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Teal Tip-off
Understanding what makes a blue-winged teal tick can help you catch up to the acrobatic flyer during the early 16-day season.[…]
Hunting
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Cover: September 2012
It’s time to plan vacation for the best deer hunting. Also learn the best WMAs to target.[…]
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Season forecast looks great, biologist says
With the breeding population estimates always playing a huge factor in predicting how the season shapes up, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Waterfowl Study Leader Larry Reynolds said this year’s teal season has the potential to be a memorable one.[…]
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Identification a must in early season
Another topic that both Gauthier and Locascio adamantly insist on is the ability to identify the birds you are meant to shoot.[…]
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Alligator Tales: Stories from Louisiana’s alligator-filled past
Louisiana has long captured America’s imagination with its beautiful bayous, delicious cuisine and abundant wildlife. Television shows such as “Swamp People” have only increased that interest — particularly about Louisiana’s famous alligators.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Carolina Cradle
The Carolina Cradle can be affixed to the stock of your favorite turkey gun and allows you to work any 3 5/8-inch call with minimal movement.[…]
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Sherburne shooters
Following a short ATV ride before daylight, Jared Wolfe and his Uncle Joe Dunaway climbed into their assigned stand for the 2011 Sherburne WMA Youth Hunt.[…]
Deer Hunting
Youth model firearms
Youth hunters come in all shapes and sizes, especially considering that young hunters 15 years old and younger can apply for LDWF’s youth hunts on the various WMAs around the state.[…]
Hunting
Ameristep Chair Blind
The new Ameristep Magnum Tent Chair Blind is compact, lightweight, durable and was designed with the archery hunter in mind.[…]
Deer Hunting
Whitetail reproductive studies benefit all cervidae world wide
While youth hunters and their chaperones are celebrating and taking pictures of their harvest, LSU graduate student Jessie Saenz is up to his elbows in deer guts looking for oocytes — immature egg cells.[…]
Hunting
Nikon Muzzleloading Riflescopes
Nikon’s INLINE XR series of muzzleloading riflescopes use technology that make 300-yard shots a reality for hunters shooting today’s inline muzzleloaders.[…]
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2012-13 Rut Calendar
The key to having a good deer population is to have good reproduction to replace the deer harvested from the previous season and those that die from natural mortality.[…]
Deer Hunting
Track the rut yourself
There are several simple ways a hunter can keep tabs on his deer herd in order to determine when the rut is going on.[…]
Hunting
SWAROVSKI OPTIK Ballistic Turret
The Custom Ballistic Turret system from SWAROVSKI OPTIK allows hunters to make long range shots with greater accuracy and confidence.[…]
Deer Hunting
Are deer numbers down?
The reported deer harvest for the 2011 Deer Season will be the lowest on record, according to LDWF deer biologist Scott Durham.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hunt when the weather is right
Hunting the rut is all about timing. Tactics change as the rut progresses; hunting scrapes is different from hunting during times when bucks are chasing does and success involves the proper set-up.[…]