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Turkey Hunting

The word on Bussey: “Soon”

We’ve been anticipating the opening of the renewed Bussey Brake for years and especially this spring as rainwater and pumping by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has almost got the lake up to the level that was wanted

Long live the streak!

The streak lives! Barely. I have killed at least one turkey, usually several, every year for the past 45 years. This year, it wasn’t looking good. With limited hunting around home and several trips to places like Missouri, Georgia and

It’s over Sunday

Sunday the Louisiana 2020 turkey season draws to a close. It’s been fairly productive for some, but high waters ruined many spots and it seemed like there were lots of “no gobble” days for some hunting grounds. Just a reminder

Pushing the envelope on “the streak”

Well, Jeff has still not killed a turkey. The season is about to close in Louisiana and I’ve been trying a little close to home here in Morehouse, but I haven’t had any luck. I had one that answered me

Jeff’s early season turkey update

Here’s a problem you don’t hear about very often. We went over to Texas to turkey hunt a few days before they closed the border and they’ve had a great hatch of turkeys over there two years in a row.

Social distancing; turkey attracting

Louisiana’s turkey season opens statewide Saturday, April 4 in all parishes open for turkey. You can see a map of the various areas and dates on a map in a previous Turkey Report here. Because of the turmoil going on

Lindsey Simmons: turkey hunter!

LINDSEY SIMMONS WAS RAISED WITHIN THE WALLS OF THE LARGEST SPORTING GOODS STORE IN THE SOUTH. HUNTING IS IN HER BLOOD, DEMANDING PHYSICAL COMMITMENT AND INDEPENDENT THINKING. SHE TALKS WITH BAYOULIFE ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A FEMALE OUTDOOR

Banded