verdin turned to hunting to ease the pain.[…]
Other Hunting
Of hounds and hunters
Sharp is extremely fond of watching his beagles running — to the extent that seeing the dogs work really makes the hunt for him.[…]
Sidebars
Tips to up your turkey hunting odds
Whether he’s on a private lease with his Horseshoe Hunting Club or vying for a good position on public lands near the Pearl River, Franklinton’s Mike Williams wants his back against a big tree, log or the roots of a fallen tree.[…]
Sidebars
Habitat work can improve turkey hunting success
In Southeast Louisiana, hunter Mike Williams loads his Remington 870 12-guage with 3 ½-inch magnum shells for longer shots in open areas and 3-inch magnums for dense areas with lots of cover.[…]
Sidebars
Strange sightings
During his years of turkey watching, LDWF biologist Jimmy Stafford has seen a few memorable moments.[…]
Deer Hunting
Big Buck Contest features huge deer display
No matter if you kill a potential state record or a personal best, you want to make arrangements with your taxidermist to retrieve the antlers so you can enter them in the 2014 Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest.[…]
Deer Hunting
Three Louisiana men charged with illegally importing deer in Mississippi
Three men and a company, all of Slidell, are at the center of a 13-count federal indictment filed Wednesday in Gulfport involving the illegal importation of live white-tailed deer into Mississippi.[…]
Hog Hunting
Hog hunting Mozambique-style
In Louisiana, hunters across the state have tried lots of different ways to control the feral hog population.[…]
Deer Hunting
Clinton hunter gored by big East Feliciana 6-point
When he closes his eyes at night, Bobby Neames still has vivid recollections of the attack he endured by a big 6-point East Feliciana Parish buck this past Christmas Eve morning.[…]
Deer Hunting
Watch Sportsman TV tonight at 6:30 on CST: ‘Dave’s Deer Management’
Watch Cox Sports Television tonight at 6:30 as host Greg Hackney and retired Deer Program Leader Dave Moreland travel to Morganza in pursuit of management deer.[…]
Hunting
Winchester recalls two lots of M*22 long rifle rimfire ammo
Winchester is recalling two lots of M*22 long rifle 40 grain black copper-plated ammo because they might contain double powder charges, according to a press release.[…]
Deer of the Year
St. Joe hunter shoots 200-class ‘Bull of the Woods’
As we all know, even the best laid plans don’t usually work the way we draw them up on the chalkboard.[…]
Deer of the Year
Breaux Bridge hunter finally shoots heavy-horned Atchafalaya Basin 9-pointer
For Paul “Tee Paul” Thevenet, tracking down a big 9-point Atchafalaya Basin buck he’d been pursuing for three years became a full-time job starting this past Dec. 15.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hunter Safety Systems introduces new Ultra-Lite Flex harness
If you’re in the market for a new safety harness on the stand for next year, the HSS Ultra-Lite Flex provides padded comfort and great flexibility in any direction a hunter may twist or turn.[…]