Deer hunting

Dog owners establish network to help hunters find deer

Josh Miller, of Church Point, is one of the founding members of the Louisiana Blood Trailing Network. The Facebook group was founded to assist deer hunters with locating their shot deer as well as to provide real time training for tracking dogs. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
By Claudette Olivier

You wait all day, and just before shooting time ends, that big buck that has been taunting you on your trail camera all season moves right into the crosshairs of your rifle. You fire, the deer jumps and darts off into the shadows of the sunset.

La. deer hunters lead nation in harvest of older bucks

A long, liberal season allows hunters to be more selective in their targets says deer program manager. (Photo by Metro Creative Graphics)

Louisiana deer hunters who hunt lands in the state’s Deer Management Assistance Program are harvesting older bucks, and the state leads the nation in the harvest of bucks over 3.5 years of age.

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