Features
Turkey talk
There are plenty of ways to call in a gobbler — but these proven tactics to kill will help you seal the deal.[…]
Hunting
Features
Calling old calls! There might be a gobbler waiting for you
During a recent hunt in the Homochitto hardwoods of Franklin County, my hunting partner Shane McCullough and I weren’t having any luck luring in a tom. We heard several on the limb, but they were quickly joined by hens and went silent.[…]
Deer Hunting
ElimiShield scent-control products
Here’s the equation deer hunters need to know. Any kind of physical exertion can lead to bacteria on the skin. Bacteria leads to body odor. Body odor leads to deer turning up their noses at areas where stinky hunters are set up in stands.[…]
Columns
Hunting and trapping feral hogs
Whether we call them nuisance animals or outlaw quadrupeds, the laws addressing the take of those less-than-desirable species are more liberal than ever before. That’s a good thing made necessary by the ever-increasing number of feral hogs. […]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana Sportsman’s Big Buck Contest results
The Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest wrapped up Sunday afternoon, with two of the Pelican State’s finest deer leading the way.[…]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana Sportsman’s Big Buck Contest results
The Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest wrapped up Sunday afternoon, with two of the Pelican State’s finest deer leading the way.[…]
Other Hunting
Greg Hackney Goes Redneck Squirrel Hunting
Sometimes you just have to go old school to make an entertaining show and that’s exactly what Sportsman TV did on this latest episode. The guys got together and did an old fashioned squirrel hunt with a top notch squirrel dog named Sue Bob.[…]
Small Game
Sportsman TV gets ‘squirrelly’ in brand new episode
Hackney and ‘Sue Bob’ track down tree rats tonight at 6:30 on CST
Sportsman TV host Greg Hackney is never at a loss for words, but his co-host this week was: Sue Bob, a top-notch squirrel dog, just kept her nose on the ground and tracked down bushy tails for tonight’s brand new episode.[…]
Sidebars
Shot placement
“The target area you’re aiming for is about the size of a grape fruit,” Lafleur said. For that reason, shot placement is everything. A heart and lung shot is ideal, but one that disables the bird due with an arrow in the body so that it can’t fly away is also lethal.[…]
Columns
No turkey hunting in March
Yes, that’s right — for the first time in the lifetime of this author there is no turkey hunting in Louisiana in March. Of course, I grew up hunting in North Louisiana in the 60s and there were no turkeys to hunt in those days. LDWF was trying to restock birds in that area but for various reasons, the restocking effort was not working.[…]
Hog Hunting
Insane Blast and Cast Hog Hunt
Venice, Louisiana is one of the top filming destinations for Sportsman TV. Over the last 5 seasons, Greg Hackney and Producer Jared Serigne have a filmed a number of episodes in Venice ranging from bass fishing, duck hunting, redfish, red snapper and tuna fishing.[…]
News Breaker
Sentences handed down for duck limit violations in New Orleans, Venice
Seven men in two separate cases pleaded guilty to migratory game bird violations earlier this month for shooting over the limit of ducks on Oak Island in New Orleans East and in Venice, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Blade-aiming technique takes down 8-pointer with recurve
In the past several years, I’ve became hooked on a very difficult style of hunting: stalking with traditional bows on public land. I’ve taken a dozen pigs and a couple deer this way, but this season ended with a most spectacular surprise.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF officially bans supplemental deer feeding in three Northeast La. parishes
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday approved a declaration of emergency to cease supplemental deer feeding in East Carroll, Madison and Tensas parishes effective Monday, March 5.[…]
Features
Stick it to a tom
Harmon Carson will tell you that turkeys are smarter than you think. He should know — he’s been chasing them from Louisiana to Texas since he was in high school. […]
Features
Tuning up for turkeys
We have a love/hate relationship with our turkey shotguns — if they knock over a big gobbler on an improbable shot, we love them and take the credit. But if the gobbler runs off after what should have been an easy kill, it’s always the gun’s fault.[…]