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Balancing Act
We used to say at the deer camp not to shoot the does, now it’s don’t shoot the bucks. My how things have changed![…]
Hunting
Sidebars
Law of the land
We hunted in one of three of Chuck Buckley’s blinds Martin has inherited from him.[…]
Deer Hunting
How natural mortality figures into deer management
It is a given that deer are going to die annually on your property due to factors other than legal deer hunting.[…]
Sidebars
Read signs
Newcomers to Lake Catahoula hunting must be aware of where they can and can’t legally go.[…]
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Second Split Stand-off — Move stands to see more late-season deer
Da Saints had just stomped Da Falcons in Da Dome. Da Tigers were scheduled to stomp Bama at the championship the following week. And a perfectly-timed (for hunting) holiday cold-front was barreling through.
So spirits were soaring high at Da Camp as we converged the day after Christmas, with Da owners Eddie and Artie arriving elegantly late, as usual.
Exactly which one of Dem owned and ran the deer-club had never been precisely nailed down. Artie’s uncle more or less “founded” Da Lease back around the time “Bum” Phillips resigned as Saint’s coach in a huff.[…]
Sidebars
Chuck Buckley: The man
Martin Close III’s father Martin Jr. often good-naturedly called his friend Chuck Buckley an “unnaturalized citizen” of Alexandria.[…]
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Family matters — Quality deer management is a family matter on this land
Mark Huvall had seen a huge deer several times over the past few years, and now the buck was walking right into his lap.[…]
Recipes
Chuck Buckley’s Duck (Coot) Gumbo
According to Martin Close, Chuck Buckley loved coots (poule d’eaus).[…]
Deer Hunting
You’ve got to let deer grow
According to Dugas, once hunters have decided just what is possible on their lands of choice for quality deer management — they then have to make a decision on what can be harvested.[…]
Deer Hunting
Alleged deer hunting violations land father and son in Avoyelles Parish Jail
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division arrested a father and son for alleged deer hunting violations in Avoyelles Parish.[…]
News Breaker
Two waterfowl-hunting zones close next week
Split waterfowl-hunting dates and the newly created third hunting zone has left some duck hunters confused as to when the first split ends for their zone. And two of the three waterfowl zones close down after this weekend.
The two hunting closures for the first split are the Coastal and Eastern zones as defined by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries. Hunting in the Western Zone continues through Dec. 9, LDWF regulations stipulate.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hits and misses as the rut approaches
I have been very busy working, and hunting when I’m not working. Deer and hog season down at the Atchafalaya Delta WMA has been good so far.[…]
Columns
You can help stop poachers
November launches the opening of all major hunting seasons in Louisiana. Deer and waterfowl seasons are under way. Louisiana’s 53 wildlife management areas welcome public land hunters for various seasons and managed hunts.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Slow start in Venice
Venice is widely known as one of the most productive outdoors playgrounds in the United States, if not the world. And Capt. Chris Thomas, who runs River’s End Outfitters out of Venice Marina, knows that reality first hand.[…]
Promote
Scout’s Promise —Tips for hunting Atchafalaya Basin wood ducks
Long before daylight, Cole Romero laid flat on his back along the floor of the boat, the back of his head resting on a gear bag positioned on the front deck like a pillow.[…]
Deer of the Year
Three-year quest worth the wait for 170-class buck
For 44-year-old Chris Gray, three hunting seasons is not too long to wait on a particular Union Parish trophy buck. Gray has videoed the buck and has numerous trail camera photos of him over the past three seasons.[…]