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DuLarge dead end canals stacking up with trout
The canals in DuLarge are loading up with trout, and artificial plastics should put quick limits in the boat. When Captain Marty LaCoste skirted Lake Mechant, I had to wonder what was going on. “I got a little canal up here north of Mechant; I think we can smoke ‘em in there,”LaCoste explained. “We can catch some fish in the lake, but I think these are going to be bigger.” Two hours and 100 trout later, I commended LaCoste for making the right call.
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First LouisianaSportsman.com community pages debut
Two hunting community pages have been added to LouisianaSportsman.com, allowing deer hunters and waterfowlers to find all the information they need in central locations.
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Huge buck downed in St. Helena Parish
Robert Polito, a.k.a. ROB213, said this buck looked like it came from an alien ship after he knocked it down on his St. Helena Parish lease. Robert Polito has spent years on the Kenner police force learning how to bring his weapon to bear in a pinch, and all of that training came together Saturday when he saw a huge buck pop out of the woods on his St. Helena Parish lease.
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Louisiana Sportsman to defend trademark
Louisiana’s outdoorsmen have really taken to the Sportsman logo, and the trademarked fleur-de-lis is everywhere. From T-shirts to decals to tattoos, it seems everyone wants to sport the eye-catching design. Unfortunately, unscrupulous businesses are taking advantage of the craze to produce unlicensed likenesses and sell them to unsuspecting customers. That has forced Louisiana Sportsman’s parent company, Louisiana Publishing, to take action to defend the trademark.
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Hopedale trout transitioning to the bottom
While the trout transition to the inside around Hopedale has long been completed, Captain Charlie Thomason with Bayou Charters (504-278-FISH) says there’s another kind of transition happening right now. “The trout are really starting to fall to the bottom,” he said. “And the fishing is awesome.”
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Duck survey show mixed results
While some hunters killed some birds during the opening weekend, many in the southeast didn't have much to keep their attention. Many hunters were disappointed with the West Zone opening of the duck season, with most reports being of dismal numbers. “Hunted north of Kaplan, (and) what an opener,” LouisianaSportsman.com user mr-crappie wrote yesterday. “Five hunters Saturday (killed) two bluewing teal; four hunters Sunday … didn’t see a duck.”
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Hunting and fishing archive opened to public
With the opening of the Louisiana Sportsman's archive, users can access 1,000 information-packed stories from the magazine's pages. Louisiana Sportsman’s wealth of information is now available on LouisianaSportsman.com, with roughly 1,000 feature articles older than two years being open to the public through our front page.
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New forum view released
Navigating through LouisianaSportsman.com user reports is now even easier with the introduction of the new forum index, which provides a more-compact view of available categories and activity levels within each individual forum.
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This week we have the privalage to be a part of The First Annual Wounded War Heroes Fishing Tournament in Empire. Their stories are amazing and the fishing was fantastic.
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Hunter rescued after fall from stand
Wildlife agents rescued a hunter in Pointe Coupee Parish Monday (Nov. 23) after an apparent tumble from a deer stand, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.
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Boeuf WMA reopened
The Thanksgiving hunts are on again at Boeuf Wildlife Management Area after the public tract of land was reopened today as floodwaters receded.
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New Orleans Boat Show canceled
What would have been the 40th New Orleans Boat and Sportshow was canceled because boat dealers simply couldn't afford to participate. The New Orleans Boat and Sportshow has kicked off the spring fishing season for the past 39 years, but the 2010 event has been canceled largely as a result of the economic downturn.
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Boeuf WMA closed because of flooding
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham has issued a Declaration of Emergency closing Caldwell Parish's Boeuf Wildlife Management Area until further notice because of high water.
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Safety harness recalled
Gorilla Inc. EXO-Tech Safety Harnesses sold between May and August have been recalled because the safety webbing could separate, resulting in falls. EXO-Tech Safety Harnesses have been recalled because users could fall while using them, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Nov. 18. Owners of the harnesses manufactured by Gorilla Inc. are urged to stop using them immediately.
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Escaped fallow, Sika deer open game, officials say
State officials are encouraging hunters in the Delhi area to kill every fallow and Sitka deer they see so they can be tested for potential disease. The animals escaped a private enclosure. A number of fallow and Sika deer escaped from a Delhi enclosure, and state officials have asked hunters to kill them.
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