Hunting
Cooper Outdoors Chameleon
The Cooper Outdoors Chameleon is the first portable blind that works on climbers, ladder stands, lock-ons, tripods and even makes a great ground blind.[…]
Hunting
Hunting
Nikon Bolt XR
Designed specifically for a crossbow, the all-new Bolt XR 3×32 scope from Nikon is packed with features, including the all-new Nikon BDC 60 Reticle calibrated specifically for crossbow bolts with velocities of approximately 305 fps.[…]
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Guaran-tealed
The White Lake WCA teal hunt is the easiest, most comfortable and well-guided trip you’ll ever take a chance on.[…]
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Cover: August 2011
No matter where in the Bayou State your land is, there are steps you can take to grow bigger bucks.[…]
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Postage Stamp Plots III
In a text message on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, Todd Masson responded to my “You’ve got to be kidding me,” message that I had just sent him at 7:30 after hearing a shot ring out from his direction, “Three deer were at feeder … Joel shot but I think he missed. He was a nervous wreck.”[…]
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The Fall Guy
“Déjà vu all over again.” That’s what former New York Yankees catching great Yogi Berra called it, and I got a taste of it last hunting season.[…]
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To Shoot or Not To Shoot
Most deer hunters in Louisiana by now should know something about Quality Deer Management (QDM). It has been preached not only in this state but throughout the Southeast for the past 20 years.[…]
Deer Hunting
Time to scout for the 2011-12 deer season is now!
Now is the time to start preparing for the upcoming deer season. “What?” you might say. “It’s only July, and its 100 degrees outside!” Well, yes, that’s right, but in a week it will be August and time to start scouting, no matter how hot it is.[…]
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2011 Peason Ridge WMA fall turkey hunt lottery announced
Applications are now being accepted for the fall turkey lottery hunts to be held in September and October on Peason Ridge Wildlife Management Area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Deer Hunting
Tensas River NWR lottery applications due Sept. 6
Applications for the two lottery gun hunts on Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge must be received at the refuge office no later than 4 p.m. Sept. 6.[…]
Hunting
CORRECTED: Feds propose hunting for waterfowl on Bayou Sauvage NWR
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to expand hunting opportunities would allow waterfowl hunting on Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge, the U.S. Sportmen’s Alliance announced yesterday (July 13).
The move is part of a plan to provide additional hunting opportunities on 10 refuges across the country.
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Tips for choosing the right crossbow
Choosing the right crossbow can be a daunting task, especially for those who making their first foray in to the weapons. Let’s face it: There’s a ton of options, and everybody says that their crossbow is the best.
In desperation, many potential crossbow hunters grasp at straws and buy the cheapest, the fastest or just the prettiest crossbow. When someone buys using these criteria to guide them there are two possible outcomes.
Either they are very lucky, or they are doomed to disappointment.[…]
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2012 turkey hunting regulations proposed by LWFC
Turkey hunting season dates and regulations for 2012 were proposed yesterday (July 7) during the monthly meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.[…]
Deer Hunting
Basin, Morganza floodway goes back to doe days
Hunters chasing deer within a portion of Area 6 will be going retro this season, with the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopting a declaration of emergency today (July 7) that institutes doe days in the Morganza floodway and inside the Atchafayala Basin guide levees for the first time since being abolished in 2006.[…]
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Louisiana to keep two duck zones this year
After much discussion in recent weeks regarding changes to the state’s duck-hunting zones, it looks like they’re going to stay the same after all.
At least for this year.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Waterfowl Study Leader Larry Reynolds told the commission that oversees his agency today (July 7) that he didn’t advise attempting to change the zones this season because of federal hurdles that would have to be cleared before such a plan could be implemented.[…]
Hog Hunting
What’s so bad about hogs?
It’s no coincidence that land managers who devote their time and dollars to improving their properties for deer populations also end up seeing many more hogs.[…]