Home > Our Offices > Research Stations > Idlewild > News > Improving Deer Herds: Idlewild Station Earns National Acclaim [Image: deer] Improvement of wild and captive white-tailed deer herds is just one of the projects at the LSU AgCenter's Idlewild Research Station near Clinton. This station, established in 1957, has been the home base for research on Louisiana’s wildlife, particularly deer – plus research on fruit crops and forest sustainability.