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Apex Predator  Quick Freeze: Tips for cleaning your deer and hogsPosted January 26 at 1:58 pm Josh Chauvin, aka Orion13,” is a self-professed all-purpose outdoorsman who seeks any and all challenging adventures. He grew up in the swamps of Chackbay, where he still resides, and spent each summer in Cocodrie and Grand Isle. His favorite outdoor sport is bow hunting for deer on public land, with Three Rivers and Red River WMAs, Bayou Cocodrie and St. Catherine NWRs, and Homochitto National Forest being his favorite haunts. He also hunts for hogs, ducks and rabbits. He is obsessed with bow hunting, and never misses an extended three- to four-day weekend during the season. The rest of the year is spent in his 13-foot Boston Whaler named “Lucky 13,” from which he chases bass and topwater trout, with the occasional trip for sac-a-lait, bowfishing and flounder gigging thrown in for good measure. And there’s also frogging, crawfishing, shrimping, crabbing, kayaking and swimming in the bayous. Chauvin has put his sports science degree from Nicholls State University to use in his personal-training business, and he trains as hard as he hunts and fishes with weekly trips to New Orleans to run competitively. Chauvin’s column will cover his unique, full-throttle approach to the outdoors. |
Creature Feature  Do we have a tiger by the tail?Posted January 01 at 1:00 am Jerald Horst is a retired fisheries biologist who amassed an incredible knowledge of Louisiana's fisheries. He has gone on to author six books on fish and seafood, including the acclaimed Trout Masters: How Louisiana’s Best Anglers Catch the Lunkers and Anglers Guide to Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. He resides in Franlinton, where he divides his fishing and writing time with cooking, gardening, book collecting and traveling. |
Currents  2012 will be different — really, it willPosted January 01 at 7:38 am Todd Masson has been editor of Louisiana Sportsman since 1994. |
Fly Lines  Stop before you clean itPosted January 01 at 8:07 am Glen "Catch" Cormier is a Cecilia native who has flyfished from Alaska to Belize, held several state and IGFA records, and is a Federation of Fly Fishers Certified Instructor. Best known for his innovative saltwater flies and unorthodox techniques, he speaks or ties at events across the country. In this column, he shares 25 years of fly and canoe/kayak fishing expertise, in an off-the-wall style that all readers can enjoy. |
Grunts & Gobbles  A new yearPosted January 01 at 8:00 am Dave Moreland is a former state deer study leader, who spent his 30-year career researching the habits of Louisiana's white-tailed deer. That work has continued into retirement, but Moreland's not just a researcher - he's a hunter who spends a innumerable hours in the field. In this column, he shares his wealth of knowledge to provide hunters with greater opportunities of success. |
Lure Review  YUMbrella RigPosted February 01 at 7:00 am Don Shoopman fishes for freshwater and saltwater species mostly in and around the Atchafalaya Basin and Vermilion Bay. He moved to the Sportsman’s Paradise in 1976, and he and his wife June live in New Iberia. They have two grown sons. |
Marine Electronics  Midnight at the marinaPosted January 01 at 7:36 am Allan Tarvid has been writing about recreational and commercial marine electronics since the 1970s covering everything from running lights to computer integrated vessel management systems. |
Paddles 'N Puddles  The Gold MinePosted January 01 at 8:08 am Chris Holmes has kayak fished in the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and many places in between. |
Public Rambling  Heartbreak on the DeltaPosted December 22, 2011 at 12:56 pm Ricky Aucoin is a long-time LouisianaSportsman.com field reporter and public land hunter. He began hunting with his father when he was 24, and has decoded the art of killing deer on public property during the past two decades. In this column, Aucoin will discuss his opinions and what he has learned over the last 20 plus years. He also would like to get your input as well. |
The Shootist  One gun theoryPosted January 01 at 1:00 am Gordon Hutchinson graduated from Louisiana State University, and served as an Airborne Infantry Officer with the 82nd Airborne Division during the Vietnam era. After leaving the Army, he embarked upon a career in newspaper advertising, working for the Baton Rouge Advocate. He also worked as a law enforcement firearms instructor, and has been a shooting sports columnist for Louisiana Sportsman for decades. He lives on a farm outside Baton Rouge with his wife Ti Lou, four horses, a donkey, dogs and several raccoon pets. He has had two books published, The Quest and the Quarry, and The Great New Orleans Gun Grab (written with Todd Masson), a searing expose’ of the scandal of gun confiscations in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Both books were chosen as Outdoor Books of the Year by the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association. He’s an unrepentant gun nut, and a founding member of the vast, right-wing conspiracy. Read more at www.gordonhutchinson.com. |
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