Act Now: Louisiana Considering Ban on Natural Deer Urine Lures

Randy Dye March 31, 2019 No comments

LOUISIANA HUNTERS AND SPORTSMAN – ACT NOW! The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is considering new rules that include a ban on the use of urine based scents, an important tradition and tool for hunters. The science does not support banning urine-based scents. The lead authors of two of the studies most commonly referenced when considering aContinue Reading Act Now: Louisiana Considering Ban on Natural Deer Urine Lures

Proposal Could Expand Kentucky Crossbow Season

Randy Dye March 28, 2019 No comments

Do you want to increase the time you can use your crossbow for deer hunting in Kentucky? Voice your opinion on Kentucky crossbow legislation today. The time to act is now as the final vote for crossbow use expansion is on April 9, 2019. Here’s how you can help: Submit a letter of support toContinue Reading Proposal Could Expand Kentucky Crossbow Season

How Hunting Brought Me Back

Randy Dye March 27, 2019 No comments

First, a little background. I grew up in the suburbs of New Orleans. Louisiana is coined “Sportsman’s Paradise,” so geographically I wasn’t too far removed from the hunting world. I knew it existed and I knew of men who did it, including my Paw Paw Hollis. Every Thanksgiving, we’d spend a week in the countryContinue Reading How Hunting Brought Me Back

New World Record: The Largest Nontypical Whitetail Buck Ever Taken

Randy Dye March 17, 2019 No comments

No matter how much deer hunters prepare and strategize, often success comes down to one simple tenet: be in the right place at the right time. Perhaps this is no more evident than when hunting during the rut, when deer travel patterns become unpredictable and, to many, downright mysterious. Luke Brewster of Bristow, Virginia, hadContinue Reading New World Record: The Largest Nontypical Whitetail Buck Ever Taken

Pursuit Channel Rising Into 2019

Randy Dye March 14, 2019 No comments

National television reporting by Nielsen, the industry’s most trusted brand in audience measurement, has – for a second time in 12 months – highlighted Pursuit Channel as the outdoor category’s value leader in big-audience influence. Recently, Nielsen metrics reconfirmed Pursuit Channel as the only outdoor network since early 2018 to grow its sphere of activeContinue Reading Pursuit Channel Rising Into 2019

Bill Would Give Farmers 1 Week Jump on Deer Season

Randy Dye March 12, 2019 No comments

Farmers who are tired of deer destroying their crops could get extra deer permits and a one-week head start on the deer season if they in turn agree to provide access to hunters onto their land. This idea is included in a current bill in the Nebraska Legislature, but some hunting groups and state officialsContinue Reading Bill Would Give Farmers 1 Week Jump on Deer Season

Trump Administration to Delist Gray Wolves

Randy Dye March 7, 2019 No comments

The wolf “recovery” program in the United States might officially be over now that the Trump Administration has moved to delist them. Deer, elk, moose and other wildlife managers have long lobbied for these efforts ever since wolf populations exceeded originally stated goals. The announcement was expected to be made today by Acting Interior SecretaryContinue Reading Trump Administration to Delist Gray Wolves

Bacteria and CWD Cure: Dr. Bastian Speaks

Randy Dye March 3, 2019 No comments

It is possible to eradicate chronic wasting disease — at least on some levels — in white-tailed deer. Bacteria, not prions, are present in all transmissible spongiform encephalopathy diseases. And, perhaps most shocking, up to 15 percent of all Alzheimer’s disease deaths might be misclassified cases of Creutzfeld-Jakob disease. Those are three bold statements made recentlyContinue Reading Bacteria and CWD Cure: Dr. Bastian Speaks

Unforgettable Public Land Buck for Young Hunter

Randy Dye February 20, 2019 No comments

By Craig Springer, External Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Southwest Region Zayne Wagner has a whole lot going for him. The grade-school boy loves the outdoors, fishing and hunting, and is often a shadow to his dad and grandpa along the waters and in the woods and fields of eastern Oklahoma. And heContinue Reading Unforgettable Public Land Buck for Young Hunter

Strong Public Land, Conservation Bill Passes Senate

Randy Dye February 16, 2019 No comments

The Boone and Crockett Club, the oldest wildlife conservation group in the U.S., praised the Senate’s recent passage of the Natural Resources Management Act (S. 47), a bipartisan package of bills that includes several key pieces of the Sportsmen’s Act. “This is good news for all sportsmen concerned about access to places to hunt, fish,Continue Reading Strong Public Land, Conservation Bill Passes Senate

East Carroll Parish Big Buck Contest

Tag: News