Bayou Bucks Magazine April 2012 : Page 5
IN THIS ISSUE Table of Contents Online Poll: How do you feel about hunting deer with dogs? PRIVATE LAND DON’T DO D ON’ ON N’T ’T T C CAR CA CARE ARE AR RE E 1 13% 13 3% % FOR FO F OR R 3 38% 38 8% % AGA AG A GAI GA AIN AI IN NST NS ST T 49% 4 49 9% % AGAINST 6 News You Can Use 7 TROPHY TALK: Go Ahead and Get You Some Sleep by Greg Hicks PUBLIC LAND DON’T CARE 12% FOR 15% AGAINST 73% Poll originally posted by “Thunderhead” on BayouBucks.com 12 BETTER LATE THAN NEVER Freaks Never Say Die: Louisiana’s Bruiser Bowl Champions 16 22 Trail Camera Surveys: by Burke Jones by Greg Hicks by Matthew Debnam Separating Fact and Fiction “ “ “ I’m all for the running of dogs, private or public. I love to hear the hounds on a good trail!” —BowFreak Even though I used to dog hunt, I think it’s time to do away with it with all the issues that it causes these days, especially on public land.” —Antelope08 26 Words with Warren n 28 Chef BowFreak’s Momma’s Momma’s Deer Sausage Bread ad The want to do away with dog hunting has nothing to do with dogs running through property; it’s because of horn porn . Think about it: if it was just deer, then people wouldn’t be upset because another deer came or left. No one complains about squirrel dogs. People want the horns—not the meat, not the sport, and certainly not the heritage.” —triple deuce facebook.com/GoBuddyRo facebook com/GoBuddyRo It’s really nothin’ to get blue about A From the Editor April 1st makes it 183 days until most Louisiana hunters can legally sling an arrow at a deer, and if you hunt in Areas 3 or 8, it’s closer than that! If you’re like me, then you’re passing the time with honey-do’s and vacations, but I also fi nd time to sneak in a thunderchicken hunt. I enjoy hunting turkeys for two reasons: 1) it gets me out of the house for a few hours, and 2) because I can scout out stand locations for bow season. In this month’s “Words with Warren,” Mr. Womack discusses what he looks for during his long walks searching for ole Tom Turkey. If you haven’t fi gured it out yet, Warren is a living, breath-ing hunting encyclopedia! While he’ll be the fi rst to tell you that he doesn’t know it all, I’ll quickly follow it up with, “He knows more than most.” His monthly contribution to BBM is what I personally look forward to the most. We give him free range of topics and his submis-sions are spot on. Jason Aycock and I aired a weekly podcast on BayouBucks.com a year or so ago called “Bayou Bucks Radio,” and we pretty much picked Warren’s brain clean. If you’re ever sitting at home dreaming of diff erent hunting styles, or just longing to hear a hunting story that doesn’t involve an outfi tter, visit BayouBucks.com, click the radio icon on the left hand side of the screen, and enjoy. While Jason and I probably talk too much, Warren’s charismatic style of storytelling is so good that you’ll soon forget about the two bums talking between kills. While it may seem like a long time until deer season, once you start to hear Warren talk about hunting feed trees, “Th e Womack Rule,” and his old buddy Carrol Horn, you’ll forget that the temps are bumping 90 degrees outside. – Greg “2” Hicks April 2012 Bayou Bucks Magazine | 5
From The Editor
April 1st makes it 183 days until most Louisiana hunters can legally sling an arrow at a deer, and if you hunt in Areas 3 or 8, it’s closer than that! If you’re like me, then you’re passing the time with honey-do’s and vacations, but I also fi nd time to sneak in a thunderchicken hunt. I enjoy hunting turkeys for two reasons: 1) it gets me out of the house for a few hours, and 2) because I can scout out stand locations for bow season.<br /> <br /> In this month’s “Words with Warren,” Mr. Womack discusses what he looks for during his long walks searching for ole Tom Turkey. If you haven’t fi gured it out yet, Warren is a living, breathing hunting encyclopedia! While he’ll be the fi rst to tell you that he doesn’t know it all, I’ll quickly follow it up with, “He knows more than most.” His monthly contribution to BBM is what I personally look forward to the most. We give him free range of topics and his submissions are spot on.<br /> <br /> Jason Aycock and I aired a weekly podcast on BayouBucks.com a year or so ago called “Bayou Bucks Radio,” and we pretty much picked Warren’s brain clean. If you’re ever sitting at home dreaming of diff erent hunting styles, or just longing to hear a hunting story that doesn’t involve an outfi tter, visit BayouBucks.com, click the radio icon on the left hand side of the screen, and enjoy. While Jason and I probably talk too much, Warren’s charismatic style of storytelling is so good that you’ll soon forget about the two bums talking between kills. While it may seem like a long time until deer season, once you start to hear Warren talk about hunting feed trees, “Th e Womack Rule,” and his old buddy Carrol Horn, you’ll forget that the temps are bumping 90 degrees outside.<br /> <br /> – Greg “2” Hicks
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