If you listen closely, the angels are singing "Hallelujah"! It's deer season in Louisiana.

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You might as well get used to the sight of camouflage, as that's the color of Fall around here.

Nick Cooper - TSM Duluth
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Deer fever is slowly creeping into the bodies of every red-blooded hunter throughout the Bayou State.

In Louisiana's Area 2, archery season just began yesterday on October 1. This year, the special season for Youth and Veterans is coming up from October 12 through October 18.

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Then it's Primitive Weapons season from October 19 through October 25. After that, it's modern firearms from October 26 through January 12, 2025.

Considering the nearly 275,000 licensed deer hunters we have in Louisiana, and the length of our season, it's fair to say that you'll likely encounter someone in pursuit of that "Turdy Point Buck" on a regular basis.

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However, it's highly unlikely that any of these hunters will make an attempt at a "live" harvest of a deer, like the gentleman in this hilarious story.

Though the story has circulated on Facebook a couple of years now, I'm still convinced it might be the funniest story every penned.

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The sad part is that I can't really even confirm it ever truly happened.  Even Snopes can't validate the true author of the original story.

Course, it really doesn't matter who wrote it, because once you've heard the story, it's something that will stay with you for the rest of your life.

Take a listen as Bristol and I shared it on Kiss Country:

And if you 'd like to read it yourself, we found it at eggheadforum.com

Now, if you'd like to watch as roper, Anthony Lucia, successfully ropes the biggest deer in Texas, just check this out!

Can He Rope a Deer? from Balcom Agency on Vimeo.

The Different Types of Hunters Found in Louisiana

Here in the Sportsman's Paradise, we love to hunt! We'll hunt birds, squirrels, raccoons, deer, ducks. We even hunt frogs! And these are some of the "off the beaten path" types of hunters you'll find in Louisiana.

Gallery Credit: Gary McCoy