Sidebars
Stafford’s late season observations and tactics
Randy Stafford has been turkey hunting in Louisiana since he was a youngster — even when there was a very small population that could be hunted.[…]
Hunting
Sidebars
Public lands available for late season hunting
For the most part, Louisiana state WMAs have a very shortened season, yet arguably the late season tactics offered here may apply just after opening weekend depending upon the amount of hunters on any specific area.[…]
Columns
Are you ‘coyoted-up?’
At the recent meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group in South Carolina, the talk among the deer researchers and biologists continued to focus on coyotes and fawn depredation, the lack of fawn recruitment in various herds and the continuing spread of CWD in this country.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
‘Purring block’ combines slate, glass to make toms make fatal mistakes
South Carolina call-maker John Tanner gets ideas for some of his custom-made calls from interesting places, but none better than a deer stand.[…]
Hunting
ATV Zone – Selecting the right ATV
Selecting the right ATV is one of the most inportant pieces of hunting gear you could have for the woods.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Mojo Shake-N-Jake
The Shake-N-Jake is the first ever full body, full motion turkey decoy. MOJO has teamed up with world champion turkey caller Preston Pittman to develop this realistic looking decoy that not only attracts game, but diverts attention away from the hunter.[…]
Contents
Late-season lingo — Learn how to fool wary turkeys
Veteran turkey hunter Randy Stafford remembers well one late-season hunt for a very wizened longbeard. “This old gobbler would not roost in the same place two days in a row,” the 65-year-old president of the Louisiana Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation said.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF holding a public waterfowl hunting meeting April 4
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries has scheduled an April 4 meeting in Monroe during which the 2013-14 waterfowl hunting dates will be discussed.[…]
Columns
Operation Game Thief
Members of Louisiana Operation Game Thief Inc. held their annual meeting on Jan. 26 at LDWF Headquarters in Baton Rouge.[…]
Sportsman TV Sidebars
Turkey Hunting Tips from Richard Wagley
Join Richard Wagley, 5 time Louisiana State Turkey calling Champion as he talks about what you need for your Turkey hunt.[…]
Columns
Field judging bucks in the real world
In the January issue we covered the topic of “aging bucks on the hoof.”[…]
Deer Hunting
West Monroe high-schooler wins Yamaha ATV in Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest
Some people are so lucky, you can’t help but laugh. Take West Monroe’s Kendall Haygood, for instance.[…]
Other Hunting
Tree Rat Smackdown
Join Greg Hackney and crew as they hunt Squirrels, Southern Style in South Louisiana[…]
Hunting
Polaris XP Sales Event
Polaris XP Sales Event is here.[…]
Hunting
Selecting the right PSE Bow with Blake Shelby
Join Blake Shelby as he shows you the PSE bow that will grow with you.[…]
Columns
Time to do the math
The deer season is over, and it is now time to measure the antlers and recognize the trophy-class bucks, along with looking at the deer harvest data and determining what has been accomplished with your deer management program.[…]