Deer Hunting
A rifle for a present?
If you’re lucky enough to be the recipient of a new rifle, here is a time-proven and simple method for breaking in a barrel.[…]
Hunting
Alligator
Louisiana AG Jeff Landry files legal challenge of California law
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has a filed a federal lawsuit challenging a California Law that bans the importation and sale of alligator products.[…]
Columns
Shot placement should be a bowhunter’s No. 1 concern
The best equipment in the world pales in comparison to a bowhunter’s ability to pick his shot for the best result, a quick, clean kill.[…]
Breaking News
December duck report
Louisiana has a lot more ducks in December than it did in November. That’s what the monthly aerial survey by the LDWF completed this week showed.[…]
Deer of the Year
Handicapped hunt pays off big for Long
Craig Long took a giant buck on Dec. 8 during a handicapped hunt in Natchitoches Parish put on by the National Wild Turkey Federation Wheeling Sportsman.[…]
Hunting
Wild game processing class
Join Meat Science curator Dan Robert and the Southern Food & Beverage Museum on Jan. 19, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for a wild-game processing class.[…]
Deer of the Year
Infrequent visitor, buck shows up at right time
It took three years but Dwaine Sampey was finally able to finish the deal when on Dec. 2, he killed a 10-point trophy Natchitoches Parish buck.[…]
Deer of the Year
Baton Rouge huntress arrows 15-pointer — possible No. 3 female bowkill
Sara Furman killed a trophy 15-point buck that could be the 3rd largest bow kill by a woman in Louisiana Pope & Young records.[…]
Deer of the Year
Cox duo downs two trophy bucks half hour apart
The duo of Dr. Jack Cox and his nephew Lane Cox downed two bucks, half an hour apart, totaling over 300 inches of bone in Tensas Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Coyotes beat hunter to big buck shot from duck blind
An unfortunate decision to second-guess a blood trailing dog resulted in Ryan Foster being unable to recover his 16-point buck until three days later.[…]
Apex Predator
Rising pressure bucks
Stalk hunting with a recurve bow is one of the hardest types of hunting, but it can be very productive in the right conditions.[…]
Deer of the Year
Bodcau WMA produces huge buck for Texas hunter
Donald Humphrey has been visiting Bodcau WMA in Bossier Parish for the better part of 10 deer seasons, and on Nov. 10, he killed a trophy buck.[…]
Field Notes
Lean on online gauges, avoid hunting headaches
Some forethought in monitoring predicted wind strength and direction, combined with a close eye on water level gauges can serve duck hunters well.[…]
Columns
Tagging should allow reg changes as needed
David Moreland believes if we are going to stay ahead of the game, some of Louisiana’s archaic deer laws need to be changed.[…]
Deer Hunting
A deer hunter’s best sense: hearing, if he’ll use it
The art of listening may be one of the best talents that a deer hunter needs. This Louisiana preacher has learned plenty and he’s got plenty to share. […]
Features
Duck decoy basics hunters need to know
With fewer ducks and more hunters competing for limited hunting territory, successful waterfowlers need to reach deep into their decoy sack of tricks.[…]